Flights in Croatia

Travelling around Croatia by air is, of course, by far the quickest means of getting around the country, and there are numerous daily flights in Croatia that will enable you to zip around very easily. Croatia’s main airline, Croatia Airlines, operates regular services between Zagreb and other airports within the country, including Dubrovnik, Split, Pula and Zadar, and there are also flights between some of these airports as well.

Below are details for internal flights in Croatia – we’ve specified the routes that operate year-round. As you can see, it’s relatively easy to fly around the country, pretty much any day of the week. See the Croatia Airlines website for the exact timetable details and dates of operation – even flights that only operate in summer do not do so for the whole season.

The charter airline Trade Air also operates domestic flights in Croatia on selected routes (included in the table below); additional routes (e.g. Dubrovnik to Osijek) can also be travelled via a connection/stop-over, usually in Zagreb. Tickets for their flights can be bought on their website or on that of Croatia Airlines.

Domestic Flights in Croatia 2023
*From…*	*To…*	Flight Time	Operates on
Zagreb	Pula	40 mins	Tues, Thurs, Sun (year-round)
	Zadar	45 mins	Mon, Weds (year-round)
	Split	50 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Bol (Brac)	55 mins	Weds, Sat
	Dubrovnik	55/65 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Osijek	45 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)

Pula	Zagreb	40 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)
	Zadar	35 mins	Tues, Thurs, Sun (year-round)
	Osijek	65 mins	Mon (year-round)

Rijeka	Split	50 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
Rijeka	Osijek	60 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)

Zadar	Pula	35 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)
Zadar	Zagreb	45 mins	Tues, Thurs, Sun (year-round)

Bol (Brac)	Zagreb	50 mins	Weds, Sat

Split	Zagreb	45 mins	Daily (year-round)
	Pula	50 mins	Fri (year-round)
	Rijeka	35 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)
	Dubrovnik	40 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)

Dubrovnik	Zagreb	55 mins	Daily (year-round)
Dubrovnik	Split	40 minutes	Tues, Thurs (year-round)

Osijek	Zagreb	45 mins	Mon, Weds, Fri (year-round)
	Pula	70 mins	Mon, Fri (year-round)
	Rijeka	60 mins	Tues, Thurs (year-round)

Travelling between Zagreb and Rijeka

We haven’t included this in the above table, but there is also a direct bus link from Zagreb Airport to the main bus station in Rijeka (and vice versa). This route operates every day, with buses departing Zagreb Airport at 3.30pm. The return bus departs Rijeka at 5am; journey time is 2 hours. More details can be found on the operating company’s website: Pleso Prijevoz.

Flights in Croatia may be cheaper than you think!

As with most flight travel, some real bargains can be had if you book early enough. Checking (six months in advance) on the Croatia Airlines website for a Zagreb – Dubrovnik one-way flight for July 2023, the price is €57.84.

By comparison, a one-way bus journey on the same route costs about €30. So cheaper, of course, but not by all that much – and the flight only takes 55 minutes as opposed to 9 to 12 hours by bus. Ouch!