Is Renting a Car in Croatia a Good Idea?
Since Croatia is a small country, driving around is absolutely worth of every kilometer because you can visit so many different places in a short time. The state roads and motorways are excellent and of a very good quality.
Also, Croatia is very safe country to drive. You just need some planning and good timing. Read more about travelling around Croatia by car.
Motorways and Roads in Croatia
The motorway system to south is linking Zagreb with Pula, Rijeka, Zadar and Split, and more to south to town Ploče where motorway A1 called Dalmatina ends, which is about 100km north of Dubrovnik, where you need to continue driving on the coastal Adriatic road to get to Dubrovnik. The motorway to east is linking Zagreb with eastern towns all away to Slavonia.
If you want to skip the motorway, you can drive along the coast all way from Rijeka to Dubrovnik on the Adriatic road – the most picturesque route in Croatia. It is a curvy and exciting road with beautiful ambience, worth of experience if you like long driving and exploring at the same time.
The Croatian Auto Club (HAK -Hrvatski Auto Klub)
They will provide you with road assistance, live traffic conditions, webcam images, interactive map, radar control points, weather forecast, petrol prices, rest stations locations, information about nearest points of interest (police stations, airports, campsites, ATMs, banks, hospitals, pharmacies, tourist boards) and more useful information for your holiday in Croatia.
ROAD EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE CALL NUMBER +385 1 1987
Download FREE CROATIA TRAFFIC INFO APP from iTunes with detailed traffic and travel information including roadside assistance service (available in English, Italian, German and Croatian).
Travelling on motorway A1 called Dalmatina
Rent a Car for Summer Holidays ON TIME
In summer season all towns and other places are very crowded in Croatia and the interest for car rental is huge. To avoid a disappointment for not having a car that could get you to numerous amazing places, don’t wait too long and book your car in advance. Especially if you want to hire a particular type of car or you plan to rent a car on island.
Renting a car in Croatia is easy and there are numerous car rental companies with many different options for your best driving experience.
You can find best car rental deals HERE.
Drive Safe in Croatia
We recommend you to learn more about general traffic law and useful information for your better driving experience around Istria and Dalmatia by reading our Getting around Croatia by car page.
If you plan to visit Croatian islands by rented car, you can find important information about ferry ticket buying and boarding a ferry on our Getting around Croatia by ferry page.
Driving safe in Croatia