Most popular international airports in Croatia

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Croatia is a rather modest country in terms of area and population. However, it hosts a wide range of international airports. They were built in the middle of the last century, when the country was an integral part of Yugoslavia.

Since 2000, the state has embarked on the development of the tourism business. As a result, Croatia's international airports have experienced a renaissance. Today, most of them correspond to generally accepted Western standards. In the presented material, we will consider a list of Croatian airports that have international status and look the most preferable for travelers from Russia.

Dubrovnik

Considering the main airports in Croatia, Dubrovnik is immediately worth noting. This point of service for airlines from all over the world is located 15 km from the village of Chilipi. Here is one of the most visited resorts in the country called Dalmatia. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists from European countries visit the specified vacation spot.

Headed here every dayseveral flights from Zagreb. In addition to metropolitan and international airlines, the airport receives aircraft from Novi, Herceg, Cavtat. Planes from Moscow are sent to Dubrovnik Airport twice a week. The easiest way to get here is by using Croatia Airlines buses or taxis.

Dubrovnik is a small airport. However, a new terminal is being built here, which will significantly expand the terminal's ability to serve international flights. The airport currently has only one runway. However, even it is enough to receive about two million passengers a year.

Pula

International flights and planes from the capital or remote cities of the country are sent here. Arriving at the airport, mainly tourists who go on vacation to the resort town of Istria, which is located on the peninsula of the same name. You can get here by buses registered by local travel companies, or by taxi, which costs about 3 euros per kilometer.

The airport has one runway, which is enough for landing large aircraft such as IL-86 and Boeing. Not only passenger aircraft land here, but also private, rented liners.

Split

Considering the largest international airports in Croatia, it is worth stopping at the "Split" point, which is located near the towns of Trogir and Kastela. From here you can fly to European capitals and other cities.

Russian tourists have the opportunity to fly to Split on Lufthansa and Aeroflot airliners. Travel time from Moscow will be about five and a half hours. In this case, you will have to make a transfer in Frankfurt, Zagreb, Vienna, Munich or Budapest.

Buses run here with comfortable conditions, which depart from the same Kastela or Trogir. Regular buses run from the central part of the city of Split to the airport, where the price of a travel document will be about 4 euros. You can also get there by taxi for 30-40 euros.

Pleso

Is the central airport of Zagreb. Despite its status, the arrival point for passenger liners has one runway. At the same time, its capacity is at least 4,000 people during the day, which only a few international airports in Croatia can boast of.

From Pleso you can fly to dozens of the largest cities in the world, and also get within an hour to almost all resort towns of the country, which are located along the Adriatic coast.

The airport is located in the town of the same name Pleso. You can get here from Zagreb in 20 minutes using the regular bus. As in previous cases, the fare will be only a few euros. From the capital in the direction of the airport, high-quality highways are laid. Therefore, the fastest way to get to your destination is to rent a car or order a taxi.

Zadar

The airport was destroyed during numerous military conflicts in the middle of the country. It was rebuilt in the early 2000s. From year to year, the airport increases its capacity. Today, about 300 thousand passengers pass through it during the year. Therefore, Zadar is included in the list, which presents the most popular international airports in Croatia.

Flights from numerous European countries go here. Serves the airport and domestic airlines. Starting from 2011, domestic tourists have the opportunity to fly to Zadar airport by flights of such companies as Yamal, Vim-Avia, Ural Airlines.

Inland, the airport can be reached by taking a bus from the bus station of the town of Zadar of the same name, which is located in the central part of the Adriatic coast. The ticket price in this case will be 2-3 euros. It is also convenient to go here by a rented car, which you can take in the numerous rental services that are available in the above settlement.

In closing

So we looked at what air connections Croatia has. The international airports described in the material are especially popular among Russian tourists. They are the ones who have a well-established communication with Moscow.