{"id":966,"date":"2018-05-26T11:24:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T10:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dalnicniznamka.info\/articles\/by-car-to-croatia-the-latest-information-on-how-to-save-on-your-trip\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T22:18:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:18:59","slug":"by-car-to-croatia-the-latest-information-on-how-to-save-on-your-trip","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dalnicniznamka.info\/en\/articles\/by-car-to-croatia-the-latest-information-on-how-to-save-on-your-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"By car to Croatia: the latest information on how to save on your trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s not your first trip to Croatia, but you may not have known about the alternatives, exact times and opportunities to save money along the way. Or do you not have an overview of the current price of vignettes and how they are processed in each country? How does tolling work in Croatia? Here is up-to-date and accurate information.<\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n

CROATIA AND COVID NEWS: https:\/\/covid.gov.cz\/situace\/cestovani<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Itineraries by departure and destination<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

Prague \u2192 Split<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

The most logical way is <\/span>Prague – Brno – Vienna – Graz – Maribor – Zagreb – Split<\/b>.The route does not include toll tunnels. <\/span> <\/p>\n\n

Prague-Split: 1 091 km, 11 h 30 min + breaks.<\/b><\/p>\n\n

It is possible to avoid part of D1 by leaving it <\/span>by taking the exit to Jihlava and then via Znojmo to Vienna<\/b>. Another option is to go directly to <\/span>\u010cesk\u00e9 Bud\u011bjovice – Linz – Wels – Graz <\/b>and on and on. The route is only about 30 km longer, on the other side you will encounter 2 toll tunnels, which will cost about 15 \u20ac in total.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Prague \u2192 Istria<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

You can reach the west of Croatia <\/span>Prague – \u010cesk\u00e9 Bud\u011bjovice – Salzburg – Villach – Ljubljana – Istria<\/b>. The downside is again the pay tunnels, together for 20\u20ac. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Prague – Istria: 801 km, 9 h 30 min + breaks.<\/b><\/p>\n\n

Eastern route via Hungary<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

Whether you are coming from Prague or Ostrava, it is worth trying one more popular route. It runs from Brno through Slovakia and Hungary and its advantage is <\/span>smooth ride <\/b>and the fact that in Hungary you can <\/span>avoid toll roads<\/b>. Just set your GPS to avoid motorways at the Slovak-Hungarian border and you can easily drive through the whole of Hungary. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

Prague – Brno – Bratislava – Mosonmagyar\u00f3v\u00e1r – Szombathely – Vara\u017edin – Zagreb – Split<\/b>. The kilometres are the same, the time is an hour and a bit longer. <\/span>Prague – Split: 1 085 km, 12 h 45 min + breaks<\/b>. The main issue is that Slovenian and Austrian vignettes are much more expensive. This way you can <\/span>save up to around 1 700 CZK<\/b>!<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Here you can find the current price <\/span>\n diesel<\/span>\n<\/a> a <\/span>\n gasoline<\/span>\n<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Don’t forget to leave a note before your trip \n check and refill your car’s air conditioning<\/a>\n<\/strong>. Naturally, the fluid from the air conditioner gradually leaks out, reducing the cooling performance. On a long drive on a hot motorway, you’ll appreciate it when the cooling works as it should.<\/p>\n\n

\"Split\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Motorway stamps and tolls<\/span><\/h2>\n\n

For an up-to-date overview of the fees and options, see our article: tolls in European countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Croatia<\/span><\/h3>\n\n

Like much of the southern states, Croatia operates on the basis of <\/a><\/span>\n toll gates<\/a>\n<\/b>. You only pay for the distance travelled by picking up a ticket when you enter the motorway and paying the amount travelled when you leave (<\/span>cash, card<\/a> or ENC <\/b>– electronic box with prepaid credit<\/span>. Each payment method has its own dedicated lanes). The route from the border to Zagreb costs 200 CZK and from Zagreb onwards, depending on the distance, from 240 CZK (Rijeka is the nearest town on the coast) to 980 CZK, or to the end of the highway in the south at Plo\u010de. Among them are Zadar (460 CZK), Sibenik (580 CZK), Split (680 CZK) and Makarska (750 CZK).<\/span><\/p>\n\n

How much the trip will cost you depends on the route you choose and the destination location, so it’s hard to say “how much it costs on average”. So let us rather calculate the main amounts: <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n