Croatia: Travelling

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Visa requirements overview of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
Diplomatic missions and consular offices of Croatia

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Dubrovnik (DBV)	24 km / 15 miles	EUR 28 / 25-30 min	HRK 30 / 30 min	-	Available

Emergency services - A single country number for all emergency situations	112
Police	92
Fire department	93
Emergency-ambulance	94
Road assistance	987 or +385 1 987 if you are calling from a mobile phone (You may also try (+385 1) 66 11 999)
National headquarters for coordination of search and rescue at sea	9155

Time and Time Difference: It is %T:%M %A In Zagreb (GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer)
Summer Time Period: Summer time from April to October.

Time zone

Type of Climate: Croatia has a continental weather with very hot summers and cold winters except along the coast. The coastal lowlands have a Mediterranean climate with mild & wet winters and warm & sunny (rather dry) summers.
For further information: Official meteorological and hydrological service
Online service of a company specialized in media weather presentation

Climate

Domestic Currency: Croatian Kuna
ISO Code: HRK
Possible Means of Payment: All major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Diners, American Express) are quite widely accepted, especially in hotels and bigger restaurants but also in rental agencies, gas stations and highway toll stations.

Official Language: Croatian.
Other Languages Spoken: The country has national minorities; Serb, Slovenian are spoken, as well as Italian, especially along the sea side, also German and Hungarian. Otherwise, especially in bigger cities and in tourist resorts along the coast a lot of people do understand at least the basics of English, Italian and German.
Business Language: English (particularly used in the region of the capital Zagreb), along the coast also Italian and German may be used.

To Find a Job: Moj posao (My job) - one of the most visited Internet portals in Croatia
Croatian Government employment service
Adecco (in Croatian only)

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