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Driving in Croatia: the three basics
Drives on the
right
The driver sits on the left and overtakes on the left. Roundabouts turn anticlockwise.
Your licence
EU licence is enough
An EU, EEA or Swiss licence is valid as it stands. A licence from anywhere else works alongside an International Driving Permit, which hire desks and police expect to see.
Motorways
Tolls by distance
Motorways charge for the distance driven, at barriers or by camera. Budget for it on a long drive; it is rarely trivial.
Motorway tolls are paid at booths and the coastal road is free; the Peljesac bridge replaced the Bosnian border crossing.
Croatian motorway tolls are paid at booths, the coast road is free and slow, and the Peljesac bridge removed the Bosnian border crossing.
Toll booths on the motorways, a free and beautiful coast road that takes twice as long, and no border crossing to Dubrovnik any more.
The A1 to Split and Dubrovnik is tolled at booths; take a ticket and pay on exit by card. Summer queues at Lucko and around Zagreb are routine.
The Peljesac bridge opened in 2022 and the drive to Dubrovnik no longer passes through the Bosnian corridor at Neum - one fewer passport check, and no queue.
The coastal Jadranska magistrala is free and one of the best drives in Europe, at about half the average speed of the motorway.
The alcohol limit is 0.5 g/l, and zero for drivers under 24.
Winter equipment is required on inland roads from 15 November to 15 April; the coast is exempt.
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