Arriving by car
If you are arriving in Istria from the western direction, Slovenia, you will cross the border on one of the three road border crossings; Plovanija-Sečovlje, Kaštel-Dragonja or Požane-Sočerga. For your pleasant journey through Istria, you have at your disposal the semi-highway ‘Istrian Y’, taking you to central Istria and to the southernmost parts of the […]
If you are arriving in Istria from the western direction, Slovenia, you will cross the border on one of the three road border crossings; Plovanija-Sečovlje, Kaštel-Dragonja or Požane-Sočerga. For your pleasant journey through Istria, you have at your disposal the semi-highway ‘Istrian Y’, taking you to central Istria and to the southernmost parts of the peninsula, only 100 km away from the border. Arriving to ‘Istrian Y’ from the eastern direction, using the Croatian highways from Zagreb or Split to Rijeka, after crossing the Učka tunnel, you will quickly reach your final destination. The same regulations as elsewhere in Europe are valid on the roads in Istria. Speed limitations are marked on individual roads. Permited speed in towns is 50 km/h, out of towns 80 km/h and on highways 130 km/h.
Allowed quantity of alcohol in the blood is 0,5 per mille.
Gas stations work according to the established schedule and some of them, mainly on major roads, are open 24 hours a day.
In case of car defect or accident, call HAK (Croatian Automobile Club) dispatcher centre tel. 987 (round the clock). Services are paid in cash, by cheque or credit cards. HAK is a member of AIT and FIA.
ARRIVING BY CAR: FROM ITALY (via Trieste/Trst) – 120 km or approx. 1.5 h TRIESTE – KOPAR – BORDER CROSSING KAŠTEL – BUJE – VODNJAN – FAŽANA FROM SLOVENIA (Ljubljana) – 200 km or approx. 3 h LJUBLJANA – POSTOJNA – ČRNI KAL (BORDER CROSSING POŽANE) – BUZET – PAZIN – VODNJAN – FAŽANA FROM HUNGARY (BORDER CROSSING GORIČAN) – 380km – or approx. 4.5 h ČAKOVEC – ZAGREB – RIJEKA – TUNNEL UČKA – PAZIN – VODNJAN – FAŽANA
DISTANCE FROM SOME EUROPEAN CITIES: AMSTERDAM – 1430 km BRUSSELS – 1380 km FRANKFURT – 900 km MILANO – 540 km MUNICH – 660 km PARIS – 1350 km TRIESTE – 120 km VIENNA – 600 km ZAGREB – 280 km ZÜRICH – 880 km
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