Travel tips & travel guides for your trip to Croatia
What do you think of when you hear Croatia? Beautiful beaches, exciting landscapes and great food? We love how varied Croatia is. It's ideal for a road trip or a beach trip. By the way: Croatia is in the EU, so EU citizens can enter with just their ID card.
Here are our best tips for the most beautiful islands, national parks and cities.
Katrin Lehr
Reisebloggerin seit 2013
Hi, I'm Katrin. I've been travelling since 2013, to 69 countries so far, and I write down everything I've experienced and tried myself. Honest, independent and organised so you can plan your trip without endless searching.
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Best time to visit Croatia
Croatia has three climate zones: continental, alpine and Mediterranean. For Croatia, I recommend May, June, September and October. From May the sea is around 20 °C, and until the end of September it stays at 20 to 24 °C.
July and August are very popular on the coast, so if you're travelling by campervan or with a tent, you should definitely book ahead. Autumn brings a lot of rain, and winters on the coast are mild.
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Croatia climate table
Temperature:below 10 °C10–16 °C17–23 °C24–29 °C30 °C and above
Rainy days = days with at least 1 mm of rain. Average 2016–2025 · Data: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
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How to plan your trip to Croatia
Here you’ll find the most important information for planning your trip to Croatia, from entry requirements to getting around.
Entry and visa
Croatia is part of the EU and the Schengen area. EU citizens don’t need a visa and can enter with an ID card or passport. Travellers from the UK and the US need a passport and can stay visa-free for up to 90 days within 180 days in the Schengen area. Children need their own travel document. Your document must be valid for the whole trip. Important for families: expired ID cards, driving licences or birth certificates don’t replace a valid travel document for children.
Getting there & getting around
By car or campervan
You’re most flexible if you arrive in your own car. With children, it can also be worth flying and picking up a rental car there. If you want to explore a bit of the country, you’ll definitely need a car.
Driving from Munich to Istria takes about 7 to 8 hours. Remember that you have to pay tolls in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. Maybe you’d like to stop over in Graz? It’s worth taking a break there for a night.
By plane
There are direct flights to Croatia from many European airports, and they’re often quite cheap. The most important airports in Croatia are Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Zadar, Pula and Rijeka.
By rental car
If you fly in, pick up a rental car when you arrive. That way you can explore the country flexibly.
Renting a car? Here's how I do it
I usually search on Discover Cars or Booking.com Cars and compare prices with Sunny Cars, my go-to for most countries.
Tips for booking a rental car Can you rent a car without a credit card?
Recommended guidebooks for Croatia
These guidebooks are a good start for your trip to Croatia. If you’re only visiting one region, a regional guide saves you carrying a thick book around.
Where to stay
In Croatia you’ll find everything from campsites and holiday apartments to hotels in the old town. In Dubrovnik, Seven Stars Accommodation is within walking distance of the old town and has its own Game of Thrones rooms. Parking there is difficult and expensive, though. With a camper, there’s only one campsite in Dubrovnik, and it’s correspondingly expensive in high season.
Looking for a hotel?
I usually find my hotels on Booking.com or Expedia.
Money & payment
In Croatia you pay with euros, so if you’re coming from the eurozone you don’t need to change money. According to official travel advice, credit cards are accepted in most hotels, restaurants, petrol stations and shops. You can get cash from most ATMs with a debit or credit card. I don’t even have a classic bank card any more and pay with my travel credit card when I’m on the road.
Tipping: A service charge usually isn’t added in Croatia. In restaurants, 5 to 10 per cent is common, depending on how happy you were.
Best travel credit card for Croatia
In 2026, the best free credit cards for travel (for German residents) are the TF Bank Mastercard Gold, the DKB debit card (with account) and the Revolut Mastercard. Wherever you're from, take at least 2 cards without foreign transaction fees, so you can almost always withdraw cash and pay for free abroad.
Safety in Croatia
Croatia is considered a safe destination. Street crime is very low and violent crime is rare. Check the current travel advice before your trip.
Travel hacks: How to find cheap flights (+ best search engines)
Finding the cheapest flights is now almost like a competition. Booking flights has become easy. But finding the best flight for you, preferably the cheapest, is a real challenge.
Travel Packing List: Checklist for 1 Week, 10 Days & 3 Weeks
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