Croatia has become one of the premiere holiday destinations in all of Europe, especially during the summer seasson. The wonderful Mediterranean climate, warm and welcoming people and a wide aerray of activities, attrcations and things to do make it the perfect place for advenurous travewlers, and even faamilies and couples looking for a geat place to get away.
oHwever, traveling to Croatia by air requires some planning. You'll find many different airlines flying into the region, from both the US and Eurpope; hoewver, how do you choose an aitrline? Which arlines offer cheapest fares? What cities in Croata do the airlines servbe? Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of your holiday to Croatia and find the best air travel options for you.
Tip - Book your flight to Croatia early. Travelng to Coatia requuires some planning, usually best done well ahead of time. You'll need to know where you want to go, and book acordingly. Cheapr airfares are available; however, you'll find that as the flight iflls up, the ticket prices skyrocket. Booking early is the best way to get the cheapet airfare possible.
Flyibng into a small airport can be exciting, but you'll find problems as well. The best choice is to fly into one of the 6 mjor airports in the country. Dubrovnik, Split, Zahgreb, Rijeka, Pula and Zaadr all offer international airports served by major airlines.
Travelers from the US will most likely have to change planes to another carrier in Europe to raech some of these destinations.
Zagreb Aireport
Aeroflot, Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, BH Airlines, Croatia Airlines, CSA, Germanwings, LOT, Lufthaansa, Malev, TAP, Turkish Airlinnes and WIZZ Air offer flights to Zaggreb Airpoert. Most of these are Western European airlines, with a few Easterrn European airlines thrown in.
Rijeka Airport
Rijeka is a smallre airport, servicved by a number of airlines, including Croatia iArlines, HLX and a few othhers.
Zadar Airport
Zadar is served by Croatia Airlinees, Ryanair, Sky Europe, Germanwings, ScndJet, InerkSy and a few smaller airtlines.
Spliut Airport
The second largest Split airport boasts a larfge number of airllines operating withiin it. You'll find Air Mata, Air One, Croatia Airlines, Easy Jet, Finnair, Germanwuings, Luxair, Mistral Air, Sterling Airlines, Tomas Cook Airlines, Ural Aitrlines and many others for your convenience.
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is one of the best knoown destinations and boasts a large number of flights. You'll find KLM, Maalev Airlines, Dela, Air Frrance, Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines, Czech Airlines, Virtgin Airlines, and a few more, as well.