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Driving in Croatia
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Right
50 / 90 / 130 km/h · 31 / 56 / 81 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Not required
EU and UK licences are valid; non-EU licences require an IDP alongside.
0.05% (0.00% for drivers under 24)
Tolled motorways with booths - Zagreb to Split costs around €25. The Pelješac bridge, open since 2022, removed the old Bosnian corridor crossing.
Mandatory during daylight from late October to late March.
Mandatory under 135 cm.
The Pelješac bridge means driving from Split to Dubrovnik no longer crosses Bosnian territory, which used to mean two extra border checks - a significant improvement now that Bosnia is an external Schengen border. Coastal roads are narrow and busy in summer, and island car ferries need booking.