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| Arrival |
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this page you are going to find a detailed description of the journey
with the belonging sailing schedules, time tables and useful information. |
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| Useful
information |
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| from
Zagreb |
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By BUS |
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To
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Vela Luka directly (Every day)........................................time
tables
- Rijeka
- Split
Zagreb
Bus Station (web
site)
Check your local
bus company for lines to Croatia
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By PLANE |
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To :
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-
Split
-
Dubrovnik
CROATIA
AIRLINES
(web
site)
Check your airline
company for lines to Croatia
Click
here for time tables
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| By
CAR |
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If
you want to go to Vela Luka by car.
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Map
of Croatia - Road map (75.4Kb
11.2sec @ 56.6Kbps) |
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HAK
(web
site)
Croatian Auto Club |
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| from
Rijeka |
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FERRY (passenger/car) |
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To :
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Split
-
Town
of Korcula directly
JADROLINIJA
(web
site)
Croatian Ferry-boat
company.
Click
here for sailing schedules
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| By
BUS |
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: -
Split |
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| By
CAR |
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| Along
the coast to SPLIT, DRVENIK, PLOCE or OREBIC |
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| from
Split |
| By
FERRY (passenger/car) |
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To :
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Vela
Luka directly
(Every day)
-
Town
of Korcula
Click
here for sailing schedules
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| By
HYDROFOIL (passenger) |
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| To
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Vela
Luka directly
(Every day)
Departure: 14:00h
Arrival: 16:00h |
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| By
CAR |
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| Along
the coast to DRVENIK, PLOCE or OREBIC |
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| from
Drvenik |
| By
FERRY (passenger/car) |
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| To
Town of Korcula Click
here for sailing schedules |
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| from
Ploce |
| By
FERRY (passenger/car) |
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| To
Trpanj on Peljesac (continue to Orebic) Click
here for sailing schedules |
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| from
Orebic |
| By
FERRY (passenger/car) |
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| To
Town of Korcula (Domince)
Click
here for sailing schedules |
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| from
Korcula |
| By
BUS |
| By
CAR |
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| from
Dubrovnik |
| By
BUS to
Vela Luka directly (Every day) |
| By
CAR to Orebic |
| By
FERRY (passenger/car)
to Town of Korcula Click
here for sailing schedules |
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| Entrance
in Croatia |
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A
passport is needed for entering Croatia. Citizens of the western
countries can enter Croatia with an identity card or some other
personal identification document. When first entering the country
with a passport tourist residence is allowed to last 3 mounths.
or a longer residence one should submit a request for residence
prolongation with the competent municipality. In the first entrance
with an ID ones permitted residence duration is 30 days. In Croatia,
foreigners going in for business activities is subject to the obligation
of getting a working permit.
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| Motor
vehicles |
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In
order for a vehicle to enter Croatia one needs a green card as evidence
that the vehicle is insured. For vehicles without a green card it
is necessary to arrange a short-term insurance in the corresponding
office at the border crossing. Trailers get insured automatically
with the vehicle, and only while they are hooked up to the vehicle.
A special green card for trailers is submitted only upon a special
request and is recommended because it is obligatory in Republic
of Slovenia.
Minimum driving age is 18.
Documents: International driving license. Third party insurance
is obligatory. The wearing of seatbelts is compulsory
Motorcycles:
The wearing of crash helmets is compulsory for rider and passenger.
Dipped headlights must be used at all times.
Traffic
regulations are similar to those in force in other European countries
(right-hand traffic!!! ). For driving in Croatia during the winter
months, especially in the Gorski Kotar region, winter tires are
essential and in extreme cases snow chains have to be used.
Speed
limits: On overland roads 100 km/h, on motorways 130 km/h and in
built-up areas 50 km/h unless otherwise stipulated.
Drunken
driving (permissible alcohol limit 0.5 promiles) is punishable and
can lead to confiscation of driving license and severe fines.
Petrol
pumps: open from 7 am to 7 or 8 pm every day; in the summer season
till 10 pm; on-duty petrol pumps in bigger cities and on main international
roads are open non-stop; all pumps sell Eurosuper 95, Super 98,
Normal and Eurodiesel
Taxi
service: in all cities and tourist places
Car
rentals: in all bigger cities, tourist centers and airports
Toll
is payable on a number of highways and road tunnels. Prices for
personal vehicles are as follows:
Zagreb
- Karlovac.....................
Karlovac - Vukova Gorica........
Tunnel Ucka..............................
Bridge to Krk............................
Lepenica - Rijeka......................
Zagreb - Slavonski Brod...........
Zagreb - Krapina......................
Gorican - Varazdin....................
Sv. Helena - Zagreb..................
Zagreb - Jastrebarsko................
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15
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8 kn
20 kn
10 kn
12 kn
45 kn
10 kn
10 kn
10 kn
7 kn |
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| Currency
and Exchange Rate |
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The
official currency of the Republic of Croatia is the Kuna, which
has 100 Lipa. Foreign currency may be exchanged in banks, exchange
offices and post offices in accordance with the valid exchange rate.
All major credit cards (American Express, Diners, Visa, Eurocard/Mastercard)
and Eurocheques (after being changed in banks) are accepted. Accessing
money on ATMs is possible in all larger cities and the more important
tourist areas; the ATMs of Zagrebacka banka accept Eurocard/Mastercard,
and ATM of Euronet accept Diners, American Express and Visa.
Nominal values are:
COINS - 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 lipa, 1, 2, 5, 25 kuna.
NOTES - 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 kuna.
1 kuna = 100 lipas.
Domestic
currency up to the value of KN 2000 can be exported.
Foreign currencies can be imported and exported freely.
1
EUR = appx. 7.4 HRK (HRK = Kn = Kuna)
1 USD = appx. 7.5 HRK
All
major credit cards are accepted in most restuarants and shops: Diners
Club, Mastercard, AMEX and Visa.
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| Helth
services |
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Foreign
tourists do not have to pay for medical services if there is a signed
health insurance convention between Croatia and their country of
origin. Health care costs for tourists from a country that does
not have a signed convention with Croatia are paid directly by the
user in accordance with listed prices. Hospitals are in all of the
larger cities and clinics in the smaller towns. Pharmacies are open
from 8 am to 7 pm weekdays, till 2 pm Saturdays; in larger cities
on-duty pharmacies are open 24 hours.
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IMPORTANT:
Health
and Road Safety
In
your healths best interest and for travelling safely, we recommend
that you consider the following before embarking on a trip:
- Make a detailed plan of your trip and check your car safety.
- Consult your physician if you suffer from a chronic disease.
- Check the side effects of drugs as they can make you sleepy
or slow down your reaction time.
- Dont drink and drive as alcohol impairs your driving ability
- your reaction time may become slow and the judgement of
risk seriously affected.
- Avoid driving between midnight and 6am as this is when ones
body clock is in daily throng and when one can easily fall
asleep.
- Avoid even short drives in the middle of the afternoon during
heat spells.
- Wear clothes made of light fabrics that can absorb sweat.
Take a short fifteen-minute break every two hours; while taking
a break, have a light snack (eat light meals and drink a lot
of water and soft drinks).
- If you feel tired or sleepy while driving, stop at the nearest
pull-up and rest for at least 15-20 minutes.
- Always use a seat belt; young children have to be placed
in child car seats.
- Obey traffic lights and road signs; reduce and adapt your
speed in accordance with road and weather conditions; obey
the speed limit; keep your driving distance; observe and anticipate
pedestrians, children, cyclers and bikers.
information
on traffic and road conditions:
Croatian Radio 2 - the frequencies 90.5; 93.3; 98.5; 99.7;
107.45 MHz
Croatian Autoclub (HAK) - phone: 46 48 800
Useful
telephone numbers >
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| Working
hours |
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Banks
and post offices are generally open from 7AM to 7PM without breaks,
and public offices from Monday to Friday from 8AM to 4PM. During
the tourist season, post offices are generally open until 9PM, including
Saturdays. Shops and department stores work from 8AM to 8PM without
breaks.
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| Important
Phone Numbers |
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International
telephone access code for Croatia is +385. The area codes for the
largest cities and their surroundings areas are as follows: Zagreb
01, Split 021, Rijeka 051, Osijek 034. Omit the 0 when dialing from
abroad. To place an outgoing international call from Croatia, dial
00 plus the relevant country code and number.
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Police
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92 |
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Fire
- Brigade
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93 |
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Ambulance
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94 |
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Road
assistance
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987 |
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General
information
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981 |
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| Arrival
of vessels by seaway or offshore-way |
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If
you are arriving to Croatia on a ship, yacht or a boat by sea-way,
you are obligated to sail in without stopping in one of the harbors
opened to international traffic, that is in one of the harbors in
which there is a seasonal international sea-border crossing.
Harbors opened to international traffic are: Umag, Porec, Rovinj,
Pula, Rasa-Brsica, Rijeka, Mali Losinj, Senj, Maslenica, Zadar,
Sibenik, Split, Ploce, Metkovic, Korcula and Dubrovnik.
Seasonal international sea-borders crossing are: Novigrad (Istria),
Sali, Soline, Primosten, Ravni Zakan, Hvar, Ubli (Island of Lastovo)
and Vis.
Sailing without stopping includes the right of harmless passing
through the territorial sea of Republic of Croatia to the chosen
harbor opened for international traffic. Port of Entry is the point
of sailing in and giving up to passport control and costum clearance.
In case that by reason of force majeure you are obligated to report
yourself to the nearest port-authority or the branch-harbor office
as soon as possible. If you are coming to Republic of Croatia by
an offshore route, you are obligated to verbally report the vessel
to the borders customs. Vessels longer than 3 meters and vessels
shorter than 3 meters of the skimming type (jet ski, gliders) have
to be reported before dropping into sea to the port authority or
the branch-harbor office. Vehicles that are together with the trailer
longer than 18.75 meters or wider than 2.55 meters or higher than
4 meters are allowed to travel on Croatian roads only with a special
permit, which can be obtained with the forwarder. The preparation
of the permit can take some time.
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Nautical
Guide
On this page you will find useful information about sailing regulations
on the Adriatic Sea. |
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links |
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