Holidays and driving bans Croatia
When planning road transport in Croatia, knowledge of the applicable driving restrictions for exceptional transport is crucial. Here is a brief overview of these driving restrictions.
Driving bans on holidays and special circumstances
Driving bans
Holiday driving ban
Vehicles and combinations with an authorized total weight over 7.5 tons or longer than 14 meters are banned from driving on the following days:
- Good Friday and days preceding a holiday: from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- the last of 2 consecutive holidays: from noon to 11 p.m.
- if a public holiday or the last day of 2 consecutive public holidays falls on a Friday or Saturday, then a driving ban from noon to 11 p.m. applies on Sunday
- if a holiday falls on Sunday or Monday, or if Christmas falls on Sunday and Monday or Monday and Tuesday, the driving ban will apply on the preceding Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- on public holidays from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Vacation ban
Vehicles and combinations with an authorized total weight over 7.5 tons or longer than 14 meters are banned from driving from June 29 to Sept. 23:
- Saturday: from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday: from noon to 11 p.m.
The driving bans apply on the roads listed below:
- No. 1: Karlovac - Slunj - Gracac - Knin - Brnaze - Krizice and Klis - Solin ring road
- No. 8: Rijeka - Zadar - Split - Klek (border Bosnia-Herzegowina) - Zaton Doli (border Bosnia-Herzegowina) -Dubrovnik - Karasovic (border FRY), except the section from the junction with road 27 to exit Sibenik
- No. 9: Metkovic (Bosnia-Herzegowina border) - Opuzen - D8
- No. 21: Kastel (Slovakia border) - Buje - Pula
- No. 23: Zuta Lokva - Senj
- No. 39: Arzano (border) to road No. 8 Dubci
- No. 45: Veliki Zdenci - Garesnica - Kutina
- No. 53: junction road No. 4207 to Slavonski Brod
- No. 60: Brnaze - Trilj - Cista Provo
- No. 66: Pula - Rasa - Opatija - D8
- No. 200: Buje (D21) - border Plavanija (Slovakia border)
- No. 220: Trilj (D60) - Kamensko (Bosnia-Herzegowina border)
- No. 300: Buje (D21) - Umag
- Z 5002: Novigrad - Tar - Porec - Vrsar (Split and Zadar port area)
Exceptions
Transportation:
- of fresh meat and meat products
- of fresh milk and dairy products
- of fresh fish and fish products
- Of slightly perishable fruits and vegetables
- Of live cattle and live poultry
- of mail and newspapers
- for the purpose of radio and television broadcasting
Transportation to Croatia
Transit times Croatia
Shipping to and from Croatia is subject to certain transit times. These vary between 5 and 11 days, depending on the type of shipment and the final destination. Click here to view transit times for Croatia and find out which time frames are relevant for scheduling your shipment.
Tailored transport
Do you have specific requirements for your transport? Neele-Vat has extensive experience with exceptional transport to and from Croatia. In addition, we are able to transport your shipment with courier services or express transport. Click here for more information about other types of transport.
Holidays in Croatia
- January 1 - New Year's Day
- January 6 - Epiphany
- March 31 and April 1 - Easter
- May 1 - Labor Day
- May 30 - Sacrament Day
- June 22 - Independence Day
- June 25 - National holiday
- Aug. 15 - Assumption of Mary
- Oct. 8 - Independence Day
- November 1 - All Saints' Day
- December 25 and 26 - Christmas

