Croatia Airlines
TO PULA:
On Mondays Croatia Airlines (www.airport-pula.com/en/home) fly direct to Pula airport from Gatwick or from Manchester. This service is available from April to October. You can also fly indirectly via Zagreb most days of the week, with varying delays between connections. Prices range from about £150 to £250.

TO RIJEKA:
Rijeka Airport is approx 110 km's motorway driving from Pula. On Wednesdays Croatia Airlines fly from Heathrow to Rijeka Airport between April to October. Croatia Airlines can be contacted on the telephone 0208 563 0022 or www.croatiaairlines.hr

Britannia Airlines
TO PULA:
Britannia Airlines have direct charter flights to Pula between May and October from Gatwick and Manchester. Their prices range on average from £99 to £230. www.thomsonflights.com/bd/home

Air Adriatic
TO RIJEKA:
Air Adriatic fly weekly to Rijeka from Stansted from May to September. Their prices range from £99 to £200 . Flights can be booked via the independent Tour Operator Hidden Croatia - www.hiddencroatia.com

Ryanair
TO TRIESTE
Around 126 kms from Pula, about 2 hours drive. Trieste airport - www.aeroporto.fvg.it

Ryanair fly daily to Trieste. Ryanair offer exceptionally low prices. It is cheaper flying mid week and the earlier you book, the cheaper the flights. The prices for a return flight range from £30 to £180. It is generally cheaper to book online, rather than the telephone. (0871 246 0000 at 10p per minute, Monday - Saturday). Calling on Sunday telephone the rates are £1 a minute on 0905 566 0000. www.ryanair.com

Easyjet
TO LJUBJANA, Slovenia: - 400 kms from Pula (about 4 1/2 hours drive).

Easyjet fly daily from Stanstead to Ljubjana, where you can make your way overland via car, bus or train.

Easyjet also offer exceptionally good rates. It is cheapest to fly mid week,. Book early for the best price. Prices for a return flight range from £30 to £180. Again it is best to book online. (www.easyjet.com)

TO VENICE
Easyjet offer cheap fares to Venice as well, where you can either take a catamaran from the port to Porec, Rovinj or Pula or travel overland via Trieste. Easyjet fly daily between Stanstead and Venice. The current timetable can be seen at - www.easyjet.com/en/flight/STNVCE.asp

By Boat
The catamaran service is operated by Venezia Lines and operates between May and September, the journey time is 3 hours. (www.venezialines.com/eng/tratte-en.asp)

By Car
Croatia has an excellent, new single-lane motorway now reaching almost the whole of the country. Though not officially open, (there are no tolls and few signs), you can still use it. When driving past Porec to Pula, be sure to turn right at the Sv. Lovrec sign to join the motorway, as signs are a little 'temporary' in places.

Alternatively you may wish to take the bendy coast roads around the Limski Canal; very beautiful but longer. Roads are very busy in July and August.

With a good map Croatia is easy to navigate and well sign posted. The emergency breakdown number is 987. If involved in a collision, remember to always call the Police on 92, however small the accident. Other useful numbers are the Fire Brigade 93 and Ambulance 94.

Speed limits are 50 km/h in towns and 80km/h out of town. On motorways the speed limits are 130 kph.

The drink driving limit used to be 0.05 pm, but has recently been change to a very strict regime of zero tolerance. You must drive with your headlights on, day or night. These laws have been recently introduced to improve road safety.

Car hire
All major International car hire companies are represented in Croatia and have offices both in the airports and town centres.
Avis www.avis.com/AvisWeb/home
Europcar www.europcar.com
Sixt www.e-sixt.com
Herts www.hertz.com

When hiring a car outside Croatia, e.g. Italy or Slovenia makes sure your car hire company has stamped your hire documents, giving you permission to enter Croatia and validating your insurance.

To hire Avis cars at Trieste airport we have found it cheaper through an Irish company in Belfast. Contact 0035390 6627711 or via their website www.affordablecarrental-italy.com

For a reasonable charge, Parenzo car hire will transfer you from Trieste airport to their office in Porec in a people carrier. This saves you time and having to navigate through Italy and Slovenia by yourself. Their prices are very competitive. Contact telephone 052 427 103, Fax 052 427 102. Parenzo, Istarskog, Razvoda 11, Porec.

Children's car seats can be expensive to hire, and are sometimes awkward to anchor properly. Some Airlines do not count baby items i.e. pushchairs or car seats as part of your luggage allowance, so it may be a good idea to take your own.

By sea
MARINAS

Tehnomont Marina Veruda Marina (www.marveruda.com/prvastran/prva_stran_ang.htm) is situated next door to Pjescana uvala, about 4kms from the centre of Pula and offers 630 berths in the sea and 180 moorings on land, with a complete range of services one would expect from a large marina. Their site is in English. They have been awarded the international "Blue Flag", label for the environmental protection. You can contact them on telephone 00385 52 211 033.

Bunarina Marina, (www.bunarina.hr/eng/index.htm) is situated in Veruda, about 2 km from the centre of Pula and offers 400 berths and a complete range of services. Their site is in English. Bunarina 52100 Pula, Verudella 9. email: bunarina@bunarina.hr, Telephone 52 223 001 or 52 223 085, fax 52 223 001.

ACI Marinas - Adriatic Croatia International Club - (www.aci-club.hr/index.asp) established in 1983, is a chain of marinas located in major towns in Croatia. They have marinas in Istria located in Pula, Pomer, Rovinj, Umag and Opatija. Their site is very comprehensive and in English. The head office contact details are Adriatic Croatia International Club d.d, M.Tita 15, 51410 OPATIJA, Croatia, tel.: +385/51/27 12 88, fax.: +385/51/27 18 24, email: aci.club@ri.htnet.hr

ACI Pula - (www.aci-club.hr/pula.htm), is located in the southeast part of the city port and offers 200 berths in the sea and 80 moorings on land with the complete range of services one would expect from a large marina. Their site is also in English. Their details are HR-52000 PULA, Riva 1, Tel.:+385 52 219 142, Fax.:+385 21 211 850 or VHF Channel 17,
email: m.pula@aci-club.hr.

ACI Pomer - (http://www.aci-club.hr/pomer.htm), is about 10 km from the centre of Pula and offers 200 berths in the sea and 80 moorings on land and offers a of complete range of services. Their site is in English. Their details are HR-52000 POMER, Riva 1, Tel.:+385 52 573-162, Fax:+385 52 573-266, VHF Channel 17, email: m.pomer@aci-club.hr

By coach or bus
PULAPROMET - (www.pulapromet.hr/onama.asp), is a local bus company with routes covering southern Istria including Pula, Medulin, LiÏnjan, Vodnjan and Fazana. Their web site is in Croatian and offers detailed maps of routes, timetables and price list. For ticket sales telephone 052 501 972 and information telephone 52 501 973 or 52 501 954, alternately e-mail: info@pulapromet.hr.

Brioni Pula offer a comprehensive bus service. See www.brioni.hr/brioni.asp.

Autotrans Rijeka offers both domestic and international travel. Link to their timetable
www.autotrans.hr

Euro lines (www.eurolines.it/eng/catalogo.asp), The Italian branch of international coach company Eurolines, offering a service that covers Venice-Trieste-Pula-Medulin. Other destinations/stops are offered within this route, to check their timetable

SAF - Italy (www.saf.ud.it/index2.asp) This coach company offer routes from Italy to Pula, picking up and dropping off at a variety of towns on the way. The site is in English (though not that easy to navigate). Timetables can be viewed at www.saf.ud.it/orari_internazionali_croazia.htm email: info@saf.ud.it