Guide 2 Flights to Croatia

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New flights to Croatia from all over the world are being announced every week, it seems, so we thought it was about time we amalgamated our knowledge of them all to give you a better overview as of June 2009!

England is forging ahead with British Airways increasing it's services megafold to Dubrovnik over the summer from Gatwick and noticeably Easyjet joined in the Gatwick party and also started flying to Dubrovnik this year, bringing prices down for a time.
Smaller airports are also seeing increased services - Flybe added Southampton to the list in May - Exeter and Birmingham are already flying to Dubrovnik and Split.

Germany and Spain also saw new flights and interestingly Israel, Japan and Serbia have also begun flights.

Here's a list of flight providers and flights (scheduled and chartered) for the 2009 Season:

Scheduled flights:

British Airways (web: www.britishairways.com, phone: 08708509850)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik - Daily service (11 in total per week/ 4 per week during the winter)

See news article here.
BA also introduced cheap flights between Dubrovnik and New York for a period earlier this year.
The price of a round-trip ticket itself (including taxes and fees ) total around 405 Euros.
The flights stop at London en route to New York, meaning passengers must stay overnight at a Gatwick airport hotel courtesy of British Airways. The return flight from the USA does not stop at London. See news article here.

Croatia Airlines (web: www.croatiaairlines.com, phone: 08704100310)
- some flights are not direct (stopover in Zagreb)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik - Mon, Fri & Sun
Gatwick to Pula - Fri & Sun
Gatwick to Split - Mon, Fri & Sun
Gatwick to Zadar - Fri & Sun
Gatwick to Zagreb - Mon, Fri & Sun
Heathrow to Dubrovnik - Daily service
Heathrow to Pula - Daily service
Heathrow to Split - Daily service
Heathrow to Zadar - Daily service
Heathrow to Zagreb - Daily service
Barcelona to Zagreb - 3 direct flights a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Approx. 134 Euros Rtn, including fees and taxes.
Gothenburg to Zagreb - 2 flights a week, on Mondays and Fridays. Approx 64 Euros Rtn, including fees and taxes.
See news article here.

See further news article here.
See further news article here.

Adria Airways (web: www.adria.si. phone: 02077344630)
Gatwick to Ljubljana - Daily service
Manchester to Ljubljana - Wed & Sat
Birmingham to Ljubljana - Wed
Dublin to Ljubljana - Sat

Aer Lingus (web: www.aerlingus.com, phone: 0870 8765000)
Dublin to Dubrovnik - Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun

Jet 2 (web: www.jet2.com)
Leeds Bradford to Dubrovnik - Sundays from 27th April 2009
Newcastle to Split - Saturdays from 2nd May 2009 - Sept 26th 2009
See news article here

Thomsonfly (web: www.thomsonfly.com. phone: 08701900 737)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik - Sun
Manchester to Dubrovnik - Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun
Luton to Dubrovnik - Tue, Fri & Sun
Gatwick to Pula - Tue
Manchester to Pula - Tue
Birmingham to Pula - Tue
Luton to Pula - Tue

Thomas Cook (web: www.flythomascook.com, phone: 09015760576)
Birmingham to Split - Sat
Bristol to Split - Sat
Gatwick to Split - Sat
Manchester to Split - Sat
Norwich to Split - Sat
Gatwick to Pula - Sat
Manchester to Pula - Sat

Ryanair (web: www.ryanair.com, phone: 08712460000)
Stansted to Pula - Tue, Thu & Sat
Stansted to Zadar - Mon, Wed & Sat
Stansted to Trieste (Italy)- Daily service
Stanstead to Klagenfurt (Austria) Thursdays and Saturdays
Stanstead to Graz (Austria) - daily service
Stanstead to Balaton (hungary) Thursdays
London and Birmingham to Rijeka airport on Krk Island in the northern Adriatic four times a week from April 09
London to Osijek from April 09
Frankfurt to Osijek from May 09
Also; Charleroi, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Marseille, Pescara, Pisa and Stockholm to Zadar
See news article here.
Further news article here.

Stanstead to Maribor - Slovenia new from June 2009
Dublin to Zadar - Wed & Sat
Birmingham to Trieste - Wed

Easyjet (web: www.easyjet.com, phone: 08712442366)
Gatwick to Split - four direct flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday until 23 October - Fares start at just 35 Euros one way including taxes.
Gatwick to Dubrovnik on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Bristol to Split - Wed & Sat
Stansted to Ljubljana - Daily service
Milan to Dubrovnik
Milan to Split
See news article here

See further news article here.

Wizzair (web: www.wizzair.com, phone: +48 223519499)
Luton to Zagreb - Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat

Flybe (web: www.flybe.com, phone: 08717002000)
Birmingham to Split - Sat
Birmingham to Dubrovnik - Sun
Exeter to Dubrovnik - Sun
Southampton to Split - Sat
Southampton to Dubrovnik - Sun
Edinburgh to Split (via Southampton) Sun (8 hours)

Globespan (web: www.flyglobespan.com, phone: 08712710415)
Edinburgh to Dubrovnik - Wed
Edinburgh to Pula - Sun
Glasgow to Pula - Sun

Germanwings (web: www.germanwings.com, phone: 0871 7029987)
Berlin-Schönefeld, Köln/Bonn and Stuttgart - Pula three times a week and once a week to Dubrovnik up to October 24th
See news article here

Lufthansa (web: www.lufthansa.com)
Munich to Split - twice-weekly service from from 28th March. Tickets to cost 122 Euros inclusive of taxes and fees.
Munich to Dubrovnik - weekly service at a price of 124 Euros.
In cooperation with Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa already has eight flights daily between Zagreb and Munich and Frankfurt.
See news article here.

Iberia Airlines (web: www.iberia.com)
Madrid to Zagreb - every Saturday and Sunday over the summer
Madrid to Dubrovnik - every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday until September 29th
See news article here.

Dubrovnik Airlines (web: www.dubrovnikairline.com, phone: +385 (20) 773-700)
Helsinki, Stockholm, Rome and Madrid to Zagreb three times a week. These new routes are established in partnership with Extra Travel:

Zagreb - Rome : WED 17.55 / FRI 09.00 / SUN 09.00 / PRICE: OW 589 KN (aprox. 80 EUR)
Rome - Zagreb : WED 20.15 / FRI 11.20 / SUN 11.20 / PRICE: OW 589 KN (aprox. 80 EUR)

Zagreb - Madrid: TUE 16.50 / THU 16.50 / SAT 16.50 / PRICE: OW 957 KN (aprox. 130 EUR)
Madrid - Zagreb: TUE 20.40 / THU 20.40 / SAT 20.40 / PRICE: OW 957 KN (aprox. 130 EUR)

Zagreb - Helsinki : WED 09.15 / SAT 09.00 PRICE: OW 589 KN (aprox. 130 EUR)
Helsinki - Zagreb: WED 14.15 / SAT 14.00 PRICE: OW 589 KN (aprox. 130 EUR)

Zagreb - Stocholm : TUE 09.15 / THU 09.15 / SUN 16.00 / PRICE: OW 883 KN (aprox. 120 EUR)
Stockholm - Zagreb : TUE 13.30 / THU 13.30 / SUN 19.30 / PRICE: OW 883 KN (aprox.120 EUR)

Prices include all airport taxes.

See news article here.

Serbian Jat Airlines (web: www.jat.com, phone: + 381 11 3114-222)
Belgrade and Dubrovnik - Thursdays and Mondays from June 09 until the end of September
Belgrade and Pula.
See news article here

Israeli airline EL AL (web: www.elal.co.il, phone +972(3)9771111 or *2250)
Weekly direct flights between Tel Aviv and Zagreb
See news article here

Charter flights:

Holiday Options (web: www.holidayoptions.co.uk, phone: 08444779999)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik, Split & Pula
Manchester to Dubrovnik, Split & Pula
Bristol to Split
Exeter to Dubrovnik
Norwich to Dubrovnik
Edinburgh to Pula
Glasgow to Dubrovnik

Balkan Holidays (web: www.balkanholidays.co.uk, phone: 02075435551)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik, Split, Pula & Ljubljana
Manchester to Dubrovnik, Split, Pula & Ljubljana
Birmingham to Dubrovnik, Split & Ljubljana
Heathrow to Split & Rijeka

Cosmos (web: http://www.balkanholidays.co.uk, phone: 08714238422)
Gatwick to Dubrovnik & Pula
Birmingham to Dubrovnik
Manchester to Dubrovnik & Pula

Bond Tours (web: www.bondtours.com, phone: 01372745300)
Birmingham to Split & Dubrovnik
Bournemouth to Dubrovnik
Bristol to Split & Rijeka
East Midlands to Dubrovnik & Split
Edinburgh to Pula
Gatwick to Split, Dubrovnik & Pula
Heathrow to Zagreb, Rijeka & Split
Luton to Rijeka, Zagreb & Split
Manchester to Dubrovnik, Split & Pula
Norwich to Split & Dubrovnik

Hankyu agency, Japan
The first direct charter flight from Osaka, Japan landed at Zagreb airport in June 09. The flight was arranged by Hankyu agency in Japan, which has announced the arrival of another charter on 18 June. The agency is also planning additional charters later in the summer season.

Flights - Where to fly!

• For Dubrovnik Riviera, Peljesac Peninsula and Korcula flights are into Dubrovnik airport
• For Split & Trogir Riviera, Brac, Hvar and Vis flights are into Split or Zadar airport
• For Istrian & Kvarner Riviera flights are into Pula, Rijeka, Trieste, Ljubljana, Zagreb or Venice airport
• For Slovenia flights are to Ljubljana,Zagreb,Trieste, Klagenfurt, Rijeka,Graz or Balaton
• The above schedules should only be used as a guide
• Exact flight details are confirmed at the time of booking
• Schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the airline or travel company.