It takes just a few hours drive to reach Kvarner from European countries by car, as the region has good connections to all European capitals.
This is best shown on geographic maps. They show how Kvarner and the surrounding Adriatic Sea are deeply recessed into the mainland, thus representing the meeting place of the Mediterranean and Central Europe as well as a close neighbour to Ljubljana, Vienna, Trieste, Venice, Milan, Munich, Budapest, etc.
Distance from Rijeka within a 500 km radius:
Milan,
Munich,
Prague,
Vienna,
Budapest,
Dubrovnik
Traffic and road conditions >> www.hak.hr
Car and road assistance - 1987
- the speed limit in urban areas is 40-50 km/h
- maximum speed limits outside urban areas are indicated by traffic signs
- on motorways
- the maximum speed limit is 130 km/h
- on expressways
- the maximum speed limit is 110 km/h
- on other roads
- the maximum speed limit is 90 km/h
Toll is charged for the use of the Učka Tunnel and the Rijeka-Zagreb motorway. Headlights must be used at all times during winter time, i.e. outside the Daylight Saving Time period.
Useful links:
HAK – Hrvatski autoklub (Croatian Auto-club) –
www.hak.hr
HRVATSKE AUTOCESTE (CROATIAN MOTORWAYS) -
www.hac.hr
BINA ISTRA – TUNEL UČKA (UČKA TUNNEL) -
www.bina-istra.com
Bus stations:
- Opatija 060 888 619
- Rijeka 060 888 666
- Crikvenica 060 888 630
- Novi Vinodolski 060 888 631
- Krk 060 888 618
- Cres 060 888 616
- Mali Lošinj 060 888 617
- Rab 060 888 620
- Delnice 060 888 622