Traffic Report

Traffic flow and road conditions

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:07

Roads are wet and slippery throughout the country, especially bridges and viaducts due to low temperatures. Due to fog visibility is reduced in the interior and in mountain areas. Rock sliding is possible on the DC8 Adriatic road and in mountain areas.

Traffic is dense in cities and on their bypass roads.

During the day difficulties can occur in roadwork areas.

Drivers are invited to adjust the speed and the way of driving to the road conditions and to keep distance. 1 November-31 March the headlights have to be on during the day as well.

Traffic restrictions:

A1 Zagreb-Ploče-Karamatići motorway:

until 20 February the Janjče rest area is closed in both directions;

A3 Bregana-Lipovac motorway:

until 19 February 2026 the Kraljeva Velika jug rest area is closed in direction Lipovac, 115th-117th km towards Lipovac the hard shoulder is closed (80 km/h);

A6 Rijeka-Zagreb motorway:

23 December 1am-4.30am traffic is closed once for 15 minutes at the Rijeka paytoll, at the Oštrovica paytoll as well as between the Rijeka paytoll and Kikovica junction due to abnormal load;

A8/A9 highway in Istria

due to roadwork between the Učka tunnel and the Matulji junction temporary traffic regulation has been put into place, detour options for personal vehicles: DC500 Vranja state road-Šušnjevica-Vozilići, ŽC5047 Vranja county road-Veprinac-Matulji;
traffic jams are possible between the Učka junction (A7) and Učka tunnel in both directions;

DC1 state road:

one lane is free only at Tušilović until 12 January, at Rastoke until 3 February;

DC3 state road:

traffic is flowing in one lane only between Vrbovsko and Delnice;

DC44 Livade-Istarske Toplice state road:

until 20 June traffic is suspended on the section Livade-Istarske Toplice;

DC512 state road:

due to rock sliding traffic is suspended at the Stupica tunnel towards Vrgorac.

Border crossings

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:00

At the border crossings with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro a new system of entering/exiting the country (so called Entry/Exit System - EES) is applied. It means that apart from having travel documents biometric passenger data will be collected (four fingerprints and face photo). This law does not refer to EU citizens.

Notifications about waiting time at border crossings are subject to frequent changes. Access to cameras at border crossings is provided on the Croatian Automobile Club website.

Until 31 December 2026 at the Erdut-Bogojevo border crossing there is a traffic ban on freight vehicles exceeding 7,5 tonnes.

The Gunja-Brčko border crossing is closed for all traffic, detour: Županja-Orašje border crossing.

At the Ilok-Bačka Palanka bridge traffic is allowed for vehicles up to 24 tonnes (driving speed limit of 30 km/h).

Starting 3 Junly 2023 international traffic is possible at the Slivno-Drinovačko Brdo border crossing.

Transit freight traffic is suspended at the Tovarnik/Šid border crossing, detour: Bajakovo border crossing.

Traffic is suspended for vehicles whose maximum weight exceeds 7,5 tonnes at the Pribanjci-Vinica border crossing on the DC204 state road.

The Dvor and Vitaljina border crossings are open for pedestrians and passenger traffic only.

The border crossings for the international maritime traffic are: Umag, Pula, Mali Lošinj, Vis, Ubli and Cavtat (Book of Regulations on border crossings of the Republic of Croatia, pubblished at the Narodne novine, 2 January

2023).

Border wait times

Source: MUP (23.12.2025. 13:20)

Bosna i Hercegovina

Srbija

Bosna i Hercegovina - Hrvatska

	Inbound		Outbound

Stara Gradiška (Bosanska Gradiška)	-Nema podataka	-Nema podataka	1 hT: 23.12.2025. 12:49:50	-Nema podataka

Srbija - Hrvatska

	Inbound		Outbound

Bajakovo (Batrovci)	do 30 min.T: 23.12.2025. 11:42:49	4 hT: 23.12.2025. 11:42:13	do 30 min.T: 23.12.2025. 11:42:36	4 hT: 23.12.2025. 11:42:26
Tovarnik (Šid)	-Nema podataka	-Nema podataka	do 30 min.L: 0 km T: 23.12.2025. 13:19:59	5 hL: 0 km T: 23.12.2025. 13:20:37

Bosna i Hercegovina

Srbija

Ferry traffic

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:01

Due to bad weather Split-Vela Luka-Ubli ferry, Ubli-Korčula-Dubrovnik catamaran and Ubli-Vela Luka-Hvar-Split ship do not operate.

Split-Vela Luka-Ubli ferry departs Ubli port on Sundays and on holidays at noon (instead at 1pm), Split port at 5pm (instead at 6pm).

Šibenik-Zlarin-Prvić Luka-Prvić Šepurine-Vodice ship does not embark at Prvić Luka port.

The latest timetable is available at the following sites:
https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en/travels
https://agencija-zolpp.hr/linije/

Border crossings for international maritime passenger and goods traffic are: Rijeka, Ploče, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Dubrovnik and Raša-Bršica, for passenger traffic only: Umag, Pula, Mali Lošinj, Vis, Ubli and Cavtat (Regulation on border crossings of Republic of Croatia, pubblished at Narodne novine, 2 January 2023).

Railway traffic

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:07

Railway traffic, 23 December 2025

Due to technical issues passengers of the following trains are transported by buses:

4702 Pazin 7.49am – Buzet 8.43am
4709 Buzet 1.40pm – Pazin 2.33pm
3504 Varaždin 1.16pm – Golubovec 2.18pm
3509 Golubovec 2.26pm – Varaždin 3.37pm
3508 Varaždin 3.47pm – Golubovec 4.47pm
3513 Golubovec 6.11pm – Varaždin 7.14pm
3510 Varaždin 7.24pm – Golubovec 8.25pm
3515 Golubovec 8.32pm – Varaždin 9.33pm.

Due to roadwork delays should be expected on the following sections as passengers are transported by buses:

- between Križevci and Gyekenyes railway stations on the rail state border-Botovo-Dugo Selo,

- between Novska and Sisak Caprag railway stations on the rail Zagreb-Sisak-Novska,

- between Banova Jaruga and Virovitica railway stations,

- between Osijek and Josipovac, Kloštar and Koprivnica railway stations on the rail Koprivnica-Dalj,

- between Ogulin and Moravice railway stations on the rail Zagreb-Rijeka,

- between Sveti Ivan Žabno and Koprivnica railway stations,

- between Križevci and Sveti Ivan Žabno railway stations,
- between Čakovec and Macinec railway stations,

- between Duga Resa, Karlovac and Bubnjarci railway stations.

One lane is free only on the rail Novska-Tovarnik-state border:
- between Nova Gradiška and Okučani railway stations 7am-3pm.

Additional information available at:

Driving restrictions for heavy goods vehicles

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:01

Summer restrictions on freight vehicles

15 June-15 September there are traffic restrictions on freight vehicles heavier than 7,5 tonnes on Saturdays 4am-2pm, on Sundays noon-11pm and on holidays 3pm-11pm on the following roads:

- DC8-DC40 Bakar junction-Zadar-Split-Klek border crossing-Zaton Doli border crossing-Dubrovnik-Karasovići border crossing (except on the part DC27-Šibenik bridge-Šibenik-DC58, Bilice roundabout at Solin-Stobreč);

- DC9-Metković-Opuzen-DC8;

- DC21 Kaštel border crossing-Buje-Kanfanar junction (except on the part DC21 Kanfanar-Pula-DC66);

- DC23 Žuta Lokva-Senj;

- DC39-A1-Šestanovac roundabout-DC8-Dupci;

- DC66 Pula junction (A9)-Raša-Opatija-DC8;

- DC200 Buje (DC21)-Plovanija border crossing;

- DC300 Buje (DC21)-Umag;

- Ž5002 Novigrad-Tar-Poreč-Vrsar (DC21);

- Split ferry port;

- Zadar ferry port.

Traffic restrictions for transit freight vehicles through Croatia:

For freight vehicle exceeding 7,5 tonnes there is a traffic ban on the DC414 state road from DC8-DC414 intersection to Prapratno junction as well as from Prapratno junction to Komarna junction (Pelješac bridge and its access roads).

According to the Book of regulations for public road transit traffic, freight vehicles heavier than 7,5 tonnes without a trailer/with a trailer longer than 14 m are allowed to use the following roads:

MOTORWAYS:

A1 Zagreb (Lučko junction (A3)) – Karlovac – Bosiljevo – Split – Ploče junction (A10) – Karamatići (D425)
A2 Macelj border crossing (with Slovenia) – Trakošćan – Krapina – Zagreb (Jankomir junction (A3))
A3 Bregana border crossing (with Slovenia) – Zagreb – Sl. Brod – Bajakovo border crossing (with Serbia)
A4 Goričan border crossing (with Hungary) – Varaždin – Zagreb (Ivanja Reka junction (A3))
A5 Osijek junction (D2) – Đakovo – Sredanci junction (A3)
A6 Bosiljevo 2 junction (A1) – Delnice – Rijeka (Orehovica junction (A7))
A7 Rupa border crossing (with Slovenia) – Matulji – Orehovica – Draga junction (D404)
A8 Kanfanar junction (A9) – Pazin – Lupoglav – Matulji junction (A7)
A9 Umag junction (D510) – Kanfanar junction – Pula junction (D66)
A10 Nova Sela border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Ploče junction (A1)
A11 Zagreb (Jakuševec junction, A3) – Lekenik junction (A11);

STATE ROADS:

DC1 Karlovac junction (A1) – Ličko Petrovo Selo (D217)

DC2 Dubrava Križovljanska border crossing (with Slovenia) – Varaždin (D528)

DC2 Osijek (D34) – (D213)
DC5 Terezino Polje border crossing (with Hungary) – Virovitica – V. Zdenci – Daruvar – Okučani – St. Gradiška border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC6 Jurovski Brod border crossing (with Slovenia) – Ribnik – Karlovac (D1)
DC6 Dvor border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Dvor (D47)
DC7 Duboševica border crossing (with Hungary) – Beli Manastir – Osijek (D2)
DC7 Velika Kopanica junction (A3) – Sl. Šamac border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)

DC8 Čeveljuša junction (D415) – Klek border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina – Zaton Doli border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Dubrovnik – Karasovići border crossing (with Montenegero)

DC30 Lekenik junction (A11) – Petrinja – Hrv. Kostajnica (D47)
DC34 D. Miholjac (D53) – Osijek (D2)
DC46 Tovarnik border crossing (with Serbia) – Vinkovci (D55)
DC47 Novska junction (A3) – Jasenovac border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC47 Hrvatska Kostajnica (D30) – Dvor (D6)
DC53 D. Miholjac border crossing (with Hungary) – Donji Miholjac (D34)
DC53 Slavonski Brod (D514) – Sl. Brod border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC55 Županja junction (A3) – Županja (D214)
DC55 Županja (D214) – Županja border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC60 Trilj (D220) – Čaporice (D220)
DC60 Čaporice – Cista Provo – Imotski – Vinjani Donji border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC212 D7 – Kneževi Vinogradi – Batina border crossing (with Serbia)
DC213 D2 – Erdut border crossing (with Serbia)
DC217 Ličko Petrovo Selo (D1) – Ličko Petrovo Selo border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC220 Bisko junction (A1) – Čaporice (D60) – Trilj – Kamensko border crossing (with Bosnia and Herzegovina)
DC425 Karamatići paytoll (A1) – Čeveljuša junction (D8)
DC510 Umag junction (A9) – Kaštel border crossing (with Slovenia)
DC514 Slavonski Brod (D53) – Slavonski Brod (D423)
DC519 Dalj (D213) – Borovo (D2)
DC525 Slavonski Brod zapad junction (A3) – Slavonski Brod (D53)

DC528 Varaždin (D2) – Varaždin junction (A4);

TRANSIT FROM PORTS:

BRŠICA (RAŠA) PORT:
DC421 Most Raša/Raša bridge (D66) – Bršica port
DC66 Pula junction (A9) – Most Raša/Raša bridge (D421)

RIJEKA PORT:
DC404 Rijeka (D8) – Brajdica port – Draga junction (A7)

ZADAR PORT:
DC424 Zadar (Gaženica port) – Zadar 2 junction (A1)

ŠIBENIK PORT:
DC58 Šibenik (port) – Ražine junction (D8)
DC8 Vidici junction (D33) – Ražine junction (D58)
DC33 Šibenik junction (A1) – Vidici junction (D8)

SPLIT PORT:
DC410 Split ferry port – Poljička cesta/Zbora narodne garde junction (D8)
DC8 Bilice junction (D1) – Poljička cesta/Zbora narodne garde junction (D410)
DC1 Dugopolje junction (A1) – Bilice junction (D8)

PLOČE PORT:
DC425 Čeveljuša junction (D8) – Ploče port

DUBROVNIK PORT:
DC420 Sustjepan (D8) – Gruž port

VUKOVAR PORT:
DC2 Vukovar port – Borovo (D55)
DC55 Borovo (D2) – Vinkovci – Županja junction (A3)

OSIJEK PORT:
DC417 Osijek port – D2

SLAVONSKI BROD PORT:
DC423 Slavonski Brod port – Slavonski Brod (514)
DC514 Slavonski Brod (514) – Slavonski Brod istok junction (A3).

Exception to the above mentioned restriction:
on the DC213 (D2 – Erdut border crossing (with Serbia)) state road (in the length of 26,60 km) transit traffic is allowed in case of loading/unloading site or carrier seat in the area of Slavonia and Baranja (Croatia) or Vojvodina (Serbia).

More information at:

https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2021_05_51_1039.html

Traffic Forecast

Last update 23.12.2025. 13:01

Traffic forecast for 24 December 2025

Most roads will be wet and slippery. Attention to flood possible on some sections! Due to fog visibility will be reduced in the interior. Rock sliding is possible in mountain areas and on the DC8 Adriatic road.

Due to strong wind on the coast there can be traffic bans on some vehicles.

Dense traffic is expected in cities and their bypass roads as well as on some motorway sections: on the A3 Bregana-Lipovac motorway eastbound, on the A3 Zagreb and A7 Rijeka bypass roads.

Difficulties can occur in roadwork areas, especially in Istria on the A8 highway between the Učka junction and Učka tunnel in both directions.

In passenger and freight traffic there can be delays at most border crossings with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro.

In ferry traffic difficulties are expected due to wind.

Drivers are invited to adjust the speed and the way of driving to the road conditions, to keep distance and not to start the journey without the winter equipment.

You can get the latest traffic information at www.hak.hr, in the HAK Smartphone App (http://www.hak.hr/smartphone/hakmap) or by dialling + 385 1 46 40 800; in case of a breakdown call: + 385 1 987.

Have a safe and pleasant journey!