Motoring & Car Hire in Croatia

The information given below are just suggestions, for additional advice and information the property owner’s would be more than happy to help.

To make the most of your holiday on the Peljesac Peninsula, we strongly recommend you hire a car. The following car rental companies are very competitive and most of them have desks at Dubrovnik and Split airports... National, Alamo, Hertz, Budget, Sixt and Europe Car.

We also recommend Holiday Autos who claim to be Europe’s largest car hire broker. www.holidayautos.co.uk

Driving from Dubrovnik Airport to the Peljesac Peninsula

The approximate driving time from Dubrovnik Airport to Orebic and its neighbouring villages is 2 hours.

From exiting the airport and turning right, you will need to follow the road to Dubrovnik and Split. You will pass the spectacular views of Dubrovnik old town on the left, deep below you, and then you will cross the new suspension bridge ahead. The leisurely drive will take you through wonderful coastal scenery with island views before you reach the turnoff left to Orebic and Korcula. From entering the Peninsula, your journey time is approx 1 1/4 hours and you will drive past the historic towns of Mali Ston and Ston. The road will then continue through beautiful ever-changing landscapes before reaching the north coast at Drace. Following the road through the famous wine growing region of Potomje, you will pass the charming bay and village of Trstenik below you on the left. Around 20 minutes from this point, the road finally meanders down the last rocky outcrop where you will be met by one of the finest views in Dalmatia. The entire islands of Korcula, Mljet and Lastovo facing Orebic town, which nestle at the base of Mt.Ilija

Driving from the U.K to the Peljesac Peninsula

(Recommended route by car)

From Ashford, Kent, travel by Euro tunnel to Calais.
As you leave Calais, follow the motorway signs in the following order:
Calais --- Gent --- Brussels --- Liege --- Cologne --- Frankfurt --- Nurnberg ---Munich --- Salzburg --- Villach --- Ljubljana --- Postojna --- Rupa --- Rijeka .

Calais to Rijeka, by this route, is 950 miles and is motorway for most of the way, except for a small stretch from Postojna to Rupa

At Rijeka, Croatia’s second largest city, we recommend you take the Jadrolinija ferry to Korcula as the coastal road is long and challenging. The overnight crossing is reliable and inexpensive. The ships leave Rijeka around 6pm and arrives at the port of Korcula old town about noon the following day.

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