Cycling in Croatia travel guide
Most cycling vacations in Croatia are hop on, hop off trips. Hop onto your saddle, hop island to island, and then hop off at copious Croatian coastal watering holes, or indeed, into its crystalline waters. With an archipelago of over a thousand islands, and peninsula after peninsula of cycling gems, it is actually impossible to know where to start. With the local aficionados, that’s where. Who know the ferry times, the cycle routes where you can escape cruise ship crowds, the vineyards that do tastings en route, and the secret beaches that entice with their turquoise waters, as you pedal through pine scented woodland, seeking that cooling reward.
This is a country for putting padded shorts on your posterior and swimming shorts in your pannier. There is a swim at the end of every trail, be it a lake, a cove or a waterfall.![]()
You can choose guided or non-guided, the latter offering a bit more independence and your bags are transported for you. With the local experts’ top tips tucked into your pannier, however, you will pootle your way around all the places that are close to Croatians’ hearts.
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Trieste to Pula cycling tour, self guided
From Trieste to Pula wonderful bike expercience
From
€1020 to €1420
8 days
ex flights
Cycling vacation in Croatia, Dalmatian Coast
Cycling through the Dalmatian Coast Islands in Croatia
From
US $3420 to US $3870
8 days
ex flights
Southern Dalmatia guided cycling vacation, Croatia
Cycle Adriatic towns & taste Dalmatian cuisine
From
€3099 to €3399
6 days
ex flights
Gravel bike tour from Triest to Pula
Gravel cycling in the Croatian peninsula of Istria
From
€990 to €1320
7 days
ex flights
Cycle the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia
Split to Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful coastlines in Europe
From
US $2230 to US $2670
8 days
ex flights
Dalmatian Coast cycling vacation, Croatia
Explore the Dalmatian Coast by bike
From
US $3393 to US $4510
7 days
ex flights
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Best time to go cycling in Croatia
We spent Halloween half term cycling around the Roman hilltop villages of Istria. No tricks, just treat after treat![]()
If you can go outside July and August, the prices drop significantly, as do temperatures. Last week of Aug is good in terms of crowds, though, as local schools have started back. The end of Sep marks the end of the season on some islands, with restaurants and bars closing for winter. Booking through a tour operator ensures that you are heading to the right island at the right time. May is also gorgeous with temperatures around 23°C but the winds along the coasts are less predictable at this time, and storms can happen. It’s pac-a-mac in pannier time.
Croatia Weather Chart
MIN °C
MAX °C
RAIN (mm)
JAN
1
8
83
FEB
2
10
68
MAR
4
13
74
APR
8
17
66
MAY
12
22
65
JUN
15
26
54
JUL
17
29
40
AUG
17
28
69
SEP
14
25
93
OCT
10
20
120
NOV
6
14
134
DEC
2
10
102
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Our highlights page presents our top places to pedal in Croatia, from Istria and the islands to the Konavle Valley.
There are some 500km of trails mapped over Istria connecting you to hilltops, vineyards and harbours.
What’s great about the routes on the Dalmatian Coast is that you don’t have to take the biking all too seriously.
We know it can be daunting to commit yourself to a big biking trip in a new place, so we’ve asked our experts for their tips.
