In mid-May, a first green bus will start its first summer journey and take holidaymakers from Žilina, northern Slovakia, to the Croatian city of Pula.
FlixBus will initially operate this bus service five times a week, from Thursday to Monday. From June 17 to September 8, the connection will be in operation daily.
Other bus stops in Slovakia will include Trenčín, Trnava and Bratislava. It will also stop in Vienna, Graz, Maribor, Zagreb, and Rijeka. The bus trip from the north of Slovakia to Croatia's Istrian region will take a whole day.
The price of a Žilina-Pula ticket starts from €24.95, from Bratislava from €22.95.
Night bus to Dubrovnik
The direct connection between Bratislava and Dubrovnik will be in operation four times a week from May 29. Between June 21 and September 8 it will run daily, the company states in a press release. However, this will be a night bus connection.
The bus will also makes stops in the following Croatian cities: Omiš, Baška Voda, Makarská, Podgora, Drvenik and Ploce.
The price of a ticket from Bratislava to all Croatian destinations on this line starts from €39.95.
Travelling to Croatia has been simplified after Croatia joined the Schengen Area, a European area with no internal borders, and the eurozone last year.