Dutch National Drives from Holland to Opatija Without Problems: May 31 Trip Report

May 31, 2020 – Accurate travel info is hard to find at the moment, but the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community is answering many tourists’ questions – such as ‘can you drive from Holland to Croatia?’ A Dutch national speaks.

Driving across Europe to Croatia? Is it even possible? It seems that it is. I am very grateful to Dutch national Enrico from the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community for sharing his experiences. In his own words:

Just to inform people from Holland. I am a Dutch national with a Dutch passport. Yesterday we (my girlfriend and I) travelled from Holland to the south of Germany by car without any problem. We stayed in a hotel near the Austrian border. Today we travelled from the South of Germany to Austria, Slovenia and Croatia without any problem.

Our passports were checked on all borders.

At the Austrian border, we told them that we were in transit to Croatia and we showed the document on which we declared to use Austria only for transit. No problem, have a safe drive they told us. At the Slovenian border, they asked us why we were entering Slovenia. On transit to Croatia…where is your proof of booking? We showed them our reservation. Ok, have a good drive.

At the Croatian border, I showed them the document, which I received by e-mail when I filled in all info on the website at home just before we left. They scanned my passport and automatically the details of my trip were on her screen. Oke, have a nice stay.

So, without any problems, we arrived in Croatia for a vacation for two weeks in Opatija. Thanks to the people on This forum. THANK YOU ALL.

Thank you too, Enrico – I am sure this will be very useful for many people. Now relax and enjoy gorgeous Opatija. If you are looking for things to do, here are 25 things to know about Opatija.

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