Cycling in Croatia guide

Most cycling holidays 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.
Our Croatia cycling Holidays
Trieste to Pula cycling tour, self guided
Self-guided cycling tours through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia
From
€740 to €850
8 days
ex flights
Self guided biking tour in Croatia
Explore the amazing island's coasts, medieval town on bike
From
€790 to €950
7 days
ex flights
Cycling holiday in Croatia, Dalmatian Coast
Cycling through the Dalmatian Coast Islands in Croatia
From
£1599 to £2299
8 days
inc UK flights
Dubrovnik & Islands activity holiday
Multi activity adventure holiday,Dubrovnik, Croatia
From
€710 to €880
8 days
ex flights
Croatia self guided cycling holiday, Istrian Peninsula
Cycling along the green inland of Istrian Peninsula
From
€780 to €890
8 days
ex flights
Croatia cycling holiday, Dalmatian wine roads
Explore stunning Croatian coast by bike
From
€695 to €785
7 days
ex flights
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Our top Croatia cycling Holiday
Trieste to Pula cycling tour, self guided
Self-guided cycling tours through Italy, Slovenia and Croatia
From
€740 to €850
8 days
ex flights
Tailor made:
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements
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Best time to go on a Croatia cycling holiday

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