Route library · Kvarner · Dalmatia, Croatia
Croatia’s Adriatic coast road
Three days down the Adriatic from Rijeka to Dubrovnik, with the D8’s wildest stretch under the Velebit.3 days · 2 nights · starts in Rijeka, finishes in Dubrovnik
Best months: All year, when every pass on it is normally open. For: cars and motorcycles.
The planner works out real road distances and daily driving times, adds hotels along the way and lets you change any stop.Rijeka to Zadar
Down the Kvarner coast to Senj, then the D8 under the Velebit mountains by Karlobag and Starigrad to Zadar.
Passes and roads: Adriatic Coast Road D8
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Zadar to Split
Along the coast by Šibenik and past Primošten to Split.
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Split to Dubrovnik
The Makarska Riviera, the Neretva delta and a short stretch through Bosnia and Herzegovina at Neum (take passports) to Dubrovnik.
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