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General information

Croatia

Useful links:
–D&B Finance Analytics (company info)

Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia on 25 June 1991. Unfortunately, this did not happen peacefully and resulted in a war that led to thousands of victims, civilian and (para)military, atrocities, displacement of people and destruction of infrastructure and cities, notably historic Dubrovnik. The separation from Yugoslavia and the war also had a large economic impact. The tourism industry, already well-developed during the 1980’s, took time to recover. However, foreign aid and internal resilience led to a rapid reconstruction and economic recovery and Croatia is once more a preferred holiday destination. The largest cities are Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Osjiek. Total population is around 3.8 million.

As part of Yugoslavia, Croatia only had one bus builder, TAZ-Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb (Croatia), already established in 1930. It was a major busbuilder and exported many vehicles. However, it was associated with the other Yugoslav bus builders and at independence ties were severed, the market declined, and TAZ production greatly diminished, leading to the closure of the factory in 2000.

A new bus builder, that was only active a few years, was Eurobus in Zagreb.

Interestingly, the bus companies operating in the major cities, still exist in 2024. Buses and companies can be accessed through the search buttons. In addition, we created some pages on companies that permit a comparison between “then” and “now”.

We also present pages with trams, funiculars/cable cars, trains and ferries.

 

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Croation bus builders

TAZ-Tvornica Autobusa Zagreb
Eurobus, Zagreb

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Selected Croation bus operators
(click on search operators above for a full list)

Libertas, Dubrovnik
Promet, Split
ZET, Zagreb
Liburnija, Zadar

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Other transport in Croatia

Zagreb-trams
Zagreb-funicular/cable car
Dubrovnik-cable car

Railways

Ferries