How to travel to Croatia and Istria during the Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19)?

Situation on October 24, 2020: It is possible to travel to Croatia during the coronavirus epidemic.

NEW:

• COVID 19 tests are not required for travel from the Croatian region of Istria to Austria.
• COVID tests are not required for travel from Croatia to Italy.
• Passengers entering Slovenia from Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County do not have to go to quarantine or take a COVID test

Currently ill in the region of Istria: 187

Number of cases per 1 million inhabitants since the beginning of the pandemic:

Worldwide: 5,429

• Greece: 2,709
• Norway: 3,266
• ISTRIA REGION (Croatia): 3,369
• Germany: 5,125
• Hungary: 5,554
• Serbia: 5,473
• Albania: 6,520
• Denmark: 6,247
• Poland: 5,949
• Slovakia: 6,948
• Croatia: 7,781
• Italy: 8,048
• Austria: 8,359
• Slovenia: 9,220
• Sweden 10,703
• Portugal: 10,941
• Switzerland: 12,072
• United Kingdom 12,508
• Macedonia: 12,513
• Netherlands: 15,609
• France: 15,637
• Spain: 22,211
• Czech Republic: 22,286
• Belgium: 24,964

Source:

• https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen
• https://koronavirus.hr/

Citizens of the following countries can enter Croatia without restrictions:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.

For easier and faster entry into Croatia, foreign citizens are recommended to fill out a web form on the page: https://entercroatia.mup.hr/ before entering Croatia.

Citizens of other European Union countries can enter Croatia if they meet the following conditions:

• are guests who have a confirmation of booking accommodation in Croatia
• own real estate in Croatia (show proof of real estate ownership at the border crossing)
• own a vessel in Croatia (show proof of ownership of the vessel at the border crossing)
• go to a funeral in Croatia (show documentation proving it at the border crossing)
• travel to Croatia on business (show proof of business interest at the border, for example, invitation to a meeting, etc.)
• all others who have a justifiable reason and cannot document it must send a request to covid@mup.hr
• When returning from Croatia to Austria, it is necessary to have a valid test for Covid-19, not older than 72 hours, or it is necessary to do it in Austria within 48 hours after entering the country. COVID 19 tests are not required for travel from the Croatian region of Istria to Austria.
• Upon return to Slovenia, passengers must be quarantined for two weeks. Passengers entering Slovenia from Istria and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County do not have to go to quarantine or take a COVID test

If you have any symptoms of Covid-19, contact the Coronavirus Call Center at 113.

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