For driving in Croatia during the winter months, especially in the Gorski Kotar region, winter tires are essential and in extreme cases snow chains have to be used. There are also tourist apartments, pensions, camps, hostels and private houses and rooms. Health care costs for tourists from a country that does not have a signed convention with Croatia are paid directly by the user in accordance with listed prices. Hospitals are in all of the larger cities and clinics in the smaller towns. Zurich 604 km Intensive building of new motorways and semi motorways on main traffic directions in Croatia will result not only in reducing of distances but also, more important, in essential reducing of the traveling time.
Bus lines connect all parts of the country.
Regular international bus lines connect Croatia with all neighbouring countries and with Austria, France, Italy, Germany and Slovakia. Croatia has direct railway links with Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia, and indirect links with almost all other European countries. Croatia has the total of 156 passengers liners with the capacity of 20,800 passengers and 216 cargo carriers of 122,272 km 3 capacity. Line Tankerska plovidba d.d. The total length of inland waterways is 936 km.