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taking the last bus of the day. One advantage of the Prijevoz Kneževi
ć
express buses, men-
tioned above, is that they originate at Plitvice, so they don't arrive full.
While there's a chance you'll miss a bus and have to wait for the next one, bus travel
from Plitvice usually works fine...if you're patient.
Plitvice'sbiggestdisadvantageisthatit'sanhourawayfromthehandyA-1expresswaythat
connects northern Croatia to the Dalmatian Coast. You have three ways to access this ex-
pressway from Plitvice, depending on which direction you're heading.
Going North:
If you're heading north (to Zagreb or Slovenia), get on the expressway at
Karlovac:
FromPlitvice,driveaboutonehournorthonD-1tothetownofKarlovac,where
you can access A-1 northbound. Alternatively, you can take A-1 southbound to A-6, which
leads west to Rijeka, Opatija, and Istria (though this route is more boring and only slightly
faster than the route via Oto
č
ac, next).
Going to Central Croatia:
If you're going to central destinations on the coast, such as
Istria, Rijeka, or Opatija, get on the expressway at
Oto
č
ac.
From Plitvice, go south on D-1,
thenturnwestonroad#52tothetownofOto
č
ac(aboutanhourthroughthemountainsfrom
Plitvice to Oto
č
ac). After Oto
č
ac, you can get on A-1 (north to Zagreb, south to the Dalma-
tian Coast); or continue west and twist down the mountain road to the seaside town of Senj,
on the main coastal road of the Kvarner Gulf. From Senj, it's about an hour north along the
coast to Rijeka, then on to Opatija or Istria.
