Working Hours & Holidays

Travel agencies

Along the coast: in high season 8 am to 8 pm or longer, Saturdays and Sundays 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., but most stay open till 8 p.m.; off season 8 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sundays closed. In Zagreb, all year round 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (in other continental towns mostly 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 a.m. to midday, Sundays closed.
In Zagreb, tourist information offices and exchange offices are also open Saturdays and Sundays. Public services and firms usually work from 8 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday.

Cash/Cheques

Most banks open at 8 am. Some also stay open on Saturdays and Sundays.

Working hours

Department stores and groceries are open continuously from 7.30 or 8 am to 8 pm, while some shops and groceries close from noon to 4 or 5 pm. On Saturdays most shops are open from 7.30 am to 2 pm. In major cities megastores stay open late on Saturdays and work until 1 or 6 p.m. on Sundays. Some work 24 hours a day. In tourist destinations, in high season, most shops stay open longer, including Saturdays and Sundays. Public services and companies usually work from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Travel agencies along the coast in high season work 8 am to 8 pm or longer, Saturdays and Sundays 8am to 2pm, but most stay open until 8 pm; off-season 8 am to 1 or 2 pm, Saturdays 8 am to 1 pm, Sundays closed. In Zagreb, all year round 8 am to 7 pm (in other continental towns mostly 8 am to 4 pm) Monday to Friday, Saturdays 8 am to noon or 1 p.m., Sundays closed. In Zagreb, tourist information offices and exchange offices are also open Saturdays and Sundays.

Public services and business offices work Monday to Friday from 8. a.m. to 4 p.m. but on the coast working hours vary with the seasons.

Public holidays

Non-working days in Croatia are:

The first term of all primary and secondary schools in the school year lasts from the beginning of September to mid December, and the second term starts in first half of January and ends in mid June. There is Easter vacation for aproximately ten days in April. Schools normally operate from Monday to Friday.

When national or religious holidays are on a Tuesday or Thursday, there is a long weekend and very often no school on the Monday or Friday between the holiday and the weekend. These are the most popular times for travelling to the coast or abroad.