Osijek is the major rail and road hub for all forms of transport in eastern Croatia.
By plane
In summer months, there are flights with Croatia Airlines (http://www.croatiaairlines.hr) from the Adriatic coast from Split and Dubrovnik to Osijek Airport (http://www.osijek-airport.hr/) located some distance from the city. This can be very useful to save back-tracking through to Zagreb once again, or the very mountainous and windy journey through Bosnia. Buses and taxis connect the airport with the city center and hotels. There is also a secondary airport, used exclusively for sport and private flying purposes Sport Airport Äepin. It is also used for exhibitions. When Pope John Paul II visited Croatia, this was the place where the service was held. The annual car-show is also held at this airport.
There is now an international service by Germanwings to Cologne and other German cities. Ryanair has started servicing flights to the United Kingdom and Germany. Egyptian Lotus Air is starting services in summer 2009., connecting the city with the city of Hurghada.
By road
Main highways pass nearby to Osijek from Zagreb through to Belgrade Beograd, and the pan-European corridor Vc from Budapest through to Sarajevo will see a new motorway added to the Croatian network, construction to be completed by 2010.
Highway A5 or Slavonika was opened 17.04.2009. It connects Osijek with the A3 highway which runs from Zagreb to the Serbian border.
Driving to Osijek is easy with good signposting from all directions, and there is on-street as well as lot parking in the town.
By Rail
Rail services to Osijek terminate at the grand 1880s railway building at the bottom edge of the central town. In addition to the numerous train services operate each day to Zagreb including the new, high-speed tilt train which completes the journey in around 3 hours, there are services to Sarajevo, Budapest, Koprivnica and Rijeka as well as other local services within Croatia to places like Slavonski Brod and Äakovo. The Croatian Railways (http://www.hznet.hr) has information on train times and tickets. The railway station is being renovated and modernised. There are daily connections with places in the city area. There are also daily connections to Bizovac spa.
By bus
The bus station adjoins the train station and offers international as well as domestic services. Some of the many destinations on offer include Vukovar, Äakovo, Novi Sad, Belgrade, Pecs and Tuzla. Timetables, tickets and information are easily accessible. Panturist (http://www.panturist.hr) is the major bus operator out of Osijek and has listings of domestic and international bus travel - click on the vozni red icon. Central bus station is renovating and it will become the biggest one in south-eastern Europe. Bus companies Panturist, Polet, APP, Croatiatrans and many other smaller companies are daily connecting the city with all parts of the country.