Buzet lies in the very heart of the northern part of Croatian Istria. It covers an area of 165 km2, with about 6,000 inhabitants.The old town of Buzet is situated on a 150-meter-high hill overlooking the fertile Mirna river valley, whereas the new part of the town called Fontana, spreads at the foot of the hill. Buzet is also known as the "City of Truffles" since it is situated in an area rich in this highly prized underground fungus.
Arriving in Buzet
You can easily arrive in Buzet by::
Car
If you are arriving in Istria by bus or car from the west, i.e. Slovenia, you will pass one of the three border crossings; Plovanija - Sečovlje, Kaštel - Dragonja or Požane – Sočerga (this border crossing is recommended since it is not so busy during the heavy traffic in Istria's peak season).
Istrian Y
www.bina-istra.hr
Buzet is situated some 50 km from cities such as Rijeka, Poreč, Trieste in Italy, Kopar in Slovenia, and 90 km from Pula.
Bus
Buzet has very good bus connections with Rijeka, Pula, Poreč, Umag, Trieste, Venice and Zagreb. The bus station is located at the crossing of Riječka street and the road Kopar – Rijeka.
Aditional info:
Autotrans d.d., tel. 060 302 010
Fils d.d., Pula, tel. 052/386 752
Brioni Pula, tel. 052/535 155
Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb
Train
About 4 km north of Buzet towards ĆiĆarija is Buzet train station, with trains leaving in the direction of Pula and Slovenia.
Aditional info:
Željeznička postaja Buzet: 00 385 (0) 52 662 899
Željeznička postaja Roč: 00 385 (0) 52 666 420
Hrvatske željeznice - Informacije o redu vožnje: 060/333 444
Airplane
The closest international airports: Pula (90 km) and Rijeka (Krk island), as well as Zagreb (Pleso), Ronchi dei Legionari near Trieste (Italy), Ljubljana (Brnik).
LINKS:
Airport Pula
Valtursko polje 210
T. 052.530 105
F. 052.550 914
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www.airport-pula.hr
Turistic airport Vrsar
GSM. 091.5009 808
You can also arrive at other airports in Croatia or those in neighboring countries.
Airport Zagreb (HR)
www.zagreb-airport.hr
Airport Rijeka (HR)
www.rijeka-airport.hr
Trieste (I)
Aeroporto FVG Ronchi dei Legionari
www.aeroporto.fvg.it
Venice (I)
Aeroporto Marco Polo
www.veniceairport.it
Ljubljana (SLO)
Airport Ljubljana
www.lju-airport.si