ABORTION IN CROATIA

Pregnant?

Think about what you want — and make the decision that is right for you. Give yourself the time you need. Ask yourself honestly: Is this a pregnancy you truly want? Or are you afraid to admit that you don’t?

You may feel torn. You may feel guilty for not wanting what others expect of you. But remember: no one has the right to force you to continue a pregnancy you don’t want. And no one has the right to pressure you into ending a pregnancy you do want. Your health, your feelings, your circumstances, and your future all matter.

Our message is simple: there is no shame in putting yourself and your well-being first. You are not selfish or a bad person for making a decision based on your emotional, physical, financial, or personal circumstances. If you feel that you cannot or do not want to continue the pregnancy — whatever your reason — you have the right to choose abortion.

You don’t owe anyone an explanation. You will know when — or whether — parenthood is right for you. And if now is not the right time, that is okay.

You are not alone. You are not the first, and you will not be the last. Women before you — mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers — have made this choice too, knowing that decisions about their bodies and their lives were theirs to make.

Give yourself time. Think it through. Whatever you decide, make sure the decision is yours.

KONTAKT

IMPORTANT – KNOW YOUR RIGHTS:

In Croatia, abortion on request is legal up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, counted from the first day of your last menstrual period (this means up to the 11th week and the 6th day).

Don’t let anybody confuse you: Croatian law states the limit as “to the end of 10 weeks from conception,” but the medicine don’t calculate pregnancy from conception. Instead, pregnancy is counted from the first day of the last period, which adds approximately 2 extra weeks — totaling “to the end of 12 weeks“.

HOSPITALS in CROATIA (bigger cities):

ZAGREB

CLINICAL HOSPITAL MERKUR – surgical abortion

CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTER ZAGREB – Clinic for Women’s Diseases and Obstetrics (“PETROVA”) – medical abortion

CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTER SESTRE MILOSRDNICE (“VINOGRADSKA”) – surgical and medical abortion

CLINICAL HOSPITAL “SVETI DUH” – medical abortion

(Private) Maternity Hospital and Polyclinic PODOBNIK – surgical and medical abortion

AT THE SEASIDE:

CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTER RIJEKA

GENERAL HOSPITAL PULA

GENERAL HOSPITAL ZADAR

GENERAL HOSPITAL ŠIBENIK

CLINICAL HOSPITAL CENTER SPLIT

GENERAL HOSPITAL DUBROVNIK

ABORTION PILLS IN PETROVA CLINIC

IF YOU ARE COMING FROM ABROAD TO CROATIA – SOME USEFUL INFORMATION

FIND YOUR FLIGHT TO CROATIA:

https://www.skyscanner.ch/

https://www.wizzair.com/ (Dubrovnik, Split)

https://www.easyjet.com/en/ (Dubrovnik, Pula, Split, Zadar, Zagreb)

https://www.ryanair.com/ (Dubrovnik, Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split, Zadar, Zagreb)

FIND YOUR ACCOMMODATION IN CROATIA:

https://www.booking.com/

https://www.airbnb.ch/

AIRPORT: „Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb”, Ul. Rudolfa Fizira 21, 10410, Velika Gorica, Hrvatska

https://www.zagreb-airport.hr/en

SHUTTLE & BUS: 

Two companies provide transportation from the airport to the center of Zagreb and vice versa:

1.  Company „PLESO PRIJEVOZ“: 

Company „PLESO PRIJEVOZ“ in ZAGREB: Pleso Prijevoz operates a regular shuttle bus service between Zagreb Airport and Zagreb Central Bus Station. 

From the airport, buses depart from the right of the parking lot, which is located in front of the main entrance to the airport building. Departures every half hour to the Zagreb bus station.

Address: Zračna luka Franjo Tuđman Zagreb, Ul. Rudolfa Fizira 21, 10410, Velika Gorica, Hrvatska

From the Zagreb bus station, buses depart for the airport from platforms 701 and 702.

Address: Autobusni Kolodvor Zagreb, Avenija Marina Držića 4, 10000, Zagreb, Hrvatska

The price of a one-way ticket is 8.00 EUR. The ride duration: 35-40 minutes. Timetable.

2. Company ZET

ZET is the company offering public transportation in and around the city of Zagreb. Bus line 290 operates between Kvaternik Square and Velika Gorica, with a stop at Zagreb Airport in each direction. Timetable for the bus line 290 can be found at ZET’s website. The ride duration: 45-50 minutes. The price of one-way ticket is 1.33 EUR.

Line 290 is a suburban bus line in Zagreb. It operates along the following route: Kvaternikov Trg – Heinzelova – Radnička – Domovinski most – Airport – Velika Gorica. The border of ZET’s Zone I (City of Zagreb) on this line is located at the Petruševec station, so Franjo Tuđman Airport is within Zone II.

TAXI:

We recommend using UBER or BOLT applications, because the taxi fares at the airport can be high. If you do not have an app and decide to take a taxi from the airport, ask the driver to give you a price in advance and issue a receipt afterwards. Taxi UBER and BOLT pick you up from the upper entrance (Kiss & Fly Zone: take the escalator outside, that is to the right of the main entrance).

ažurirano 09/2026.