🇨🇾 Cyprus or 🇭🇷 Croatia
Which one, honestly
Cyprus leads on food and value for money. Croatia leads on nature and cities.
A normal day costs about $130 in Cyprus and $125 in Croatia.
Side by side
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus🇭🇷 Croatia
- Apr, May, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep
- $130A normal day$125
- 4h 35m to LarnacaNonstop from London2h 45m to Split
- ExceptionalBeaches and seaExceptional
- GoodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodGood
- GoodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyGood
- GoodEasy to get aroundGood
- A hire car, effectively required, there is barely any public transportGetting aroundCoastal ferries and buses, a car for the national parks
- July and August inland, when it passes 40CWhen to avoidThe Dalmatian coast in August, when the islands and the prices both peak
Pick by what you want
🇨🇾 Choose Cyprus if
you want reliable sun and warm sea with short flights from Europe and the Gulf, and a small island you can drive across in two hours.
🇭🇷 Choose Croatia if
you want the clearest water in Europe, walled old towns and national parks, in a country you can drive down in a day.
Full Cyprus guide →Full Croatia guide →
And what the world thinks
🇨🇾 Cyprus leads by 20 votes.
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Written and checked by hand. Nothing here about visas or entry rules: those change often and depend on your passport, so check an official source.