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Istria or Split?

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I'm planning a trip for my family of three ( 2 adults, 1 adventurous teen). We'll be in the Austrian Alps and Vienna, before heading to Croatia for about 5 days before heading home. I'm debating either:

  1. In Vienna, rent a car, drive to Istria and bounce around a few seaside towns, fly home from Ljubljana (Slovenia)
  2. From Vienna, take night train to Split, visit and island or two? Fly home from Split

Our favorite vacation so far has been to Greece, where we did Rick's road trip around the Pelopponese. Second favorite was Cinque Terre (but the crowds! ugh). We love history, the outdoors, and swimming.

Any suggestions? Things to consider? Thank you!

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For option 1, investigate the cost of renting a car in Austria and returning it in Slovenia. If it is allowed, there is typically a very high fee to drop off in another country.

You will probably find better flight options from Zagreb than from either Split or Ljubljana. I’d investigate what your flight options home are to see if one of your two options works better.

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We'll be in the Austrian Alps and Vienna

One other thought …
Could you start in Vienna and then go to the Austrian Alps? If so, it is a 4 hour train ride from Salzburg or a 2 hour train ride from Villach to Ljubljana. You could pick up your rental car in Ljubljana and continue on to the Istrian peninsula; make sure the rentalcompany knows you will be driving in Croatia

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We can switch directions, I’ve got a work thing to schedule around in Austria. But good point about the car rental - maybe we just train from Vienna to Ljubljana or nearby and rent a car there, if we go to Istria? Or skip the car rental and go to Split?

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