Rest Areas
As of October 2010, there are 18 rest areas operating along the A3 motorway, and additional rest areas are planned along the existing sections of the route. Legislation provides for four types of rest areas, designated as types A through D. A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities, including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or a motel; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a café, but no restaurants or accommodations; D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, possibly some picnicking tables, benches and restrooms. Even though the rest areas found along the A3 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations, as some of them offer extra services. The filling stations regularly have small convenience stores and some of them offer LPG fuel.
The primary motorway operator, Hrvatske autoceste (HAC), leases the A, B and C type rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of October 2010, there are three such rest area operators on the A3 motorway: INA, Nafta Promet and INA Osijek Petrol. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations. Most of the A3 motorway rest areas are accessible to both directions of traffic. There are however rest areas which are available only to the eastbound traffic (e.g. Lužani and Brodski Stupnik rest areas) or to westbound traffic only, like Slaven and Staro Petrovo Selo rest areas. Furthermore, some rest areas offer different types of amenities to each direction of the traffic. The rest areas normally operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, except Stari Hrastovi (eastbound) rest area, which is open from 7 am to 6 pm.
| List of A3 motorway rest areas | ||||
| County | km | Name | Operators | Notes |
| Zagreb County | 4.2 | Gradna rest area | INA | Facilities found at the Gradna rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms. |
| City of Zagreb | 17.1 | Lučko | INA | Facilities found at the Lučko rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café, a motel, an RV park, picnicking tables and restrooms. |
| Zagreb County | 54.8 | Ježevo | INA | Facilities found at the Ježevo rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a motel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms. The motel and the restaurant are accessible to the eastbound traffic only. |
| 77.1 | Križ | INA | Facilities found at the Križ rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a motel, a restaurant, a café, picnicking tables and restrooms. The motel and the restaurant are accessible to the eastbound traffic only. | |
| Sisak‑Moslavina | 90.2 | Stari Hrastovi | INA | Facilities found at the Stari Hrastovi rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a motel, a restaurant, a café, picnicking tables and restrooms. The filling station is available to both traffic directions, but all other facilities are available to the westbound traffic only. |
| 116.5 | Lipovljani | INA | Facilities found at the Lipovljani rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café, picnicking tables and restrooms. The picnicking tables are available to the eastbound traffic only. | |
| 133.1 | Novska | INA | Facilities found at the Novska rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. | |
| Brod‑Posavina | 157.6 | Nova Gradiška | HAC | Facilities found at the Nova Gradiška rest area comprise a restaurant, a café and restrooms. The facilities are available to the eastbound traffic only. Only a parking area is available to the westbound traffic. |
| 164.8 | Slaven | INA | Facilities found at the Slaven rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a motel, a restaurant, a café, picnicking tables and restrooms. The rest area is available to the westbound traffic only. | |
| 175.5 | Staro Petrovo Selo | INA | Facilities found at the Staro Petrovo Selo rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a motel, a restaurant and restrooms. The rest area is available to the westbound traffic only. | |
| 191.6 | Lužani | Nafta Promet | Facilities found at the Lužani rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a motel, a restaurant and restrooms. The rest area is available to the eastbound traffic only. | |
| 201.4 | Brodski Stupnik | Nafta Promet | Facilities found at the Brodski Stupnik rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. The rest area is available to the eastbound traffic only. | |
| 216.5 | Marsonija | INA | Facilities found at the Marsonija rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG and restrooms. The LPG filling station is available to the eastbound traffic only, while the restrooms are available to the westbound traffic only. | |
| 238.4 | Sredanci | INA | Facilities found at the Sredanci rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms. The facilities are available to the eastbound traffic only. Only a parking area is available to the westbound traffic. | |
| Vukovar‑Srijem | 258.7 | Babina Greda | INA Osijek Petrol | Facilities found at the Babina Greda rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. The facilities are available to the eastbound traffic only. Only a parking area is available to the westbound traffic. |
| 271.3 | Rastovica | INA | Facilities found at the Rastovica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. The facilities are available to the westbound traffic only. Only a parking area is available to the eastbound traffic. | |
| 283.1 | Bošnjaci | HAC | Facilities found at the Bošnjaci rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms. | |
| 298.4 | Spačva | HAC | Facilities found at the Spačva rest area comprise a motel, a restaurant and restrooms. | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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