Rest Areas
As of September 2010, there are 26 rest areas operating along the A1 motorway, and additional rest areas are planned along the existing sections of the route and those sections currently under construction. 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 accommodation; D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, possibly some picnicking tables and benches and restrooms. Even though the rest areas found along the A1 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations as some of them offer extra services. The most notable example is Krka rest area—even though it has no filling station, there is, for instance, a restaurant available. The filling stations regularly have small convenience stores and some of them offer LPG fuel. EuroTest, an international association of 18 European automobile clubs spearheaded by German automobile club ADAC, surveyed three of the A1 motorway rest areas in 2009: Krka, Lički Osik and Modruš (in case of the latter, both eastbound and westbound). All of the rest areas were rated as very good, especially in terms of facilities offered.
The primary motorway operators Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) and Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb lease the A, B and C type rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of September 2010, there are five such rest area operators on the A1 motorway: INA, OMV, Tifon, Petrol and Crobenz. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations; Tifon and Petrol operated rest areas have restaurants or hotels operated by Marché, a Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts subsidiary. All of the A1 motorway rest areas, except Stupnik and Jezerane, are accessible to both directions of the motorway traffic. The rest areas normally operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
| County | km | Name | Operators | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Zagreb | 1.1 | Stupnik | OMV | Facilities found at Stupnik rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms. Accessible to the southbound traffic only |
| Zagreb County | 16.9 | Desinec | Petrol Marché |
Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a motel, an ATM and restrooms. The motel is operated by Marché. |
| Karlovac | 33.6 | Draganić | Tifon Marché |
Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a hotel and restrooms. The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché and are accessible to the southbound traffic only. |
| Vukova Gorica | INA | Facilities found at Vukova Gorica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, a motel and restrooms. | ||
| 78.4 | Dobra | Tifon Marché |
Facilities found at Dobra rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, an ATM, showers and restrooms. The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché. | |
| 100.6 | Modruš | HAC | Facilities found at Modruš rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms. | |
| Lika‑Senj | 109.2 | Jezerane | HAC | Facilities found at Jezerane rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms. Accessible to the southbound traffic only |
| 119.0 | Brinje | INA | Facilities found at Brinje rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. | |
| 134.1 | Brloška Dubrava | HAC | Parking area only | |
| 152.9 | Ličko Lešće | HAC | Parking area only | |
| 159.8 | Janjče | OMV | Facilities found at Janjče rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms. | |
| 175.0 | Lički Osik | HAC | Facilities found at Lički Osik rest area comprise picnicking tables and restrooms. | |
| 191.5 | Jadova | HAC | Parking area only | |
| 201.1 | Zir | INA Macola |
Facilities found at Zir rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms. The facilities additionally available to the southbound traffic only are a restaurant and a motel. | |
| Zadar | 227.9 | Marune | HAC Mataš |
Facilities found at Marune rest area comprise a four star hotel, a café, a convenience store, picnicking tables and restrooms. |
| 239.4 | Jasenice | Tifon Marché |
Facilities found at Desinec rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a restaurant, showers and restrooms. The restaurant is operated by Marché. | |
| 271.0 | Nadin | OMV | Facilities found at Nadin rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café and restrooms. | |
| 292.0 | Pristeg | HAC | Parking area only | |
| Šibenik‑Knin | 306.6 | Prokljan | INA | Facilities found at Prokljan rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. |
| 315.0 | Krka | HAC Krka Commerce |
Facilities found at Krka rest area comprise an a la carte restaurant, a café, a convenience store, picnicking tables and restrooms. | |
| 332.0 | Vrpolje | Crobenz | Facilities found at Vrpolje rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a restaurant, a café, an ATM and restrooms. | |
| Split‑Dalmatia | 343.5 | Sitno | HAC | Parking area only |
| 356.3 | Radošić | HAC | Parking area only; Accessible to both southbound and northbound traffic | |
| 369.6 | Kozjak | INA | Facilities found at Kozjak rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café and restrooms. | |
| 392.6 | Mosor | Petrol | Facilities found at Mosor rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café and restrooms. | |
| Rašćane Gornje | HAC | Facilities found at Rašćane Gornje rest area comprise parking areas and restrooms only. | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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