The new 'Adriatic Express' rail route is a response to existing tourism from Poland to Croatia, as well as an incentive for new visitors to travel to the country. According to the Travel Croatia portal, the country welcomed more than 1.2 million Polish tourists last year. This number is now only expected to grow. The train route is also expected to work the other way around and encourage more Croatians to visit Poland.
The night train runs from Warsaw to the city of Rijeka in north-western Croatia. It stops several times in Poland, as well as in the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovenia. It covers its 19-hour journey four times a week and is one of the longest train services in Europe.
