A2 near Krapina shut at night: roadworks before All Saints

Anyone crossing into Croatia at Macelj over the next two nights, or driving from Zagreb towards Maribor and Graz, has to leave the motorway. According to the Croatian Automobile Club HAK, the A2 is closed in both directions between the Krapina and Trakošćan junctions on the nights into Thursday 29 October and into Friday 30 October 2026, each time from 20:00 to 05:00. The detour runs along the D1 state road.

These are the last two dates in a series. Night closures on this section have been running since the night of 6 to 7 October, as Kamenjar reported, citing HAK. No further night closures on the A2 have been announced after that (as of Wednesday 28 October, 18:10). Plans can shift in bad weather, so check the HAK page before you set off.

What stays on the A2 afterwards

The road will not be fully clear after Friday either. Until 30 October, traffic between kilometre 22.5 and 20.8 runs two-way on the eastern carriageway while a pedestrian underpass at kilometre 21.3 is renewed. Until 16 November, cars heading for Macelj use only the overtaking lane between kilometre 5.65 and 4.22, where the road surface is being repaired.

At the Zagreb end of the A2, the Zagreb zapad (Jankomir) junction has only one lane into the city over the Sava bridge until 31 December, HAK says. That applies to traffic from the A2 and from Bregana on the A3.

The A1 also closes tonight

Work also hits the route to Dalmatia on the night into Thursday. Motorway operator HAC closes the A1 between Rovanjska and Posedarje, north of Zadar, in both directions from 22:00 on Wednesday to 05:00 on Thursday to install sign gantries. The detour runs from Rovanjska via the D8 and the D106 to Posedarje, and the reverse way back.

On the same night the A1 between Split and Bisko is closed towards Dubrovnik from 22:00 to 05:00, according to HAK, with a detour via the D1, Ž6145, Ž6260 and D220. In the opposite direction, Bisko to Split is already closed until 18 December while the Split (Dugopolje) junction is rebuilt; traffic towards Zagreb uses the D220 and Ž6260.

What it means for visitors

For the drive to the All Saints weekend (Sunday 1 November) and back, this is what applies on each route:

• Via Macelj (A2, from Graz and Maribor): drive on Wednesday and Thursday before 20:00 or after 05:00, otherwise take the D1. From Friday morning Krapina to Trakošćan is open again.
• Via Bregana (A3, from Ljubljana): towards Slovenia, one lane only between Zagreb zapad and Samobor until 14 November, limit 80 km/h.
• Via Goričan (A4, from Hungary): towards Goričan, only the overtaking lane between Sesvete and Sveta Helena until 13:00 each day until 18 December, two lanes after that.
• To Istria and Opatija (A7): one lane between Rijeka zapad and Učka towards Rupa and Istria until 23 December, and HAK expects queues. On top of that comes the Matulji junction closure.
• To Zadar (A1): tonight from 22:00 to 05:00, detour between Rovanjska and Posedarje via the D8 and D106.
• To Dubrovnik (A1): on 4 November from 08:00 to 18:00 the Ploče to Karamatići section is closed towards Dubrovnik, and on 5 November towards Zagreb, for work in the Mali Prolog and Kobiljača tunnels. Detour via the D8 and D62.

Border waiting times are in our border crossings guide, and speed checks on the drive through Slovenia in our piece on average speed cameras. From 15 November, winter equipment is compulsory on Croatia's designated winter roads.