Ferries to Croatia

If you are travelling with your car, the ferry saves you the long drive around the Adriatic. Three Italian ports have direct links to the Croatian coast:

• Ancona - Split is the shortest crossing to central Dalmatia: an overnight sailing of around eleven hours, mainly with SNAV in summer and with Jadrolinija from autumn. You can bring your car or motorhome and arrive in Split in the morning. See Ancona - Split.
• Bari - Dubrovnik takes you from Puglia straight to southern Dalmatia, with Jadrolinija in around eight hours. The line runs on a summer timetable into October. See Bari - Dubrovnik.
• Venice - Istria: In summer, fast catamarans without vehicles sail to Poreč, Rovinj and Pula.

The guide Ferries from Italy to Croatia compares all three crossings.

From Split to the islands

Split is the hub for central Dalmatia. The catamarans leave from the city port on the eastern waterfront, right in the centre:

• Hvar: Jadrolinija, TP Line and Krilo Kapetan Luka sail to Hvar Town throughout the day, with some boats continuing to Jelsa. See Split - Hvar.
• Brač: five lines to Supetar, Bol, Milna and Sutivan. Choose the port closest to where you are staying. See Split - Brač.
• Šolta: the catamaran to Rogač in around half an hour, all year round. See Split - Šolta.
• Korčula and Vis: the longer crossings, to Korčula via Hvar and to Vis once a day. See Split - Korčula and Split - Vis.
• Dubrovnik: the coastal line stops at Milna, Hvar Town and Korčula on the way, and with Krilo also at Pomena on Mljet, so you can book single legs too. See Split - Dubrovnik.

All lines from the port, car ferries included, are listed on Ferries from Split. The guide Island hopping in Croatia shows how to combine several islands into one route.

From Dubrovnik to southern Dalmatia

The catamarans from Dubrovnik leave from Gruž port, not the old town. TP Line sails to Korčula all year in around two hours, joined in summer by Krilo Kapetan Luka. See Dubrovnik - Korčula.

To Mljet, TP Line sails all year to Sobra and on to Šipan, while Krilo calls in summer at Pomena on the western tip of the island. The page Dubrovnik - Mljet & Šipan explains which port suits your destination on Mljet.

Zadar, Kvarner and Istria

From Zadar, TP Line serves the islands of the Zadar archipelago: Sali and Zaglav on Dugi Otok and on to Iž, plus a separate loop to Silba, Olib and Premuda that also links the three islands with each other. See Zadar - Dugi Otok and Zadar - Silba, Olib, Premuda.

On two days a week, Krilo Kapetan Luka sails from Pula via Unije, Susak, Mali Lošinj, Ilovik and Silba to Zadar, so you can reach the Kvarner islands without a car. See Pula - Mali Lošinj - Zadar.

Taking your car to the islands

The catamarans on this page do not carry vehicles. If you want to take your car to Cres, Krk, Brač, Hvar or another large island, use the Jadrolinija car ferries. You buy tickets for them from Jadrolinija at the port or online. The guide Car ferries in Croatia explains which lines exist and how things work at the port.

The ferry operators

Five operators run the routes on this site. There are dedicated pages for Jadrolinija and SNAV on the Adriatic crossings, and TP Line, Krilo Kapetan Luka and Krilo Shipping Company on the catamaran lines to the islands. Departures by date are in the timetable, and prices on the prices page.