Travel to Split
Travel by Airplane
AIRPORT
Split Airport is 25km western from the city
center and only 6km eastern from the ancient
town of Trogir. There are no regular airport
transfers to Trogir but there is a Croatia
Airlines bus that meets all regularly scheduled
flights to Split. The buses are operated by
Pleso Prijevoz and the city stop is at Obala
Lazareta, a short walk from the intercity
bus station, the train station and the ferry
port. Buses to Split Airport leave from the
same place 90 minutes before flight times.
The price is 30HRK.
Useful links:
Croatia Airlines www.croatiaairlines.hr
Split Airport www.split-airport.hr
Cheap Flights:
Sky Europe www.skyeurope.com
Wizzair www.wizzair.com
EasyJet www.easyjet.com
Travel by Train
The train station in Split is conveniently
located right next to the bus station and
within a kilometer of the ferry port. Although
it's not a particularly scenic place to hang
out, it is open till late hours and there
you can find a left-luggage office.
There are no international trains to Split;
all trains to Split originate in Zagreb. There
are three daily fast trains to Zagreb (six
hours) and three overnight trains (8 1/2 hours).
From Monday to Saturday six trains a day run
between Sibenik and Split (two hours) and
there are about four trains a day from Split
to Zadar (4 1/2 hours) which is the only train
line along the coast. There is no train connection
Split with Dubrovnik as there is no train
connection in Istria.
Although the Croatian
Railways site is useful, you cannot reserve
your ticket on their site. But you can book
your train to Split online plus have the ticket
delivered to your home if you book it in advance.
Travel by Bus
There's hardly a city in Croatia that isn't
connected to Split by bus. For example, there
are buses going to Dubrovnik (4 1/2 hours;
see the schedule at buses from Dubrovnik),
Pula (10 hours), Rijeka (8 hours), and Zadar
(3 hours). When you travel by bus from Split
to Dubrovnik you'll pass through a strip of
Bosnian territory at Neum. Have your passport
handy; it may be checked.
The best source of information on buses to
and from Split is at the Split
bus station. You cannot book bus tickets
online; you must go to the bus station to
buy them. The bus station is open late in
the night. There is also left-luggage office
for visitors.
Travel by Ferry
Split's only international ferry connection
is to Italy. Ferries from Italy to Split run
all year and are highly reliable. Only a very
strong Adriatic storm causes the cancellation
of a ferry and that is most likely to occur
in winter.
The cross-Adriatic ferries embark from either
Ancona or Pescara. The car ferries from Ancona
to Split run all year while the Pescara ferries
are summer only. Only a few companies run
the ferry routes and the prices and amenities
differ little. It's best to choose based upon
the schedule.