How to get to Hvar: ferries, catamarans and ports in 2026 How to get to Hvar: ferries and catamarans Link copied Getting to the island How to get to Hvar: ferries, catamarans and ports in 2026 Marko local driver 31 August 2026 7 min read Hvar has no bridge and no airport, so every arrival happens by sea. Most people sail from Split, but a boat can drop you at four different places on the island, and picking the wrong one can add an hour and a taxi fare to your day. Here is how the crossings actually work, what they cost and where each one leaves you. Key points in 20 seconds Most visitors take the catamaran from Split to Hvar Town: 50 to 65 minutes, foot passengers only, straight onto the Riva. Car ferries take 1 hour 50 minutes and dock at Stari Grad, 20 minutes by road from Hvar Town. Split to Hvar runs 18 times a day in mid July and two to three times a day in winter. A ticket from Split to Hvar Town costs between 6.40 and 25 euros, depending on the line and the season. 4 arrival ports 50 min from Split from 6.40 eurosStari Grad is where the car ferries dock. Catamarans dock in the middle of Hvar Town, 20 minutes away by road. In this guide The four arrival ports Catamaran or car ferry Check the departures for your date What a ticket costs Dubrovnik, Korčula and island hopping Arriving at each port Bringing a car, and coming from the airport Before you book Common questions 01 The four places a boat can drop you on Hvar Hvar is long and thin. The island measures 68 kilometres end to end, but the road from Hvar Town out to Sućuraj runs 84 kilometres, and the ports sit a long way apart. The one you arrive at decides most of your first day. Port Boat type Comes from Crossing To Hvar Town Hvar Town Catamaran, foot passengers Split, Dubrovnik, Korčula, Vis, Brač 50 to 65 min from Split You are there Stari Grad Car ferry and catamaran Split 1 h 50 min by car ferry 20 min by road Jelsa Catamaran, foot passengers Split, usually via Bol About 1 h 40 min 40 min by road Sućuraj Car ferry Drvenik on the mainland 30 min 1 h 45 min by road Swipe the table sideways to see all the columns. Sućuraj sits at the far eastern tip of the island. The crossing is short and cheap, but the drive afterwards is genuinely long. It makes sense if you are already driving down the coast, and very little sense if your final stop is Hvar Town. One detail worth checking on your ticket: a few Split sailings dock at Vira instead of in Hvar Town itself. Vira is a bay about 10 minutes from Hvar Town, and the bus transfer into town is included in the ticket price. 02 Catamaran or car ferry: which to take The catamaran from Split to Hvar Town is the normal way to reach the island. It is the fastest, it runs most often, and it puts you in the middle of town rather than half an hour away from it. The car ferry exists for vehicles, and for the days when the wind stops the fast boats. Take the catamaran if you are travelling without a car. It is faster, it runs all day in summer and it puts you in the middle of Hvar Town. Three operators cover the route from Split: Jadrolinija, Kapetan Luka Krilo and TP Line. Some sailings call at Milna on Brač, which adds about 20 minutes. Take the car ferry if you are arriving by car. It is the only way to bring a car over from Split, it docks at Stari Grad, and foot passengers are welcome on it too. Wind decides more than the timetable does. Catamarans are the first thing cancelled in strong bura or jugo, while the larger car ferry usually keeps sailing. Tip: think of the Stari Grad car ferry as your backup rather than your second choice. When the fast boats stop, the Jadrolinija car ferry is usually still sailing. 03 Check the departures for your date Pick a route and a date and the tool below lists every sailing on it, from all operators, in the order they leave. Times come from the official schedules published by the operators and the Croatian Coastal Liner Services Agency, and they update daily. From To Today Tomorrow Choose a date Loading the sailing schedule Frequency changes far more than most guides admit. On a mid July day there are 18 departures from Split to Hvar Town, the first around 07:30 and the last around 18:50. On a mid January day there are two, both in the afternoon. The car ferry to Stari Grad is steadier through the year: roughly seven crossings a day in summer and five in winter. Drvenik to Sućuraj runs eleven times a day in summer and eight in winter. In July and August a boat leaves every hour or two, so you do not have to plan the day around it. In November you do. 04 What a ticket costs There are two kinds of line to Hvar and the price gap between them is large. Most visitors never notice it. Route Commercial line State subsidised line Split to Hvar Town 25.00 euros 10.00 in season, 6.40 out of season Dubrovnik to Hvar 50.00 to 55.00 euros No state line on this route Korčula to Hvar 25.00 euros Regulated fare on the Korčula line Milna (Brač) to Hvar 15.00 euros Regulated fare on the Vis line Swipe the table sideways to see all the columns. The cheaper fares are open to everyone, not only to residents. Only a handful of those sailings run each day and islanders use them, so they sell out first. If you are flexible on departure time, they