Getting to Hvar Island

Most people travel to Hvar by ferry (although some now get there by private yacht). People frequently ask how to take a ferry from Dubrovnik to Hvar Island. Unfortunately it's not so easy! There are no direct daily ferries from Dubrovnik to Hvar Island.

Getting to Hvar From Dubrovnik

Coastal Ferry
From Hvar to Dubrovnik, there's the Jadrolinija coastal ferry that runs twice a week all year, stopping at Korcula. The ferry takes 7 1/2 hours. See the schedules.

Driving
There's are frequent daily car ferries between Drvenik, on the mainland, and Sucuraj at the southeastern tip of Hvar Island. (see the schedule) The entire journey from Hvar Town to Dubrovnik takes about 3 1/2 hours.

Download the schedules of the coastal ferry and the Drvenik-Sucuraj shuttle.

Getting to Hvar from Split

There are no car ferries between Hvar Town and Split . Ferries are not allowed to discharge cars in Hvar Town; car ferries land in Stari Grad. From the Stari Grad port you can drive or take a bus to Stari Grad town (2km), Hvar Town, Jelsa or Vrboska. Here are your ferry options:

Coastal Ferry
There are two coastal car ferries a week that go from from Split to Stari Grad on to Korcula and Dubrovnik. See the coastal ferry schedule.

Local Car Ferry
From Split to Stari Grad there are up to five car ferries a day.The trip takes two hours.
See the Split-Stari Grad ferry schedule.

Catamarans
There are two catamarans every day in each direction between Split and Hvar Town (about 50 minutes).
From Split to Hvar Town and on to Korcula there's the daily Krilo catamaran. See the schedule.
From Split to Hvar Town and on to Vela Luka (Korcula Island), Jadrolinija runs a daily catamaran with an extra route on Tuesday. (see the schedule) And furthermore, there's a daily catamaran from Split to Bol (Brac Island) that goes on to Jelsa on Hvar Island . (see the Split-Bol-Jelsa catamaran schedule) Yes, I know it's confusing! Why not download my pocket ferry guide with all the ferries in one convenient format?

From Hvar to Korcula

Coastal Ferry
From Stari Grad to Korcula Town and on to Dubrovnik there are two coastal car ferries a week.

Catamaran
From Hvar Town to Korcula Town, there's the daily Krilo catamaran. See the schedule. Otherwise you can take the daily Jadrolinija catamaran to Vela Luka on Korcula Island. (see the schedule)

Split-Hvar-Dubrovnik Itinerary

If you have a car and you want to drive from Split to Dubrovnik with an overnight stop at Hvar, here is what to do: Take one of the car ferries from Split to Stari Grad. Overnight in Hvar (maybe Hvar Town?) Then drive across the island to Sucuraj and take the car ferry shuttle to Drvenik. Then, you can drive on to Dubrovnik.

Ferries from Italy to Hvar Town

There are ferries from Italy to Hvar Island in the summer only. Summer ferries include Hvar to Pescara, Italy and Hvar to Ancona.

Getting Around Croatia by Ferry

Getting to Dubrovnik

Getting to Split

Hvar Island

Hvar Town