What Split costs
Croatia is in the eurozone, so nothing in Split needs converting — price by price, from a hostel bed to a ticket for Hvar.
- The palace cellars
- €10
- Split City Museum
- €10
- Cathedral and bell tower
- €5 (cathedral), €7 (bell tower)
Croatia has been in the eurozone since 1 January 2023, so every price in Split is already in euro, with nothing to convert. The single biggest line in the day is usually a meal at a konoba, not any ticket — the palace cellars are €10, and the cathedral with its bell tower is priced separately.
Prices line by line
All prices are per person.
Why there's no single total
€14–18 is a dorm bed, but the tourist tax on a hostel stay and the price of a set lunch in Split have not been confirmed well enough to enter this guide as a fixed figure — Split's konobe mostly run à la carte, with no fixed set lunch. That's why this page gives a price per line, not one total for a frugal day.
From the airport
The bus to the centre is €3, the same fare as any other ride on public transport; a taxi or a fixed transfer is €35–50 (metered), €40–45 (fixed transfer), per ride, not per person.
The islands have their own sum
Trogir, Brač, Hvar, Krka and Vis are not in this sum — each trip has its own transport ticket, from €11 (2× one-way by bus) for Trogir to €36–44 (2× one-way) for Hvar, return, per person.
What this sum leaves out
- A room or an apartment. The table above prices a night at €14–18, the dorm-bed rate; a private room in Veli Varoš or on Marjan runs well past that, so check the date-specific price before booking.
- A trip to the islands or Krka. Trogir, Brač, Hvar, Krka and Vis each have their own transport and tickets, outside the daily budget in the city itself.
- Drinks with the meal. The meal prices above do not include them.
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Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much money does a day in Split need?
This page gives no single total — the set-lunch price and the hostel tourist tax have not been confirmed yet, so the day adds up from the line-by-line prices in the table.
Does Split use kuna or euro?
Euro. Croatia has been in the eurozone since 1 January 2023.
What's the single most expensive line in a Split budget?
Usually a konoba meal (€18–19 (black risotto)), not any ticket — the palace cellars are €10.
Ready for Split?
Where to next
Split once the six-sight list is done
→The north gate with a luck legend, a domed entrance that sometimes sings a cappella, a park on the point, and…
Hvar · 37 km
→Nightlife at one end, a field divided twenty-four centuries ago at the other
How well does Split suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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