Day trips from Split
Trogir for half a day, Brač for a swim, Hvar for a whole day, Krka instead of Plitvice, and Vis for those who stay the night.
- Trogir
- About 40 minutes by bus, an hour by boat
- Brač
- 50 minutes by ferry to Supetar
- Hvar
- 1 h by catamaran
Five trips from Split you can make without a car: Trogir, Brač, Hvar and Vis by boat or bus from the port east of the palace, and Krka by bus to Skradin. The question is not how to get there but how much time each place wants — Brač fits into half a day, Hvar does not.
Trogir — the easiest
West of Split, about 40 minutes by intercity bus or an hour on the Bura Line boat, where the ticket is bought on board before sailing, cash only. Trogir is a small town on an islet between the mainland and Čiovo, entirely within its walls and entirely UNESCO-listed since 1997. The cathedral has Master Radovan's portal of 1240, one of the most important Romanesque portals in this part of Europe. It is walked in two hours. That makes it the best choice when you want something that does not eat the whole day.
Brač — the quickest way to the sea
Fifty minutes by ferry to Supetar, then on by bus or bicycle. Zlatni Rat at Bol is a shingle spit that changes shape with the wind and current, and the difference shows in photographs from different years. Brač is also the quarry that supplied the stone for Diocletian's Palace, so the same white rock appears in the city and on the island.
Hvar and Krka
Hvar is an hour by catamaran and wants a full day: the fortress above the town, the largest square in Dalmatia, and the Pakleni islands ten minutes or so away by taxi boat. Without a car, Krka means a bus to Skradin, and from there the park boat runs to Skradinski Buk, included in the ticket from April to October. No swimming at the falls themselves. From June to September it is allowed upstream, at Roški Slap, Stinice and Pisak.
How long each takes
All out and back from Split the same day — no car needed; for Krka, the bus to Skradin
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
Which trip from Split is best with only one day?
Hvar if you want an island, Trogir if you want something short. Brač is the quickest way to the sea and fits into half a day.
Do I need to book the catamaran?
In July and August, yes. The ferry is the fallback, but for Hvar it docks at Stari Grad, some twenty kilometres from Hvar town.
Krka or Plitvice from Split?
Krka. Plitvice is nearly three hours each way and does not fit sensibly into one day, while Krka can be reached without a car by bus to Skradin.
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