I will be traveling to Croatia this summer. I will be flying into Split and taking a catamaran to Hvar Town. I would appreciate advice on the following:
1. What is the best way (easy, reasonable) to travel to Split Harbour from the airport - bus? Taxi? Private driver?
2. Upon arriving to Split Harbour, is it easy to find/purchase catamaran ticket? Can I purchase ticket in advance or do I have to wait to purchase until day of, upon arrival to Harbour?
3. Has anyone on this listserv stayed at the Adriana Hvar Marina Hotel? That is where I will be staying. Once I arrive in Hvar Town, is the hotel in walking distance from the ferry terminal or do I need to take a bus or taxi to the hotel? Is it easy to find such transportation?
Any other advice/suggestions anyone has to offer is greatly appreciated!!
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You chose a great hotel but the rooms may be a bit small for regular American tourist. I found them too small so my wife and I booked a Spa suite.
The best way is to either book through a local agency or directly through the hotel who organizes a concierge to wait for you and take care of all the details: tickets, location of the catamaran, getting to the hotel... I would advise on using secretdalmatia.com to organize both your transfer and hotel (they get a commission from the hotel) so you would have a worry free experience. They did this for me last October and it was a great service.
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Hi Marlowe,
If you don%26#39;t go down the agency route, it is not very complicated to get from the airport to the cat.
Croatia Airline run buses from the airport to the harbour. These meet Croatia Airline flights but are open to anyone to travel on. Come out of the airport building itself and you will see them 20 yards on your right with Croatia Airlines markings. Sometimes there will be a full coach, a minibus or a mixture. The cost (2006) was 35kuna, about USD7 per person. If there are none there, there is a help point in the airport itself that will tell you when the next one will come.
The journey will take between 35-45 minutes and will stop at the bus/taxi park just by Diocletian%26#39;s palace. Adjacent to the parking area are two white ticket booths and the one nearest the sea will be selling Jadrolinija tickets. The ticket person will speak english but the Jadrolinija cat will depart from the quayside just 50 yards to your right. There is another operator (Krilo) who also runs fast boat to Korcula which stops at Hvar each day. They leave at either 4.00 or 5.00 pm depending on the season.(see www.korcula.net) I think they sell tickets through Jadrolinija as well but the ticket person will tell you.
If you are in a screaming hurry, or there are no Croatia airline buses, you can get a taxi from the airport to the same place. Again, the taxi rank is right in front of you when you exit the airport building. Tell the taxi driver you want the cat for Hvar and he will drop you in the right spot. The taxi will cost c.280kuna about USD56.
If the little booth is closed (rarely) I%26#39;m afraid you will have to walk down the long quayside (away from Diocletian) to find another booking office. That%26#39;s the area where the car ferries go from, which will be your alternative should you miss the cats.If you know you have missed the cats, its worth getting your taxi to drop you down there, because its a good 400 yards walk.
Alternatively, do what Morlaque suggests and get it all organised through the hotel/agency.
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