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Travel INFO Korcula - Arrival and Departure

Getting to Korcula Town and Island

Map of Ferries that sail to Korcula

Korcula is well connected to the Croatian mainland and Dalmatian coast, especially in the summer months, although, off season boats ferry connections are bit less convenient, so you would need to rely mosty on buses for Dubrovnik and early morning's ferry to Hvar and Split.

There are various possibilities to reach Island and town of Korcula. On this page you will find all sorts of different means of transport with detailed time tables.

If you can not work out your way properly, or would like to ask for more info or advise about arrival and departure to/ from Korcula, please check our Korcula Travel Fourm or Croatia Travel Forum to see if answer to your question is already available. If not, post your question and we will be happy to help! Alternatively, email.

Korcula nearest airport is Dubrovnik Airport though Split Airport is convenient to reach Korcula too. Croatia Airlines is the state owned flight-carrier but there are various low cost and charter flight companies that do flights to Croatia too.

Currently British Airways flights to Dubrovnik are good choice...If you didn't book your flight yet, you can do it directly from here. Check British Airways prices and timetables for flights to Dubrovnik. Check also Expedia that offers selection of best available fares on flights to Croatia by Croatia Airlines too. Ebookers.com has also good search engine to search for flights to airports of Croatia.

There are also lot of flight comparison sites with search engines that searches 100+ airfare sites at once, comparing the costs. They include flights searches for Croatia Airlines, Ryan Air, Easy Jet and WizzAir, British Ariways as well as other low cost airlines that fly to Croatia. Most of the available flights also good for cheap flights to Bari and Ancona in Italy, convenient for ferry crossings to Korcula, Dubrovnik and Split.

Once in Croatia, here are all necessary info for your travel to Korcula. Feel free to print this or any other page for your own usage.

How to get to Korcula (step-by-step guides)

Getting to Korcula from Split

If you decide to fly to Split, the best option to come to Korcula is by ferry catamaran Split - Korcula - Split - via Hvar - (passenger only service). It is speedy boat that takes you to Korcula Town in just few hours. Other ferries from Split include:

Split-Korcula ferry: This ferry arrives in Korcula Old Town. this is not daily ferry, so be careful with timings
Split - Vela Luka (Korcula)- Lastovo: At least once a day (depending of the season) car and passenger ferry service from Split to Vela Luka - a town on the west coast of Island of Korcula, 50 km away form town of Korcula. There is regular and reliable bus service that connects this ferry with town of Korcula (see bus info above)
Split - Vela Luka (Korcula) - Lastovo (passenger service only): This is daily fast passengers service. There is regular (except at Saturdays) and reliable bus service that connects this line with town of Korcula (see above buses). For this service as well as ferry Split-Vela Luka see Ferry Jadrolinija timetable.
If you missed all these ferries, everything is not lost yet, as there is a bus from Split to Korcula that runs every day at 1am ( 1o'clock after midnight) and arrives in Korcula at 6am. If none of this is convenient, we can always arrange taxi to pick you up at Split Airport and drive you to Korcula - email us your request. Also, check Korcula Car Rental page for rent-a-car ideas and prices.

Getting to Korcula from Dubrovnik

If you decide to fly to Dubrovnik, try to book the fight which arrives before 1pm at Dubrovnik Airport. This will give you enought time to catch a bus that runs every day from Dubrovnik to Korcula. The bus departure is at 3pm. If your flight to Dubrovnik arrives later, you would need to overnight in Dubrovnik as there is no public transport available. Following day you can take bus or ferry to Korcula. If this is not convenient, we can always arrange taxi to pick you up at Dubrovnik Airport and drive you to Korcula - email us your request . Also, check Korcula Car Rental page for rent-a-car ideas and prices

Local Ferry Timetables :

Orebic - Korcula - Orebic Ferries
Ploce - Trpanj - Ploce Ferries
Drvenik (near Makarska) - Korcula - Drvenik Ferries
Orebic - Korcula (Old Town) - Frequent daily passenger service from Orebic to Korcula that takes 10 minutes only. Convenient for day trips as well as arrival / departure from / to Korcula. Often connected with bus services from Orebic . For timetable click Boat Service Orebic-KorculaTimetable
About Jadrolinija Ferries

Other useful web sites for your travel arrangements:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - to check do you need visa for Croatia / Dubrovnik Airport and Split Airport Webcam / Exchange rate - official information for currency exchange rate Zagreb Bus Terminal - for Croatia bus routes / For train services see Croatian Railways website.