Flights to the airports nearest to Korcula Island, Croatia
Korcula Island is served by Dubrovnik DBV (Cilipi) and Split Airport (SPU Croatia)
Dubrovnik Airport and Split Airport are the nearest Korcula airports, so most people use Dubrovnik and Split as landing points to arrive in Korcula. If you plan to visit some other parts of Croatia you might consider flying to Zagreb instead, from where Croatia Airlines and 35 other airlines operate all year round.
Croatia Airlines offers daily direct flights there from most European destinations. Once in Zagreb, there are at least 3 flights a day to Dubrovnik and Split. It is also worth checking other airlines, like KLM Royal Dutch Airlines which flies to Zagreb via some other European destinations.
Flying to Zadar airport can be also a good option especially if you wish to visit the northern coast of Croatia too. Ryanair is currently offering good prices for Zadar Airport.
You can also consider flying to any Italian airport and then use ferry connections from Bari to Dubrovnik and Ancona to Split ferries to reach the nearest points to Korcula on the Croatian coast. In July and August there are some fast ferries from Italy to Croatia – check here for the latest updates.
A good way to check available flights is to use metasearch sites like Kayak or Expedia as these are the best solutions for choosing among numerous flight options.
Directions from Airports:
If you are arriving at Split Airport and intend to travel to Korcula, you have to take the ferry from Split ferry port which is in the very center of Split – here are the best connections for travel from Split airport.
If you are arriving at Dubrovnik Airport and intend to travel to Korcula, you have to take the ferry from Dubrovnik ferry port which is in the Gruz suburb – here are the best connections for travel from Dubrovnik airport.
Selection of Cheap Flights to Korcula nearest airports:
EasyJet flights to Dubrovnik (DBV) and Split(SPU) from London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Berlin, Geneva, Paris as well as from some other airports in France, UK, Germany and Italy. Their flights are usually operating from May to October.
British Airways flights from London (Gatwick) LGW to Dubrovnik (DBV) – these flights are in the operationall year round. Some very good prices are offered for flights to Dubrovnik, especially if you can book it well in advance.
Ryanair flights to Zadar are currently on offer with some good prices for Uk London and Manchester airports as well as from numerous other European destinations to Zadar Airport.
Current flights above Korcula Island – click to see live air traffic above the Island provided by Flightradar24 flight tracker [ this is just for fun 🙂 ]
Below are some blog entries about flights to Korcula’s nearest airports: