Although the island has its own airport, it’s best to fly to Split Airport for getting to Brac. Split Airport is very well served with flights from all over Europe. Take a look at our Getting to Split page to see which airlines fly there and from where.
Brac Airport, near the town of Bol, is a small airport that is only open from (approximately) the end of March to the end of October each year. There are also only a few scheduled routes to the airport so it is unlikely that you will be flying directly to the island. Read on below for more information on flights to this airport.
Due to its proximity to the mainland and Split in particular, Brac is one of the most accessible islands in the Croatian Adriatic. There are ferry/catamaran routes to several of its major towns from Split and Dubrovnik (and Makarska), as well as services to and from the island of Hvar. Full details of all of these routes are below.
Getting to Brac by ferry or catamaran from Split
Car ferries
- Split to Supetar: There is a car ferry route (journey time: 50 minutes) operating to Supetar on the north of the island. Operated by Jadrolinija, it runs frequently year-round, with an even higher frequency during summer.
Catamarans (Foot passenger only)
- Split to Supetar: Kapetan Luka runs a daily catamaran service, with a high frequency in summer, that has a journey time of just 22 minutes.
- Split to Bol: Jadrolinija has a year-round daily catamaran service to Bol on the south side of the island. Taking 55 minutes to get to Bol, this catamaran then sails on to Stari Grad and Jelsa on Hvar.
- Split to Bol: From early June to mid-September, Jadrolinija also runs a daily coastal catamaran service from Split to Bol that then travels on to Sucuraj on Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik.
- Split to Bol: Kapetan Luka has a daily catamaran to Bol that sails on to Makarska, Korcula, Mljet and Dubrovnik. This operates from mid-June to mid-September.
- Split to Bol: Kapetan Luka has a service that operates from June to September inclusive.
- Split to Milna: TP Line operates a daily Split to Milna morning catamaran that sails on to Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik. The route operates from mid-April to the end of October.
- Split to Milna: TP Line operates an additional daily Split to Milna afternoon catamaran that also sails on to Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik. The route operates from mid-May to mid-October.
- Split to Milna: Jadrolinija have a once-a-week, year-round catamaran runs from Split to Milna on the west side of Brac. Journey time to Milna is 30 minutes; this catamaran then sails on to Hvar Town and Vis.
- Split to Milna: Kapetan Luka operates a catamaran service from Split to Milna on Brac that then sails on to Hvar Town, Korcula, Mljet and Dubrovnik. This catamaran operates daily fro the beginning of April through to the end of October.
- Split to Sutivan and Milna: Krilo Shipping Company runs a summer service (June to end of September) that operates twice a day from Split to Sutivan, and once or twice a day from Split to Milna. The catamaran to Milna also makes a stop at Rogac on Solta along the way.
You can book tickets for the catamarans from Split to Brac (change the destination to your own) using the search box below:
By ferry and catamaran from Makarska
Car ferries
- Makarska to Sumartin: Jadrolinija run a car ferry service from Makarska to Sumartin on eastern Brac. This route operates daily, year-round, with more ferries operating during the summer months. Journey time is one hour. (This service is useful for those travelling by car from the southern Croatian coast – or if you perhaps want to visit Brac as a day trip from Makarska.)
Catamarans (Foot passenger only)
- Makarska to Bol: You can utilise the above-mentioned Kapetan Luka summer coastal catamaran to make the journey from Makarska to Bol.
By catamaran from Dubrovnik
- Dubrovnik to Bol: Jadrolinija‘s catamaran to Bol takes 4 hours and 10 minutes. It operates daily from early June to mid-September, with a morning departure from Dubrovnik.
- Dubrovnik to Bol: the Kapetan Luka daily catamaran (early June to mid-September) to Bol takes 3 hours 15 minutes. This one has an afternoon departure from Dubrovnik.
- Dubrovnik to Milna: Kapetan Luka‘s catamaran to Milna operates daily from the beginning of April to the end of October. Journey time to Milna is 3 hours 45 minutes. This has an afternoon departure from Dubrovnik.
- Dubrovnik to Milna: TP Line has two summer catamarans from Dubrovnik to Milna, one departing Dubrovnik in the morning and the other in the mid-afternoon. Journey time is 4 hours and 30 minutes or 4 hours and 40 minutes.
Travelling between Brac and Hvar
Car ferries
There are no car ferries connecting Brac and Hvar.
Catamarans (Foot passenger only)
- Bol and Hvar Town: Jadrolinija‘s summer-only daily catamaran service connecting Split, Brac, Hvar, Korcula and Dubrovnik connects the two popular towns of Bol and Hvar Town! This could be used for making a day trip from Hvar Town to Bol (but not the other way around). Journey time is 40 minutes.
- Bol and Jelsa: Year-round, Jadrolinija operate a daily catamaran that travels between Bol and Jelsa (on the north side of Hvar). Journey time between the two is only 20 minutes. Due to the timetable, you could possibly use this to make a day trip from Hvar island to Bol.
- Milna and Hvar Town: Once a week, one of Jadrolinija‘s catamaran routes from Split to Hvar Town also makes a stop at Milna on Brac – on Tuesdays.
- Milna and Hvar Town: Kapetan Luka‘s Split to Dubrovnik catamaran includes a Milna (Brac) to Hvar Town portion, so you could also use this service to travel between the two islands.
- Milna and Hvar Town: Likewise, TP Line‘s two coastal catamarans also connect Milna and Brac.
Getting to Brac by Air
As mentioned above, Brac Airport exists on the island but given its tiny size, it’s not especially useful for trying to reach the island.
Croatia Airlines operates flights twice a week in summer from Zagreb, on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
TUIFly has flights from Brussels to Brac once a week (on Tuesdays), whilst Czech Airlines operates flights from Austria (Vienna, Linz) on Saturdays.
Sky Alps has once-a-week summer flights from Bolzano in northern Italy to Brac.
Luxair have once-a-week flights from Luxembourg.
Getting around on Brac
If you don’t have your own (hire) car, bus is the best way of getting around the island. Buses run between all the major resorts and towns on the island. The best idea is to check at the bus station in the town you’re staying in for up-to-date timetable information.
Some bus timetables can be looked up on the Arriva website. For example, the Bol to Supetar route takes 55/1 hour 10 minutes (depending on the number of stops). In summer, this route operates around 10 times a day each way, with stops in places such as Praznica, Pucisca, Postira, Splitska, Njive and Nerezisca.
Arriva also operates buses from Supetar to Milna (journey time: 20 minutes) and Supetar to Sumartin (1 hour 15 minutes), for example – again, check timetables on their website.