Getting to Croatia by Ferry

Reaching Croatia by ferry is relatively straightforward…as long as you’re travelling from Italy or Montenegro, that is. The only international ferry services to Croatia are from there – no services exist from or to any other European country. (For those looking for the answer to an often-asked question – sorry, there are NO ferries between Croatia and Greece.)

Getting to Croatia by Ferry

What ferry should I travel on?

You can take ferries (or catamarans) from the ports of Trieste, Venice, Cesenatico, Pesaro, Ancona or Bari to Croatia. Which one you travel from depends on your final destination and the time of year.

There are also catamarans that sail from Budva and Kotor in Montenegro to Dubrovnik. Both are run by Adriatic Lines.

The only route that operates year-round is the Ancona to Split route, operated by Jadrolinija. However, do note that it only operates a couple of times a week during the winter months

You may find our Ferries to Croatia map useful for planning your sailing to Croatia.

Alternatively, see the following table for route and ferry company website details.

2026
From…To…Months of operationOperated by
Trieste
(Italy)
 Porecend Jun – AugLiberty Lines
Rovinjend Jun – Aug Liberty Lines
Mali Losinjend Jun – AugLiberty Lines
Piran
(Slovenia)		 end Jun – AugLiberty Lines
    
Venice
(Italy)
Umag
Jul & Aug
PorecMay –
mid Oct		Adriatic Lines
PulaJun – SeptAdriatic Lines
RovinjMay –
mid Oct		Adriatic Lines
Piran
(Slovenia)		May –
mid Oct		Adriatic Lines
 
Cesenatico
(Italy)
Rovinj
end Jun – Aug
Losinj
end Jun – Aug
Novalja (Pag)
Jul & Aug
 
Pesaro
(Italy)
Losinj
Jun – Aug
Novalja (Pag)
Jul & Aug
 
(Italy)
Split
all

Apr – early Oct

SNAV
Zadar
new for 2026!		July –
early Sept

Jadrolinija

 
(Italy)
 Split
new for 2026!		end Mar – mid Oct  Jadrolinija
Dubrovnik
mid May –
early Nov		Jadrolinija
    
Budva
(Montenegro)
Dubrovnik
Jun – SeptAdriatic Lines
    
Kotor
(Montenegro)
 DubrovnikJun – Sept Adriatic Lines 

Tips for Travelling to Croatia by Ferry from Italy

If you find yourself in a northern part of the Italian coast (say, Venice) and are looking to get to the southern part of the Croatian coast (say, Split or Dubrovnik), we would advise travelling down the Italian side of the Adriatic rather than the Croatian side. This is because you can utilise some of the high(er)-speed train services in Italy (you can look up train timetables on the Trenitalia website) to get to Ancona or Bari to then get a ferry across to Croatia. This would be quicker than travelling from Venice to Croatia and then taking a slow bus down the Croatian coast.

Or, if you’re pressed for time, you can always fly from Venice to Split or Dubrovnik!

Getting to Croatia by Ferry – Book Ferry Tickets

Booking for some of the above ferry routes to Croatia – especially Ancona to Split – can be done using the search box below: