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trips from Dubrovnik to nearby Bribinj and Zaglav, on the island such as Stinica–Mišnjak and
destinations such as Ston and of Dugi Otok and from Biograd Drvenik–Sućuraj, ferries sail non-
Korčula, Mostar (in Bosnia- to Tkon on the island of Pašman. stop so as to cope with the long
Herzegovina) and the River In the district of Šibenik, the queues that tend to form in the
Tara (in Montenegro). town is connected to the middle of the day.
islands of Zlarin and Prvić. For those travelling without
In the Split district there are a car or motorbike, high-speed
Island Ferries
connections between Split and catamarans connect Split to the
The majority of ferries and the islands of Brač (Supetar), surrounding islands of Brač,
catamarans connecting the Korčula (Vela Luka), Hvar (to Hvar, Vis, Korčula and Lastovo
mainland and the islands are Starigrad), Šolta (Rogač), Vis (to with the most frequent services
run by the state-owned the port of the same name) and from June to September. The
company, Jadrolinija. These Lastovo (to Ubli). There are also crossing times range from
ferries can transport both connections between Makarska 45 minutes to Hvar to 2 hours
passengers and vehicles. and Sumartin (island of Brač), 30 mins to Lastovo.
The Croatian ferry network is between Ploče and Trpanj on In addition to Jadrolinija,
divided into five districts. In the the Pelješac peninsula, between there are several small
Rijeka district, Cres and Lošinj Orebić and Dominče (on the private companies that operate
are connected to the mainland island of Korčula) and between certain routes. G & V Line runs
by the Valbiska–Merag and Drvenik and Sućuraj (island catamarans from Dubrovnik to
Brestova–Porozina routes. of Hvar). Mljet and from Zadar to several
There is also a ferry running Finally, in the district of small nearby islands. Linijska
from Rijeka to Mali Lošinj, with Dubrovnik, the main connec- nacionalna plovidba runs
stops at Cres, Unije and Susak tion is between Dubrovnik and catamarans from Split to Brač
en route. The island of Rab is the island of Mljet (Sobra), while and Šolta, and from Pula to
connected to the coast by the there are also small ferries Zadar (summer only), as well
Stinica–Mišnjak route and with running between Dubrovnik as ferries from Valbiska (on Krk)
the island of Krk by the Lopar– and the Elaphiti islands of to Lopar (on Rab) and from
Valbiska route. Finally, the island Koločep, Lopud and Šipan. Drvenik (on the mainland)
of Pag is connected to the coast to Dominča (on Korčula).
by the Prizna–Žigljen route, Miatours runs hydrofoils
while Novalja on Pag is Ferry Frequency from Zadar to the nearby
connected to Rijeka with a Ferry services run frequently in islands, while Rapska plovidba
stop at Rab Town en route. the high season (July and runs ferries from Stinica (on
In the district of Zadar, there August), but are significantly the mainland) to Mišnjak
are connections to the cities of reduced outside the summer (on Pag), and from Rab
Preko, on the island of Ugljan, months. On some short routes, Town (on Rab) to Lun (on Pag).
DIRECTORY
Airports Zadar Hertz Ferries
Tel (023) 205 800. Tel (072) 727 277.
Brač ∑ zadar-airport.hr ∑ hertz.hr Jadrolinija
Tel (021) 559 711. Riva 16, Rijeka.
∑ airport-brac.hr Zagreb Buses Tel (051) 666 111.
Dubrovnik Tel (060) 320 320. Autobusni kolodvor ∑ jadrolinija.hr
Tel (020) 773 100. ∑ zagreb-airport.hr Zagreb G & V Line
∑ airport-dubrovnik.hr Information
Driving Tel (060) 313 333. Tel (020) 313 119.
Osijek ∑ akz.hr ∑ gv-line.hr
Tel (060) 339 339. HAK
∑ osijek-airport.hr Tel 1987. Tel (072) 777 Autobusni kolodvor Linijska nacionalna
777 (traffic information). Split plovidba
Pula Information Tel (021) 352 527.
Tel (060) 308 308. Car Rental Tel (060) 327 777. ∑ lnp.hr
∑ airport-pula.hr ∑ ak-split.hr
Avis Miatours
Rijeka Coach Tours
Tel (051) 841 222. Tel (01) 467 36 38. Tel (023) 254 300.
∑ rijeka-airport.hr ∑ avis.com.hr Atlas ∑ miatours.hr
Izidora Kršnjavog 1,
Split Budget Zagreb. Rapska plovidba
Tel (021) 203 506. Tel (062) 300 331. Tel (01) 241 56 11. Tel (051) 724 122.
∑ split-airport.hr ∑ budget.hr ∑ atlas-croatia.com ∑ rapska-plovidba.hr

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