By the Dalmatia Express crew — skippers running the Split–island routes daily, 24/7. Updated July 2026.

The quick answer: the main route from Split to Brač is the Jadrolinija car ferry, line 631, from Split’s main harbour to Supetar — a 50-minute crossing that runs up to 14 times a day in high season 2026, from 05:00 until 23:59, for €6.50 per adult. Since October 2025 there’s also a Krilo fast catamaran that does Split–Supetar in about 20 minutes for €10 (foot passengers only). For Bol on the south side of the island, you either take the seasonal direct catamaran (roughly 55 minutes to 1 hour 10), or the Supetar ferry plus a 50–70 minute bus. And if you want to skip timetables entirely, a private taxi boat puts you on the riva in Supetar, Milna or Bol in 35–55 minutes, any hour of the day or night. I’ve been running boats across the Brač Channel for years — below is everything I’d tell a friend, honestly, including when the humble €6.50 ferry is genuinely the smartest choice.

Split to Supetar ferry (Jadrolinija line 631): the complete 2026 guide

The Split–Supetar crossing is the busiest ferry route in Croatia, and for good reason: it’s short, cheap, reliable, and it lands you in Brač’s main town, where the island’s bus network, taxis and rental agencies all converge. Two big ferries work the line — Hrvat and Biokovo — each carrying around 1,200 passengers and 138 cars. These are proper ships: café on board, open sun decks, indoor salons, space for buses and trucks. The crossing takes 50 minutes across the Brač Channel, and in normal conditions it’s as smooth as a bus ride.

In Split, the ferry leaves from the main harbour (Trajektna luka), a 10-minute walk from Diocletian’s Palace and the Riva. In Supetar, it docks right on the edge of town — you step off the ramp and you’re two minutes’ walk from the bus station, the taxis and the first café.

Split–Supetar timetable 2026, by season

A change for 2026: Jadrolinija simplified the line into just two regimes — low season and high season — instead of the old three. Here’s how it looks:

That’s roughly a departure every 60–90 minutes through the day in summer. A few low-season quirks worth knowing: the earliest sailings (05:00 and 06:15 from Split) don’t run on Sundays and public holidays, and the 23:59 sailing skips Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. In high season, all 14 departures run every single day. Always confirm exact times for your travel date on jadrolinija.hr — and if you read Croatian, we keep a local-language version of this timetable guide updated at trajekt Split–Supetar: vozni red i cijene.

Split–Supetar ferry prices 2026

Another simplification for 2026: one tariff, all year. No more juggling season A and season B price columns.

Passenger tickets can be bought online, at the port kiosks, or via the Jadrolinija app. Foot-passenger tickets are open — the crossing is never “sold out” for pedestrians in practice, because the ships swallow 1,200 people. Vehicles are a different story, which brings us to the part that catches people out every July.

The queue playbook: cars vs. pedestrians

If you’re a foot passenger, relax. Buy your ticket online or at the kiosk, be at the gangway 15–20 minutes before departure (30 in peak August, simply because the walk through the port takes longer when it’s heaving), and walk on. In fifteen years I have never seen a pedestrian left on the dock in Split.

If you’re driving, the rules change completely. There are no vehicle reservations on line 631 — none, for anyone. Cars board strictly in the order they arrive at the port. Your ticket is valid for the line, not for a specific sailing, so a ticket in hand guarantees you nothing about which ferry you’ll actually board. Jadrolinija’s own advice is to be there at least 45 minutes early; my honest advice for July and August, especially Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday evenings, is:

• Arrive 60–90 minutes before your target sailing on peak-season weekends. On changeover Saturdays in August, locals aim for two hours before the mid-morning boats.
• Buy the vehicle ticket online in advance — it doesn’t reserve space, but it saves you the ticket-office line and lets you drive straight into the lane.
• Target the unpopular sailings. The 05:00 and the late-evening boats almost never have car queues. The 09:00–12:00 window is the worst outbound; 16:00–19:00 is the worst returning.
• If you miss a boat, don’t panic. With up to 14 daily departures and 138 car slots per ship, the queue clears faster here than on any other Croatian island line. Worst case in peak season, you wait one sailing — 60 to 90 minutes. Bring water; the asphalt lanes in Split get brutally hot.

The new fast catamaran: Split–Supetar in 20 minutes

This is the biggest change on the route in a decade. In October 2025, Kapetan Luka (Krilo) launched a high-speed catamaran between Split and Supetar — the crossing takes just 20–22 minutes, and the standard fare is €10. It came about after a long push from Supetar residents and the city, mainly for daily commuters, but it’s a gift for travellers too.

The essentials:

• Foot passengers only. No cars, no motorbikes. Bicycles depend on space and the operator’s rules that day.
• Around 7–8 departures a day in season, roughly every two hours from early morning to early evening, fewer in winter. Check current times on krilo.hr.
• Fixed seating capacity. Unlike the big ferry, a catamaran sells a seat per ticket and when it’s full, it’s full. In July–August, buy your ticket online at least a day ahead.
• Weather matters more. Catamarans are lighter craft; in a strong jugo, a sailing can be cancelled while the big ferry ploughs on regardless. If the forecast is ugly, the 631 ferry is your banker.

So which do you take? If you’re travelling light, on foot, and the schedule lines up — the catamaran is superb value. Twenty minutes, €10, done. If you have a car, a mountain of luggage, a bike, or you want the sun-deck-and-coffee ritual, the classic ferry still earns its keep. And if none of the departure times fit your flight or your plans, that’s exactly the gap a private taxi boat from Split to Brač exists to fill — you pick the time, we’re at the dock.

Getting from Split to Bol: three real options

Here’s the thing most first-timers don’t realise: the car ferry does not go to Bol. Supetar is on the north coast, facing Split; Bol and the famous Zlatni Rat beach are on the south coast, a 35 km drive over the island’s spine. So “ferry from Split to Bol” actually means one of three things. We’ve written a full deep-dive at Split to Bol 2026, but here’s the honest summary.

Option 1: Direct passenger catamaran (seasonal)

• Jadrolinija line 9603 (Split–Bol–Stari Grad/Jelsa): about 1 hour 5 minutes to Bol, with peak-season fares (29 May–27 September 2026) of €10 adult / €4.40 child. This is the state-subsidised line and the best-value direct route — book ahead in summer because tickets are tied to a specific departure.
• Krilo (KSC) Split–Bol–Jelsa: runs 15 May–30 September 2026. In shoulder season, one daily departure from Split at 10:30 (about 1 hour 15 to Bol) returning from Bol at 18:15. In peak season (8 June–15 September) there are morning departures from Split and two returns from Bol, at 11:00 and 18:15. Adult one-way around €25, children 3–12 half price. Timetables at ksc.hr.
• Jadrolinija line 659 (Split–Bol–Hvar–Vis): an additional summer-only catamaran that also calls at Bol — handy extra capacity in July and August.

The catch with all of them: limited departures per day, seats sell out in August, and outside mid-May to September the direct Bol catamarans largely stop running.

Option 2: Ferry to Supetar + bus or taxi

The year-round workhorse combination. Ferry to Supetar (50 min, €6.50), then the Arriva bus from the station right by the ferry dock — the buses are timed around ferry arrivals. The Supetar–Bol ride takes 50–80 minutes depending on the routing, and costs roughly €4–9 depending on the service (budget around €7). In season there are numerous daily departures, the earliest around 06:15; note that the last buses back are early-evening affairs, so check the day’s exact times on arriva.com.hr before you commit to a sunset in Bol. Door to door, Split to Bol this way is realistically 2.5–3 hours including waiting time.

No patience for the bus? Taxis and pre-booked transfers wait at the Supetar ferry dock; Supetar–Bol runs about €60–75 per car and takes around 40 minutes. That turns the trip into roughly two hours door to door and makes sense for groups of three or four with luggage.

Option 3: Private boat, Split (or the airport) straight to Bol’s riva

Around 50–55 minutes from Split harbour directly to the waterfront in Bol — no transfers, no bus station, no timetable. This is what we do at Dalmatia Express, and I’ll give you the honest cost breakdown further down. It’s the only direct option that runs at 6 a.m., at midnight, in October, and on the days the catamaran is sold out. If you’re landing at the airport, the boat leaves from a dock near Resnik instead and you skip Split traffic entirely — details in our Split Airport to Bol guide.

A word on Zlatni Rat while we’re here: from mid-July to mid-August the beach is rammed between about 10:00 and 17:00. If you’re day-tripping on the 09:30–10:30 catamarans, you’re arriving with the crowd. Travellers who come over by private boat at 07:30 get the famous horn of pebbles nearly to themselves for two hours — it’s a different beach entirely.

Milna and the west coast

Milna is Brač’s prettiest harbour town in my book — a deep, sheltered bay on the west coast lined with stone houses, and the island’s main yachting port. Getting there without a car:

• Krilo Shipping Company line 9601: a public-service catamaran from Split calling at Rogač (Šolta), Sutivan and Milna. Foot passengers only, a handful of departures daily — this is the local lifeline and a lovely, cheap way in.
• Kapetan Luka line 9602 (Split–Milna–Hvar–Vis): the popular island-hopper catamaran calls at Milna on its way south, as does the Split–Milna–Hvar–Korčula–Mljet–Dubrovnik service in season. Book ahead in summer.
• Via Supetar: ferry to Supetar, then an Arriva bus or a 20-minute taxi across to Milna.
• Private boat: about 35 minutes from Split directly into Milna bay, any time.

Sutivan, just west of Supetar, gets the 9601 catamaran too and is an easy, flat 7 km from the ferry — one of the nicest bike rides on the island. For where to eat, swim and moor in Milna, see our full Milna guide for 2026.

Povlja, Pučišća and the quiet east

Searches for “Brač Povlja” have been climbing, and I understand why — the island’s northeast is what Dalmatia looked like before the crowds: Povlja on its calm bay, Pučišća with its white-stone quarries and the famous stonemasonry school, Selca and Sumartin at the eastern tip.

The honest logistics: there is no direct ferry or catamaran from Split to Povlja. Your options are:

• Via Supetar: the classic route. Ferry to Supetar, then the Arriva bus that runs the northern road — Supetar–Splitska–Postira–Pučišća–Selca–Sumartin–Povlja. Pučišća is about 35 minutes from Supetar; Povlja is at the end of the line, roughly an hour or more. Buses run daily year-round with extra summer departures, but they’re infrequent — plan around them, not the other way round.
• Via Makarska: if you’re coming down the coast with a car, the Jadrolinija ferry Makarska–Sumartin (line 638) is the smart back door — about 60 minutes, up to 7 daily sailings in high season 2026, car from around €18.70–27 depending on season. From Sumartin it’s a short, pretty drive to Povlja.
• Private boat: Split to Povlja or Pučišća direct is 45–55 minutes on the water. For a village with two buses a day, honestly, this is the option that makes a weekend there actually work — especially with luggage or kids.

Taking a car on the ferry — is it worth it?

The reflex answer for most visitors is yes; the right answer is usually “it depends how long you’re staying.” Let’s do the honest maths.

The case for the car: €26.10 each way is fair for what you get, and Brač genuinely rewards wheels — Vidova Gora (the highest peak on any Adriatic island), the Blaca hermitage trailhead, Škrip, the quiet coves between Postira and Pučišća. If you’re staying a week and moving around, bring the car and simply build the queue time into your plans.

The case against: for a stay of 1–3 nights based in one town, the numbers stop working. Car both ways: €52.20, plus the queue lottery on both crossings. Meanwhile parking in Split while you’re away runs €20–25 a day in the garages near the port. Compare: walk on for €6.50, and on the island rent a scooter from about €30/day or a small car locally in Supetar — several agencies sit within sight of the ferry dock. For a couple doing three nights in Supetar or Bol, foot passenger + two days of scooter rental beats bringing the car on cost, and demolishes it on stress.

The Bol-specific note: if Bol is your only base, think twice about a car at all. Parking near Zlatni Rat in August is its own small war, and everything in town is walkable.

Bol to Split, Supetar to Split: the return direction

Coming back is where day-trippers get burned, so let’s be precise.

From Supetar: easy. The last ferry to Split leaves at 22:45 — late enough for a long dinner on the riva — and the boats before it run all evening. Foot passengers can stroll up 15 minutes before. Drivers returning on a July or August Sunday: that 16:00–19:00 window is the worst car queue of the week, so either leave before lunch or embrace the evening boats.

From Bol: plan backwards from two hard deadlines. The last direct catamaran to Split departs Bol at 18:15 in season (arriving around 19:10) — and it sells out in August, so book the return leg when you book the outbound. Miss it, and your fallback is the bus to Supetar; but the last buses leave Bol in the early evening, so in practice the bus fallback closes before the catamaran leaves. After that, you’re looking at a €60–75 taxi to Supetar to catch an evening ferry — or a phone call to us. We run private transfers between Brač and Split 24/7, and “stranded in Bol at 9 p.m.” is a call we take every single August week. It’s a solvable problem, just a more expensive one than booking ahead.

Early flights out of Split: the 05:00-hour departures from Supetar exist for exactly this (skipping Sundays/holidays in low season), but they cut it fine for morning flights once you add the port-to-airport taxi. For anything departing before about 10:00, an early private boat straight to the airport dock is the only relaxed way to do it — see Split Airport ⇆ Brač transfers.

The private taxi boat alternative — honest numbers

Full disclosure: this is what we do, so judge the following against the prices above and decide for yourself.

A private speedboat transfer with Dalmatia Express runs €270–900 per boat (not per person), depending on boat size, route and season. Split to Supetar, Sutivan or Milna takes about 35 minutes; Bol, Pučišća or Povlja around 50–55. The boats are custom-built with closed cabins and shock-absorbent seats — which is why we keep running on rough days when open RIBs stay tied up — and the service is genuinely 24/7: if your flight lands at 01:40, the skipper is waiting at 01:40. From the airport, a driver meets you at arrivals and it’s ten minutes to the dock; from town, we pick up at the harbour.

The honest per-person math: take a family of four heading to Bol. Ferry route: 4 × €6.50 + bus 4 × ~€7 = about €54, but 2.5–3 hours and three separate legs with luggage. Direct catamaran: 4 × €10–25 = €40–100, one hour — genuinely great if the two or three daily departures fit your day and aren’t sold out. Private boat at, say, €450: that’s €112 per person, 50 minutes dock-to-riva, at whatever hour you choose. For a solo backpacker, the ferry wins every time and I’ll tell you so to your face. For a group of six splitting €450–600, arriving on a late flight, or travelling with small kids and six bags — the per-person gap narrows to the price of a nice dinner, and you buy back half a day of your holiday. That’s the whole pitch, no more, no less.

Where a private boat is simply the only option: after-midnight arrivals, pre-dawn departures for early flights, direct runs to Povlja or a specific bay, October-to-April trips to Bol without the bus shuffle, and sold-out August catamaran days. Get a fixed quote for Split to Brač here or just message us with your date and landing time — we answer fast, at skipper speed, not office speed.

Month by month: crowds, weather, and which option to pick

• January–March: 12 ferries a day, empty decks, locals and stone-dust trucks. Bura days can be dramatic but the big ferry rarely blinks. No direct Bol catamaran — go via Supetar or by private boat.
• April–mid-May: the island wakes up. Ferries quiet, weather kind, Zlatni Rat deserted. Best-kept-secret season.
• Mid-May–June: direct Bol catamarans return (from 15 May with Krilo; Jadrolinija’s peak schedule from late May). Car queues still civilised. June is my favourite month on the channel — warm sea, long days, half the crowds of August.
• July: high-season timetable in full swing, 14 ferries daily. Car queues build on weekends; catamarans start selling out. Book Bol seats 2–3 days ahead.
• August: peak of the peak. Foot passengers still glide through; drivers should treat Saturday crossings as a half-day project. Zlatni Rat full 10:00–17:00; go before 9 or after 5. Book everything ahead, including your return from Bol.
• September: the reward month. High-season frequencies until the 30th, warm sea, thinning crowds. Direct Bol boats run until end of month.
• October–December: back to 12 daily ferries and the new Krilo Supetar catamaran carrying commuters. Bol goes quiet; the island’s interior — olive harvest, konoba season — is arguably at its best. Direct Bol service gone; ferry+bus or private boat only.

Skipper’s tips

1. Sit on the right going over, the left coming back. On the ferry’s open deck, the starboard side leaving Split gives you the full sweep of the city, Marjan hill and the Kozjak–Mosor wall behind it; portside on the return catches the sunset behind Šolta and Čiovo. Costs nothing, worth everything.

2. Read the wind, not just the forecast app. A summer maestral means a sporty but harmless ride. A proper jugo swell is when catamarans start cancelling — and when the 631 ferry, or a closed-cabin boat like ours, becomes the reliable way across. If flags along Split’s Riva are snapping hard from the southeast, check your catamaran’s status before you check out of your apartment.

3. Don’t plan a tight onward connection off an August ferry. Sailings run on time far more than people expect, but disembarking 1,200 people and 138 cars takes a while. Give yourself a 45-minute buffer between the ferry’s arrival and anything you cannot miss. If the connection truly matters, take a boat with your name on the manifest.

FAQ: Split to Brač, answered straight

How long is the ferry from Split to Supetar?

50 minutes on the Jadrolinija car ferry (line 631). The new Krilo fast catamaran does the same route in about 20–22 minutes, foot passengers only.

How much does the Split to Brač ferry cost in 2026?

€6.50 per adult, €3.20 per child (3–12), €26.10 for a car up to 5 m, €12.90 for a motorbike and €6.20 for a bicycle — one flat tariff all year. The fast catamaran is €10 per person.

How many ferries a day go from Split to Brač?

In high season 2026 (1 June–30 September): 14 daily in each direction, first at 05:00 and last at 23:59 from Split. In low season: 12 daily, with the earliest sailings skipping Sundays and holidays.

Can I reserve a car space on the Split–Supetar ferry?

No. There are no vehicle reservations on this line — cars board in order of arrival. In July and August arrive 60–90 minutes before your intended sailing, earlier on weekends.

Is there a direct ferry from Split to Bol?

No car ferry — but seasonal passenger catamarans run direct from roughly mid-May to the end of September: Jadrolinija’s line 9603 (about 65 minutes, €10 in peak season) and Krilo’s Split–Bol–Jelsa service (about 70–75 minutes). Outside those months, it’s ferry to Supetar plus bus or taxi, or a private boat.

What’s the fastest way from Split to Brač?

Scheduled: the Krilo catamaran to Supetar, 20 minutes. Overall fastest door-to-door, on your own clock: a private taxi boat — 35 minutes to Supetar or Milna, about 50–55 to Bol, departing whenever you want.

What time is the last ferry from Supetar back to Split?

22:45. The last departure from Split to Supetar is at 23:59. Confirm on jadrolinija.hr for your exact date, especially around winter holidays.

How do I get from Supetar to Bol?

Arriva bus (50–80 minutes, roughly €4–9, timed around ferry arrivals, station beside the dock), taxi (about 40 minutes, €60–75 per car), or rental car/scooter. The last buses of the day run in the early evening — check the timetable before an evening in Bol.

Is there a ferry from Split to Milna or Povlja?

Milna, yes — passenger catamarans only: Krilo’s line 9601 (via Rogač and Sutivan) and the Kapetan Luka island-hoppers calling at Milna. Povlja, no — reach it by bus from Supetar, via the Makarska–Sumartin car ferry, or direct by private boat in under an hour.

How much is a private taxi boat from Split to Brač?

€270–900 per boat (not per person), depending on boat, destination and season — about 35 minutes to Supetar/Milna and 50–55 to Bol, available 24/7 with closed-cabin boats that run in weather that cancels catamarans. Fixed quotes here.

Can I visit Bol and Zlatni Rat as a day trip from Split?

Absolutely, in season: morning catamaran out (book ahead in August), last catamaran back from Bol at 18:15. For the beach at its best, arrive before 9 a.m. — by private boat you can be swimming at Zlatni Rat before the first scheduled catamaran has even left Split.

Do the ferries run in winter and in bad weather?

The Split–Supetar car ferry runs year-round, 12 times daily in low season, and handles rough weather far better than the light catamarans, which cancel first in a strong jugo or bura. Brač is a lifeline route — full, prolonged suspensions are rare.

Sources

• Jadrolinija — official timetables and prices, lines 631, 638, 9603, 659
• Krilo Fast Ferries — Split–Supetar catamaran schedule
• Krilo Shipping Company — Split–Bol–Jelsa and line 9601 timetables
• Arriva Croatia — Brač island bus timetables