Door de bemanning van Dalmatia Express — schippers die dagelijks, 24/7, de routes tussen Split en het eiland bevaren. Bijgewerkt in juli 2026.

Het korte antwoord: 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). Bol is a town on the south side of the island. To get there, you can take the seasonal direct catamaran (55 minutes to 1 hour 10). Or you can take the Supetar ferry and then a bus (50–70 minutes). If you do not want to use timetables, take a private taxi boat. It brings you to the seafront (riva) in Supetar, Milna or Bol in 35–55 minutes, at any hour of the day or night. I have run boats across the Brač Channel for years. Below is everything I would tell a friend. This includes the times when the €6.50 ferry is the best choice.

Veerboot van Split naar Supetar (Jadrolinija lijn 631): de volledige gids voor 2026

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 En 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 (the ancient Roman palace at the heart of Split’s Old Town) and the Riva (Split’s palm-lined seafront promenade). In Supetar, the ferry docks at the edge of town. From the ramp, the bus station, the taxis and the first café are two minutes away on foot.

Split naar Brač in één oogopslag: alle mogelijke routes

Een privétaxiboot is vaak de snelste manier om rechtstreeks naar Bol te komen, zonder de combinatie van veerboot en bus, en vaart ook als de seizoensgebonden catamaran niet vaart. Bekijk de prijzen voor de watertaxi van Split naar Brač en boek direct..

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

Nog een vereenvoudiging voor 2026: één tarief, het hele jaar door. Geen gedoe meer met prijskolommen voor seizoen A en seizoen B.

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.

Het draaiboek voor wachtrijen: auto's versus voetgangers

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 welke 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 Tijdens weekenden in het hoogseizoen. Op wisselzaterdagen in augustus proberen de lokale bewoners twee uur voor de boten halverwege de ochtend aanwezig te zijn.
• Koop het voertuigticket vooraf online. — it doesn’t reserve space, but it saves you the ticket-office line and lets you drive straight into the lane.
• Richt je op de minder populaire afvaarten. 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.

De essentie:

• Alleen voor voetgangers. No cars, no motorbikes. Bicycles depend on space and the operator’s rules that day.
• Around 7–8 departures a day in seasonOngeveer elke twee uur van 's ochtends vroeg tot 's avonds laat, minder vaak in de winter. Controleer de actuele dienstregeling op krilo.hr.
• Vaste zitcapaciteit. 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.
• Het weer is belangrijker. Catamarans zijn lichtere schepen; bij een sterke jugo kan een afvaart worden geannuleerd terwijl de grote veerboot gewoon doorvaart. Als de weersvoorspelling slecht is, is veerboot 631 je beste optie.

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 lot of luggage, or a bike, or you just want to relax on the sun deck with a coffee, the classic car ferry is still the better choice. 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.

Van Split naar Bol: drie concrete opties

Here’s the thing most first-timers don’t realise: De autoveerboot vaart niet naar 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 Splitsing naar Bol 2026, but here’s the honest summary.

Optie 1: Rechtstreekse passagierscatamaran (seizoensgebonden)

• 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.

Het nadeel van al deze opties: beperkt aantal afvaarten per dag, de plaatsen zijn in augustus volgeboekt en buiten half mei tot september varen de rechtstreekse catamarans naar Bol grotendeels niet meer.

Optie 2: Veerboot naar Supetar + bus of 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 Reisgids van luchthaven Split naar Bol.

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 en de westkust

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 lijn 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: Neem de veerboot naar Supetar en vervolgens een Arriva-bus of een taxi (20 minuten) naar Milna.
• Privéboot: Vanuit Split bent u in ongeveer 35 minuten rechtstreeks in de baai van Milna, op elk moment van de dag.

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-gids voor 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.

De eerlijke logistiek: Er is geen rechtstreekse veerboot of catamaranverbinding van Split naar Povlja. Je hebt de volgende opties:

• 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.
• Privéboot: 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.

Het argument voor de auto: €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.

De argumenten tegen: 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.

De specifieke opmerking voor Bol: Als Bol je enige uitvalsbasis is, denk dan goed na voordat je een auto aanschaft. Parkeren in de buurt van Zlatni Rat in augustus is een ware strijd op zich, en alles in de stad is te voet bereikbaar.

Bol naar Split, Supetar naar Split: de terugweg

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

Van 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.

Van 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 voor 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.

Vroege vluchten vanuit 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

Volledige transparantie: dit is wat we doen, dus vergelijk het volgende met de bovenstaande prijzen en beslis zelf.

Een privé-speedboottransfer met Dalmatia Express €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.

De eerlijke berekening per persoon: 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 als 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.

Waar een privéboot simpelweg de enige Opties: aankomst na middernacht, vertrek voor zonsopgang voor vroege vluchten, directe verbindingen naar Povlja of een specifieke baai, reizen naar Bol van oktober tot april zonder gedoe met de bus, en uitverkochte catamaranvaarten in augustus. Get a fixed quote for Split to Brač here of gewoon Stuur ons een bericht with your date and landing time — we answer fast, at skipper speed, not office speed.

Maand na maand: drukte, weer en welke optie te kiezen?

• 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 tot half mei: Het eiland ontwaakt. De veerboten zijn rustig, het weer is aangenaam, Zlatni Rat is verlaten. Het seizoen van de best bewaarde geheimen.
• 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.
• Juli: 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.
• Augustus: 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: De beloningsmaand. Frequentie in het hoogseizoen tot de 30e, warme zee, minder drukte. Directe Bol-boten varen tot het einde van de maand.
• 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. Ga op de heenweg aan de rechterkant zitten en op de terugweg aan de linkerkant. 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. Luister naar de wind, niet alleen naar de weersvoorspellingsapp. 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

Hoe lang duurt de overtocht met de veerboot van Split naar 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 er een rechtstreekse veerbootverbinding van Split naar 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.

Hoe laat vertrekt de laatste veerboot van Supetar terug naar Split?

22:45. De laatste afvaart van Split naar Supetar is om 23:59. Controleer uw exacte vertrekdatum op jadrolinija.hr, vooral rond de wintervakantie.

Hoe kom ik van Supetar naar 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 er een veerboot van Split naar Milna of 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. Vaste citaten hier.

Kan ik Bol en Zlatni Rat als dagtrip vanuit Split bezoeken?

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.

Varen de veerboten ook in de winter en bij slecht weer?

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.

Local picks once you land on BračHotel Osam aan de waterkant van Supetar biedt comfort alleen voor volwassenen; windsurfen met Big Blue Sport op het strand van Borak in Bol; de in de klif gebouwde kluizenarij Blaca (we kunnen u afzetten bij het begin van de wandelroute naar de baai); de top van Vidova Gora, het hoogste punt van alle Kroatische eilanden; en een konoba-diner bij Dalmatino of Mendula in Bol.

Bronnen

• 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