Private boat
transfers
Private boat transfers in Croatia and Montenegro: a water taxi or speedboat between the mainland and the islands, or from the airport by road to a pier and on by sea — arranged with licensed local operators, quoted in writing.
- Pier to pier, or airport + boat
- Licensed operator, certified skipper
- Written quote, weather permitting
Pier to pier, or airport then boat
Pier to pier: a private boat from one harbour to another, at the time you choose, for example Split to Hvar or Dubrovnik to Korčula. In Croatia this is often called a water taxi or a speedboat transfer; the quote names the actual boat.
Airport then boat: a car or minivan takes you from the airport to a pier, where the boat meets you at the time confirmed in the written quote. There is no boat at the airport itself; the road part is part of the plan and of the quote.
Not a ferry, not an excursion
The scheduled ferries and catamarans (Jadrolinija, TP Line, Krilo and others) are a public service with their own timetables and tickets; we do not sell them. Boat trips such as the Blue Cave near Vis are excursions, not transfers. These pages are only about getting you and your luggage from A to B by private boat.
Where we arrange boats
From Split, across to the Central Dalmatian islands: Hvar (Hvar town, Stari Grad, Jelsa), Brač (Supetar, Bol, Milna) and Vis, and island to island from Hvar to Korčula. From Dubrovnik, along the coast to Korčula and to Mljet, the national-park island. In Montenegro, across the Bay of Kotor between Tivat and Herceg Novi.
Other piers are possible on request. A boat cannot berth everywhere, so the operator confirms the exact pier for each crossing, and we write it into the quote.
Water taxi, speedboat, private boat
People search for a private water taxi in Croatia, a speedboat transfer or a private boat, and on these pages they mean the same thing: a licensed commercial boat with a certified skipper, hired for your group alone, pier to pier. Under the Croatian rules a small commercial boat carries at most 12 passengers; a larger group needs a larger licensed vessel or two boats, and the quote says which.
What you get is not the public catamaran with a reserved seat, and not a sightseeing cruise. It is your own departure time, your own pier, and your luggage next to you.
An airport to island boat transfer starts on the road
Neither Split Airport nor Tivat Airport has a pier. For an airport-to-island transfer a driver meets you at arrivals, takes you to the pier agreed with the operator, and the boat leaves from there. Send the flight number: our driver follows the arrival for the road leg, as on every airport transfer we run. Whether the boat can wait for, or move with, a delayed flight is confirmed in the operator’s written quote and may carry a change or waiting charge. The Split Airport to Hvar and Tivat Airport to Herceg Novi pages explain both legs.
When a private boat is worth it
A villa on an island with a late or early flight. A family with a pram and several suitcases that does not want to queue for the catamaran. A group of friends or wedding guests who want to arrive together. Anyone whose holiday clock does not match the timetable. If the public line fits your plan, we say so; the ferry is cheaper.
A request, then a written quote
Tell us the date, the two ends of the trip, the number of people and the luggage. We check it with a licensed local operator and the forecast, and reply with a written quote naming the boat type, the piers, the time and the price. Nothing is booked until you accept it.
What your quote confirms, and what depends on the day
Your written quote states
- the departure and arrival piers, and the time;
- the boat type and its capacity, from the licensed operator who runs it;
- the road part, if your trip starts at an airport or hotel;
- the total price and the operator’s weather and cancellation terms, in writing, before anything is booked.
What depends on the day
- The weather. The skipper decides on the day. Strong wind or a high sea can delay, re-route or cancel a crossing; then we agree another time or a road and ferry alternative.
- The pier. Not every pier or beach can take a private boat. The confirmation names the exact one.
- Luggage space. Small boats have limited room, so tell us what you carry.
Other boat transfers
Split Airport to Hvar
Road to the pier, then a private boat
Split to Hvar
Private water taxi across the channel
Split to Brač
Supetar, Bol, Milna or another bay
Split to Vis
The longer open-sea crossing
Hvar to Korčula
Island to island
Dubrovnik to Korčula
By sea instead of the Pelješac road
Dubrovnik to Mljet
To the national-park side of the island
Tivat to Herceg Novi
Across the Bay of Kotor
Tivat Airport to Herceg Novi
Road to the water, then a boat
Questions about this crossing
A licensed local boat operator’s, with a certified skipper. We do not own boats; we arrange the transfer, and the quote names the operator and the boat type.
The skipper decides on the day. Strong wind can delay, re-route or cancel a crossing — even the scheduled catamarans stop in a strong jugo or bura. Then we agree a later time or a road and ferry alternative with you. The operator’s exact weather and cancellation terms are in the written quote.
Not always. The scheduled ferries and catamarans are far cheaper and fine if their times suit you. A private boat makes sense when you want your own departure time, a pier the public line does not use, or no wait with luggage.
We do not publish a price. It depends on the boat, the number of passengers, the season and the weather window, and it comes from the licensed operator who would run it. We reply with a written quote; nothing is booked or charged until you accept it.
Going to an island?
Send us the date, the route and the group. We reply with a written quote.