Split to Hvar
by private water taxi
From Split harbour to Hvar town, Stari Grad or Jelsa at your own time, with your luggage on board — a private water taxi instead of the scheduled catamaran and ferry.
- Hvar town, Stari Grad or Jelsa
- Your own departure time
- Written quote, weather permitting
Across the channel to Hvar
Hvar has three usual arrival points: Hvar town, where the catamarans call; Stari Grad, the car-ferry port; and Jelsa. A private boat can go to any of them, and sometimes to a bay nearer your villa — the operator confirms which piers it can use.
If you are coming from a hotel in Split rather than the harbour, say so; a short road transfer to the pier can be part of the quote.
Split to Hvar private boat, water taxi or speedboat
Whether you searched for a Split to Hvar water taxi, a Split to Hvar speedboat or a private boat transfer from Split to Hvar, this is the same service: a licensed boat with a certified skipper, hired for your group alone, leaving when you want. A small commercial boat in Croatia carries at most 12 passengers; the quote names the boat type and its capacity.
Your own time, your own pier
The boat is booked for you, so it leaves at the time you choose, early or late, and does not wait for anyone else. Your bags travel with you, on the boat, not in a luggage hold. Tell us how many people and how many suitcases; small boats have limited room, and the operator decides what fits. Children and pets are usually fine; say so in the request.
Going on from Hvar? A boat from Hvar to Korčula can be arranged the same way, and the return crossing to Split can be in the same quote.
When the public line is enough
Jadrolinija runs a year-round car ferry to Stari Grad, and catamarans to Hvar town run more often in summer. If their times work for you, they are the cheaper choice; our Split to Hvar guide covers them. For a road transfer to the ferry, see Split to Hvar private transfer.
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 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
Usually, yes. What most people call a water taxi or speedboat from Split to Hvar is a private boat with a skipper, booked for your group alone. The written quote names the actual boat type, so you know what to expect.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Crossing to Hvar?
Send us the date, the time you want to leave and where you stay. We reply with a written quote.