Split to Vis
by private boat
Vis lies further out than Hvar and Brač, and the crossing is more exposed to wind. A private boat gives you your own time; the forecast decides the day.
- Your own departure time
- Forecast checked with the operator
- Written quote, weather permitting
Further out, more weather
Public lines from Split arrive in Vis town: a year-round Jadrolinija car ferry, and in summer a catamaran. On a private boat the crossing is more exposed than to the nearer islands, so we check the forecast with the operator and keep a fallback ready — usually the public ferry or a later time.
If you want to see the Blue Grotto on Biševo, that is a separate excursion from the island, not part of the transfer.
Split to Vis water taxi or private boat
A Split to Vis water taxi, a Split to Vis boat and a Split to Vis private boat are the same request here: a licensed boat with a certified skipper for your group alone, leaving at the time you choose. Because the crossing is the longest of the Split routes, the operator will be more careful about the boat type and the forecast, and the quote says what it proposes.
A weather window, and a fallback
For Vis we ask for the date and a preferred departure time, and we come back with the operator’s view of the forecast and a fallback: a later departure, or the public ferry if the sea is up. Tell us how many people and bags; a small commercial boat carries at most 12 passengers under the Croatian rules.
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
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
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.
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.
Going to Vis?
Send us the date, the time and the group. We reply with a written quote and a weather fallback.