Split – Vis ferry (line 602): two car ferries a day, plus an early catamaran off the island

Vis lies further out than Brač, Hvar or Šolta, and the car ferry from Split, Jadrolinija's line 602, takes 140 minutes without calling anywhere else. Since the winter timetable started at the end of September there have been two ferries a day in each direction: Vis departures at 05:30 and 15:30, Split departures at 11:00 and 18:30. Fridays run earlier, and on Sundays the first boat from Vis waits until 07:30.

The passenger alternative is a catamaran on state fast-boat line 9602, operated by Kapetan Luka – Krilo. It makes one trip each way a day: 07:00 from Vis and 15:00 from Split on most days, 20:30 from Split on Fridays, and 18:00 from Vis on Sundays, when there is no morning boat. On Tuesdays it also calls at Hvar town and on Wednesdays at Milna on Brač.

If you are coming from Split, the timetable shapes your arrival rather than your day: the 11:00 ferry lands at 13:20 and the evening boat at 20:50, and nothing returns until the next morning. Islanders use the line the other way round, with the 05:30 ferry reaching Split at 07:50 and the catamaran even earlier, at 08:10.

Ferries late morning and evening, the fast boat mid-afternoon

AOLPP off-season timetable for lines 602 and 9602, 28 September – 31 December 2026; the 2027 timetable has not been published · checked 9 October 2026   Jadrolinija – ferry route no. 602, sailing schedule 2026 (PDF) · 2026-10-09

Why the catamaran costs no more than the ferry this autumn

Since the summer tariff ended on 27 September, a foot passenger pays €7.20 on the Vis ferry, down from €9.10, and a standard car pays €40.60, down from €52.00, provided it stays below five metres in length and two in height. The car price covers the vehicle only. Only coach and truck drivers ride free under the tariff, so whoever drives a hire car buys a passenger ticket as well, as does everyone else in the car.

On the catamaran the adult fare to Vis is the same €7.20, according to AOLPP's published tariff for line 9602. Children aged 3 to 12 pay €3.60 on the ferry and €4.40 on the catamaran; children under 3 travel free, and babies under one do not need a ticket at all. Whichever way you travel the price does not change, and harbour dues and tax are already in it.

Off-season tariff 28 September – 31 December 2026 (also 1 January – 28 May); child, islander and public-service fares apply all year · checked 9 October 2026   Jadrolinija – line 602 tariff 2026 (PDF) · 2026-10-09

Berths 18, 19 and 21 in Split, one landing on Vis

Out past Šolta and Hvar into open water

The ferry heads south-west from Split, passes between Šolta and the western tip of Hvar and makes no stops before Vis town. The catamaran follows much the same course but calls at Hvar town on Tuesdays and at Milna, on Brač, on Wednesdays. Neither operator publishes a distance; Jadrolinija gives the ferry crossing as 140 minutes.

Planning the crossing to Vis

• Hire car: ferry only

  Only the line 602 ferry carries cars, motorbikes and campers. The catamaran takes foot passengers and their luggage.

• A ticket holds your place

  According to Jadrolinija, a line 602 ticket also reserves your place on the chosen sailing. With a car, buy before you queue.

• Fridays are different

  Friday ferries leave Split at 10:00 and 17:00 and Vis at 05:30 and 14:00. The Friday catamaran from Split is an evening boat, at 20:30.

• Monday 12 October

  Jadrolinija has announced that the evening ferry from Split to Vis that day leaves at 19:30 rather than 18:30.

• Luggage

  Each passenger's first 20 kg of luggage is free on the ferry; above that the tariff allows €0.60 per extra 10 kg.

Both lines are contracted by AOLPP, the state agency that publishes every island timetable and tariff in Croatia, which is why the catamaran's fares can be read in the agency's tariff even though its operator's site is vague about them. In the Split port authority's departure list for 4–9 October, the only boats for Vis were the ferry Oliver and the catamaran Krilo Eclipse. The Wednesday call at Milna overlaps with the line 9601 catamaran from Split to Milna via Rogač, and on Tuesdays the catamaran shares Hvar town with TP Line's 9604 fast boat to Vela Luka and Lastovo.

For the Blue Cave you need Komiža, on the opposite side of Vis, not Vis town. From there the public Komiža – Biševo boat (line 612) runs all year but only on certain days outside the summer, so match your ferry from Split to its timetable before you book a room.

Getting to Vis from Split in autumn and winter