Hvar from Split in one day
Hvar from Split works as a day trip, and the tours are built around it: you meet in Split in the morning, spend the day on the water and on the island, and are back in the evening. The direct catamaran needs 50 to 65 minutes each way, and the tours take longer because they add stops, so a full day runs from about 9.5 to 11 hours.
Most speedboat days combine Hvar with the Blue Cave on Biševo, which is a different island. The route can change with the weather and with waiting times at the cave. On the €99 and €100 speedboat tours, the cave ticket is separate: adults over 12 pay €24 from 20 June to 10 September and €18 from 1 April to 19 June and from 11 September to 31 October, children from 6 to 12 pay €12 or €9, and under 6 is free.
Our picks: Hvar from Split
The catamaran day includes lunch on board and wine and suits a slower pace. The speedboat days add the Blue Cave on Biševo, whose ticket is paid separately on some of them, and they start early in Split.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in euros (as of November 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Blue Cave and Hvar speedboat tour, 07:15 meeting
- Captain and sailor
- Fuel
- Snorkelling equipment
A ten-hour speedboat day, with a booking manager waiting at the meeting point at 07:15.
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Blue Cave and Hvar island-hopping day
- Bottled water
- Snorkelling equipment
The Split guide meets guests at the fruit square next to the statue at 07:30 for a ten-hour day on the water.
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Blue Cave and Hvar speedboat day
- Skipper and guide
- Snorkel mask
- Waterproof jackets
A speedboat day with an afternoon stop on Hvar and a skipper who guides in English. The Blue Cave ticket is extra.
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Blue Cave, Hvar and five islands by speedboat
- Skipper and guide
- Goggles and snorkels
- Safety gear
Check-in at an office in Split, about two hours of free time on Hvar, children from 4. The Blue Cave ticket is extra, with no refund if swell closes the cave.
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Catamaran day from Split to Hvar and the Pakleni Islands
- Lunch on board with wine
- Pakleni archipelago
- Stand-up paddleboards
This day starts in Split, not on Hvar: nine and a half hours with a swim stop near Brač, free time on Hvar and lunch on board with wine.
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Blue Cave, Vis and Hvar five-island tour
- Skipper and guide
- Snorkeling masks
- Bluetooth speaker
A speedboat day of about ten and a half hours with a skipper-guide and a Bluetooth speaker for music. The Blue Cave ticket is extra.
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Catamaran and speedboat days from Split to Hvar, with live prices and availability.
Which Hvar day trip from Split suits you
The speedboat days cost €78 to €149 per person; the catamaran costs €95 with lunch, drinks and paddleboards included. The €99 and €100 speedboat options include a skipper and snorkelling equipment, but charge separately for the Blue Cave ticket.
The catamaran day
This day runs 9.5 hours and starts in Split. It sails to a swim stop near Brač, to the Pakleni archipelago and to Hvar Town. Lunch is on board, with beef, tuna or a vegetarian option, plus water, juice and wine, and stand-up paddle boards are available. Snorkel masks cost a €10 refundable deposit. It suits a slower day with no cave.
The speedboat days
These run 10 to 11 hours and add the Blue Cave and other islands. Starts are early: on the €99 tour departure is at 07:15 from June to August, 07:30 in May and September and 08:00 in April and October, while others meet between 07:00 and 07:30. Return to Split is around 17:30 to 18:00, and the time on Hvar itself is about two hours on the tours that state it.
Meeting points
They differ by tour: the Matejuška pier under the blue flag by the Miljenko Smoje monument, an office on Trumbićeva obala 2, Trg Republike and the fruit square next to the statue. Each card names its own.
Age and weather
One speedboat tour takes children from 4 and another from 6, and neither suits pregnancy or back problems. If the weather cancels a trip, the operators offer another day or a refund. On at least one tour, a trip that still runs while swell has closed the cave is not refunded.
On your own or with a tour
What the crossing looks like without a booked day.
| Way | Time | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Catamaran, foot passengers | 50 to 65 minutes | Hvar Town only, at your own pace |
| Car ferry to Stari Grad, all year | 110 to 120 minutes, then about 20 minutes by car | The island with a car |
| Tour from Split | 9.5 to 11 hours in total | Hvar plus islands or the Blue Cave |
In the 2026 summer timetable, from 19 June to 13 September, the catamaran leaves Split at 10:10 and 16:00 and reaches Hvar at 11:15 and 17:05. It returns from Hvar at 11:30 and 17:25, arriving in Split at 12:35 and 18:30. That is two sailings each way, so the last return on this line leaves at 17:25. A ticket is tied to the sailing you choose, so buy the outward and the return trip for your date. Look up the timetable for your day, because the summer sailings above do not run all year.
A bus runs from Stari Grad ferry port to Hvar Town five times a day in the timetable valid from 7 September 2026, the first at 08:05, and tickets are bought on the bus. Taking a tour means you do not need to match these times, but you spend the day with a group and a fixed route.
For the boat times and fares in full, see the Split to Hvar ferries page, and for the cave itself the Blue Cave guide.
Hvar from Split: frequently asked questions
How long does a day trip from Split to Hvar take?
The catamaran crossing takes 50 to 65 minutes each way. A tour day lasts 9.5 to 11 hours, because it adds stops at other islands and, on the speedboat routes, the Blue Cave.
What time do the tours get back to Split?
The speedboat tours that state a return time list 17:30 to 18:00. By catamaran in the 2026 summer timetable, the last sailing on this line leaves Hvar at 17:25 and reaches Split at 18:30.
Is the Blue Cave ticket included?
On the €99 and €100 speedboat days it is paid separately: adults pay €24 from 20 June to 10 September and €18 from 1 April to 19 June and from 11 September to 31 October. Children from 6 to 12 pay €9 or €12, and under 6 is free.
Is one day enough for Hvar?
It is enough for Hvar Town and a swim stop or two. The €99 speedboat day gives you about two hours on Hvar, so the cave and the islands take most of the time.