Croatia is the country with many picturesque smaller and larger islands in the clear blue Adriatic sea. Without a modern and efficient ferry boat system it would be impossible to maintain and
guarantee good connections between the islands and the mainland and between the different islands themselves.

The government company Jadrolinija manages many ferry crossings between the mainland and inhabited islands year-round. Between islands there is not always a ferry service. The ferries run the whole year and in the summer season there are some extra ferry routes and more ferries per trip. During summer season the ferries are often very full, and for some trips you can reserve a ticket online. Take care to be on time with your car, at least half an hour and in the summer 1,5 hour before departure time. Park your car in the waiting line of cars and then go to pick up your ticket. Besides Jadrolinija other ferry companies offer trips to islands not covered by Jadrolinija. On the regular ferries cars and even buses go on board, on a catamaran this is not possible.

Here follows a list of ferry companies and the trips they offer:

Jadrolinija offers routes along the complete Croatian coast; except Istria
Mia tours from Zadar to the islands Premuda, Silba and Olib
Rabska Plovidba offers trips between the mainland and the island Rab and between the islands Rab and Pag
G&V line Catamaran from Dubrovnik to Sipan en Mljet, Dubrovnik to Korcula and Lastovo (Dubrovnik – Korcula only in the months July and August), from Zadar to local islands
Kapetan Luka catamaran between Split and the island Vis (stops 2x per week on the island Hvar), Split-Brac, -Hvar, -Korcula, -Mljet and -Dubrovnik, and from Rijeka to surrounding islands
LNP route Rogač (Šolta) – Split, and Žirje – Kaprije – Šibenik
Bura line route between Split, Slatine and Trogir
Bilan route from Orebic on the peninsula Peljesac and the island Korcula
RPZ vrgada route from Biograd na moru to Pakostane and the island Vrgada
GP Sibenik from Brodarice (nearby Sibenik) to the island Krpanj
Nauticki Centar Komiza  route from the island Vis (Komiza) to the island Bisevo