Getting There By Air:Split Airport (SPU) Tel: (021) 203 555.
Website:
www.split-airport.hrSplit airport is located at Kaštela, 25km (15 miles) from the city center. Airport facilities include a bar and restaurant, a duty-free shop, a bank, post office, and car hire companies.
Pleso Prijevoz (tel: (021) 203 119; website:
www.plesoprijevoz.hr) operates a bus from the airport to the city
center, with departures corresponding with incoming flights. Taxi services are also available.
Getting There By Water:Through the summer,
Blue Line (tel: (021) 352 533 (Split Tours); website:
www.bli-ferry.com),
Jadrolinija (tel: (021) 338 333; website:
www.jadrolinija.hr) and
Tirrenia Navigazione (tel: (021) 338 335; website:
www.tirrenia.it) all run regular overnight ferries from Ancona (Italy) to Split; they operate slightly reduced services through winter. During summer only,
SNAV (tel: (021) 322 252; website:
www.snav.it) runs two daily high-speed catamarans, one between Ancona and Split, and the other between Pescara (Italy) and Split.
Getting There By Road:The A1 autocesta
(motorway) from Split to Zagreb provides a fast, direct route from the capital. A toll is payable. Work on an extension of the A1 to Dubrovnik is underway. The final completion date is subject to change, but is currently expected to be sometime in 2010. The Jadranska magistrala (E65 coastal road) runs south to Dubrovnik and north to Rijeka. This snaking road is undeniably scenic, but is exceptionally busy in summer with convoys of holiday traffic.
Emergency breakdown sevice: Hrvatska Autoclub (tel: 987).
The main bus station is located five minutes’ walk from the old town at Obala Kneza Domagoja 12 (tel: 060 327 777 for domestic services
or (021) 329 199 for international services; website:
www.ak-split.hr). Countless private companies operate coaches to and from other parts of the country. Domestic services include frequent coaches to Zagreb, and lines up and down the coast to Rijeka and Dubrovnik. Operators include
Croatia Bus (tel: 091 4262 731; website:
www.croatiabus.hr). There are also daily coaches to Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Italy and Germany. In addition,
Eurolines (tel: 0870 580 8080, in the UK only; website:
www.eurolines.com) operate a weekly coach service from London Victoria to Split, passing through Brussels and Frankfurt en route.
Getting There By Rail:The Croatian railway service is run by
Hrvatske ŭeljeznice (
HZ) (tel: 060 333 444; website:
www.hznet.hr). Split station is at Obala Kneza Domagoja 10, opposite the ferry port and a five-minute walk from the old town. There are several trains per day connecting Split with Zagreb and Šibenik. Note that Dubrovnik is not connected to the rest of the country by train.
Getting Around:Public TransportMost of the historic sights lie within the walls of Grad (old town), which is pedestrian only. Pleasant footpaths run along the seafront to each side of town, and the green area of Marjan is also the exclusive domain of walkers. However, the modern, high-rise suburbs are served by a network of
buses operated by
Promet (tel: (021) 407 999; website:
www.promet-split.hr). Buses are cheap and frequent, though often crowded. The number 12 is particularly useful to tourists: it runs along the coast from Sv Frane (the church at the west end of the Riva) to the Bene recreation ground on the tip of Marjan peninsular, passing the Meštrović Gallery en route. There is no metro in Split.
TaxisIt is possible to order a
Radio Taxi (tel: 970). Alternatively, there are taxi ranks outside the train station, in front of Pazar (open-air market) and at the far end of the Riva (seafront promenade) in front of Hotel Bellevue
.Car HireParking is extremely difficult, so having a car is more of a bind than a plus when staying in Split, though you may want to rent a vehicle for exploring the mainland coast.
The following car hire have offices in Split:
Budget (tel: (021) 399 214 (city center)
or 203 151 (airport; website:
www.budget.hr);
Dollar and
Thrifty (tel: (021) 399 000 (city center)
or 895 320 (airport); website:
www.dollar.com); and
Hertz (tel: (021) 360 455 (city center)
or (895 230 (airport); website:
www.hertz.hr).
Bicycle HireSplit does not lend itself to cycling as the historic center is pedestrian only.
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