There are direct flights from Split to many European destinations. The range increases continually so do not take the following as a definitive list (you can get a picture of the full route network from the Split Airport site
Croatian Airlines from London Gatwick, Manchester, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vienna, Zagreb, Berlin Schonefeld, Dusseldorf, Hannover, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Rome. www.croatiaairlines.hr
Easyjet from London Gatwick
Wizz from London Luton
Austrian from Vienna
Germanwings from Berlin Schonefeld, Cologne-Bonn, Hamburg and Stuttgart
Lufthansa from Frankfurt/Main International
SNBrussels Airlines from Brussels
Norwegian Air from Oslo
SkyEurope from Bratislava, Prague, Budapest and Kracow
There are also charter flights to Split from UK regional airports like Bristol, Norwich, Birmingham, Southampton, Luton and Manchester.
As mentioned below, you could also fly to Dubrovnik, or fly into Dubrovnik and out of Split, or vice versa, with one way car hire between the two.
A bus operated by Croatia Airlines departs from just outside the terminal door. You buy the ticket from the driver (Kuna 30). It takes about 30 minutes to get to the city centre.
There is also a local bus that goes to the bus station in Split to and from Trogir every 20 minutes from a stop on the road in front of the Airport Terminal.
A taxi to Split costs about Kuna 250.
The airport bus stop is just outside the old town, at the east end of the Riva. From there you can see the ferry, a short walk away. Next to the bus stop is a ticket booth for Jadrolinija, the ferry company, where you can buy your ferry tickets (Kuna 36 per person, car (Kuna 240 one way).
Alternatively, you can buy them at the ferry terminal itself. There is a left luggage facility opposite the ferries if you want to leave your luggage while you explore Split (Kuna 15 per piece).
The most direct and easy route is to fly to Split and get the ferry from there direct to Stari Grad. These large ferries take cars and foot passengers, and run from Split to Stari Grad, mooring just outside the town, three or four times a day.
The journey lasts between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Tickets are available in Split from booths alongside the ferry and alongside the airport bus stop, and on the Jadrolinija website (www.jadrolinija.hr). This journey is straightforward and offers the chance to enjoy Split en route.
There are also ferries to Jelsa, calling into Bol on nearby Island Brac, and a taxi or bus-ride away from Stari Grad.
From mid May to mid September, there is a fast catamaran service, taking about an hour, from Hvar Town to Split. It is foot passengers only.
Queues for the car ferry build up fast in the summer, so it is advisable to book ahead if you are taking a car.
On arrival at Stari Grad, you can get a taxi from the ferry terminal to the villa, or a a bus (which waits for each ferry).
Another good option is to fly into Dubrovnik, and ferry or bus to Split and Stari Grad.
Airlines like British Airways and Germanwings serve both airports and you can, if you wish, do a one way car hire between the two.
Dubrovnik is about 200 km down the coast from Split.
The direct ferry service from Dubrovnik to Stari Grad leaves in mid morning and taking about 6 hours.
You could drive from Dubrovnik, perhaps picking your car up from Dubrovnik Airport and dropping it at Split Airport.
You could go get onto the island via the short ferry crossing from Drvenik, about 110km up the coast from Dubrovnik, to beautiful Sucuraj on the eastern end of Hvar Island, from where it is an adventurous and scenic drive to Stari Grad. Public transport is not good, however, so it is a difficult option without a car.
Or, you could take a bus from Dubrovnik to Split and get the ferry from there.
You could combine a visit to Venice or Trieste in Italy, both of which are served by a variety of low cost airlines.
EasyJet flies from London Stanstead, then you can bus to Rijeka and take the Jadrolinija ferry overnight down the coast, get off at StariGrad (calls through Split)… a great ride!
Coming from Italy you can take the ferry from Ancona to Split, or Pescara direct to Stari Grad. Further south you can go direct to Dubrovnik from Bari.
Or, you could take a ferry from Ancona in Italy, direct to Stari Grad.
Ryanair flies to Ancona.
Or, you could take a ferry from Rimini via Split.
