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Destination guide
Croatia — at a glance
2,137 boats are available to book across 56 departure bases. The largest are Sukošan (277), Split (256), Trogir (174). The fleet is 1,115 sailing boats, 519 catamarans and trimarans, 298 motor boats, 152 motor yachts. Weekly prices start from €612 for a sailing boat; every price on this page is the boat’s own listed rate for 7 nights, before extras.
When to go
The Croatian season runs from May to October, and weekly charters are counted Saturday to Saturday. June and September are the months experienced crews pick: the sea is already, or still, warm, the harbours have space in the evening, and prices sit well below high summer. July and August are hot, busy and at their most expensive; the popular quays on Hvar, Vis and Korčula fill by mid-afternoon and the buoy fields in the Kornati are booked days ahead. April, May and October are quiet and noticeably cheaper, with cooler water, empty anchorages and a higher chance of a bora, the cold north-easterly that arrives with a day or two of warning and can keep boats in port. Summer wind is the maestral, a sea breeze from the north-west that builds after lunch and dies at dusk, which suits short morning passages and afternoon sailing. Day boats and RIBs run from April to October in the south and are busiest in the six weeks either side of August. Last-minute discounts appear from late August on the weeks that did not sell.
Where to sail in Croatia
Yacht charter in Split and Central Dalmatia
The largest fleet in the country and the easiest week: Brač, Šolta, Hvar, Vis and the Pakleni islands are all within two to four hours of the marinas at Split, Trogir, Kaštel Gomilica and Seget Donji. Stari Grad, Vis town and Komiža are the classic overnight stops; Palmižana on the Pakleni islands is the afternoon anchorage everyone ends up in. Split airport is twenty minutes from every base, which is why most first charters in Croatia start here.
Boats leave from Split 256 Trogir 174 Kaštel Gomilica 156 Seget Donji 113 Marina 62
Boat rental in Zadar, Šibenik and the Kornati islands
The northern islands are quieter and the Kornati national park is the highlight: over a hundred bare limestone islands with buoys instead of marinas, best combined with Telašćica on Dugi Otok and the Krka river up to Skradin. Sukošan, just south of Zadar, is the biggest marina in the Adriatic and the single largest base on this page; Šibenik, Primošten, Rogoznica and Murter are the closest starts for the park itself.
Boats leave from Sukošan 277 Šibenik 163 Zadar 99 Primošten 121 Rogoznica 66 Murter 46 Drage 64 Skradin 33
Yacht charter in Dubrovnik and southern Dalmatia
Fewer, greener islands and longer views: the Elaphiti islands, Mljet with its national park lakes, Korčula's walled town and the Pelješac peninsula. Boats leave from the marina at Komolac in the Rijeka Dubrovačka and from Gruž harbour, ten minutes from the old town, and Montenegro's Bay of Kotor is a day's sail south across an international border.
Boats leave from Dubrovnik 112
Sailing in Istria and the Kvarner gulf
The north, from Pula and the Brijuni islands to Cres, Lošinj, Rab and Krk, is the choice for crews arriving by road from Austria, Germany and Italy. Distances between islands are longer, the towns are Venetian, and the bora is strongest here in spring and autumn. Pula has the airport and the larger fleet; Punat on Krk is a bridge away from Rijeka.
A week on the water in Croatia
Day-by-day routes from the bases below, with the distances between stops. Each opens the full week on the base page.
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A week from Split or Kaštel Gomilica 412 boats
Milna, Brač · Hvar / Palmižana · Vis · Stari Grad, Hvar · Bol, Brač · Maslinica, Šolta
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A week from Trogir 174 boats
Drvenik Veli · Vis · Palmižana, Pakleni islands · Stari Grad, Hvar · Bol, Brač · Milna, Brač
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A week from Seget Donji 113 boats
Drvenik Veli · Vis · Palmižana · Stari Grad · Bol · Šolta, Maslinica
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A week from Marina 62 boats
Drvenik Veli · Vis · Palmižana · Stari Grad · Bol · Maslinica, Šolta
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A week from Sukošan 277 boats
Ždrelac / Pašman channel · Telašćica, Dugi Otok · Kornati · Žut / Žinčena · Murter / Betina · Sali, Dugi Otok or Iž
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A week from Šibenik 163 boats
Zlarin or Prvić · Kaprije / Žirje · Kornati · Telašćica, Dugi Otok · Žut or Murter · Primošten
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A week from Primošten 121 boats
Rogoznica / Kaprije · Kornati · Telašćica · Žut · Murter / Betina · Zlarin / Šibenik
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A week from Zadar 99 boats
Preko / Ugljan · Telašćica, Dugi Otok · Kornati · Žut · Murter / Betina · Sali, Dugi Otok
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A week from Rogoznica 66 boats
Kaprije · Kornati · Telašćica · Žut / Murter · Šibenik · Primošten
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A week from Drage 64 boats
Vrgada / Pašman · Kornati · Telašćica · Žut · Murter · Vodice
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A week from Murter 46 boats
Žut · Kornati · Telašćica · Sali or Iž · Pašman channel · Vodice / Prvić
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A week from Skradin 33 boats
Zlarin · Kaprije / Žirje · Kornati · Telašćica · Murter · Vodice / Prvić
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A week from Dubrovnik 112 boats
Lopud or Šipan, Elaphiti · Polače, Mljet · Korčula town · Lastovo · Pomena, Mljet · Ston, Pelješac
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A week from Pula 119 boats
Brijuni / Fažana · Unije · Mali Lošinj · Ilovik or Susak · Cres town · Osor / Martinšćica
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A week from Punat 62 boats
Krk town or Vrbnik · Rab town · Novalja / Pag · Ilovik · Mali Lošinj · Cres town
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A week from Biograd 22 boats
Pašman channel · Kornati · Telašćica · Žut · Murter · Vodice
Bareboat, skippered or crewed
Croatia is strict about bareboat: the skipper must hold a licence recognised by the Croatian authorities and a VHF certificate, and both are checked at the base before departure. Without a licence the law allows only a boat up to 5 metres with an engine up to 5 kW (6.8 hp), from 18 years old and within 500 metres of the shore - which is why "boat rental without licence" in Croatia usually means a skippered day boat. A skippered week removes the paperwork and, in practice, gets a crew to the better buoys earlier; skippers here know which restaurant pontoons take boats for free and which bays are rolly at night. Crewed yachts and gulets are common from Split and Dubrovnik. Day charters are almost always skippered, on motorboats and RIBs from the same bases.
Types of boats in Croatia
Sailing yachts of 36 to 50 feet are the backbone of the Croatian fleet, and catamarans are the fastest-growing part of it because the islands are close enough that motoring between them is no hardship. Motor boats and RIBs dominate the day-charter market around Split, Trogir and Dubrovnik; gulets and larger motor yachts are found in the crewed segment.
- 1,115 sailing boats from €612 per week
- 519 catamarans and trimarans from €1,235 per week
- 298 motor boats from €700 per week
- 152 motor yachts from €4,207 per week
- 37 gulets from €10,181 per week
- 6 RIBs from €1,011 per week
- 5 motorsailers from €39,000 per week
- 3 cruisers from €9,999 per week
Yacht manufacturers in Croatia
- Bavaria 371 boats
- Lagoon 314 boats
- Beneteau 263 boats
- Jeanneau 238 boats
- Dufour 170 boats
- Elan 67 boats
- Fountaine Pajot 48 boats
- Hanse 32 boats
- Azimut 32 boats
- Bali 32 boats
- Leopard 31 boats
- D&D Kufner 28 boats
- Prestige 27 boats
- Excess 18 boats
- Galeon 16 boats
- Sunreef 16 boats
- Salona 13 boats
- Sunseeker 11 boats
- Princess 10 boats
- Adriana 10 boats
- Ferretti 10 boats
- Dehler 10 boats
- Sessa Marine 8 boats
- Nautitech 8 boats
- Grand Soleil 8 boats
- More 7 boats
- Salpa 7 boats
- Adria 6 boats
- Grandezza 6 boats
- Quicksilver 6 boats
- ClubSwan 6 boats
- Leidi 6 boats
- Marex 6 boats
- Axopar 5 boats
- Nimbus 5 boats
- Marlin 4 boats
- Cranchi 4 boats
- Absolute 4 boats
- De Antonio 4 boats
- Focus Motor Yachts 4 boats
- Cervetti 4 boats
- Atlantic Marine 4 boats
- Colnago 4 boats
- Mirakul 4 boats
- Navetta 4 boats
- Luna 4 boats
- Yaretti 4 boats
- Saxdor 3 boats
- Dominator 3 boats
- Aquila 3 boats
- Pearl Sea 3 boats
- Fairlane 3 boats
- Rancraft 3 boats
Ports and marinas in Croatia
- Sukošan 277 boats
- Split 256 boats
- Trogir 174 boats
- Šibenik 163 boats
- Kaštel Gomilica 156 boats
- Primošten 121 boats
- Pula 119 boats
- Seget Donji 113 boats
- Dubrovnik 112 boats
- Zadar 99 boats
- Rogoznica 66 boats
- Drage 64 boats
- Marina 62 boats
- Punat 62 boats
- Murter 46 boats
- Skradin 33 boats
- Biograd 22 boats
- Jezera 18 boats
- Pirovac 18 boats
- Medulin 17 boats
- Pomer 17 boats
- Novi Vinodolski 14 boats
- Podstrana 11 boats
- Šolta 10 boats
- Baška Voda 9 boats
- Mali Lošinj 9 boats
- Vodice 9 boats
- Makarska 5 boats
- Ploče 5 boats
- Ičići 4 boats
- Rovinj 4 boats
- Stobreč 4 boats
- Sumpetar 4 boats
- Opatija 3 boats
- Rabac 3 boats
- Rijeka 3 boats
- Bilice, Šibenik 2 boats
- Kaštel Stari 2 boats
- Omiš 2 boats
- Tribunj 2 boats
- Vinišće 2 boats
- Betina 1 boat
- Brbinj 1 boat
- Cres 1 boat
- Funtana 1 boat
- Jesenice - Dugi Rat 1 boat
- Kaštel Lukšić 1 boat
- Kraljevica 1 boat
- Novigrad 1 boat
- Supetar 1 boat
- Sutomišćica 1 boat
- Sveti Filip i Jakov 1 boat
- Tučepi 1 boat
- Veli Rat 1 boat
- Vis 1 boat
- Zaton Šibenski 1 boat
Croatia · prices
What a charter in Croatia actually costs
Adriavela lists 2,137 boats in Croatia, spread across 56 departure bases. What separates one price from another is the type of boat, its size, and the base it leaves from — not the month you go.
The average week is €5,878 and the cheapest boat on the list is €612. Figures are list prices for a 7-night bareboat charter, refreshed nightly; the exact total for your dates is confirmed on the boat’s own page before you book.
| Boat type | Boats | Guests | From | Average | Open |
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| Sailing boat 6.3–52 m · 3 cabins · built 2018 | Boats1,115 | Guests2–13 | From€612 | Average€2,107 | |
| Catamaran & trimaran 9.9–35.2 m · 5 cabins · built 2023 | Boats519 | Guests2–31 | From€1,235 | Average€5,881 | |
| Motor boat 4.7–40.2 m · 2 cabins · built 2022 | Boats298 | Guests1–14 | From€700 | Average€5,092 | |
| Motor yacht 11–55 m · 4 cabins · built 2018 | Boats152 | Guests4–40 | From€4,207 | Average€31,930 | |
| Gulet 20.7–48 m · 6 cabins · built 2002 | Boats37 | Guests8–21 | From€10,181 | Average€19,821 | |
| RIB 6.3–8 m · built 2024 | Boats6 | Guests— | From€1,011 | Average€1,569 | |
| Motorsailer 40–49.3 m · 6 cabins · built 2016 | Boats5 | Guests10–32 | From€39,000 | Average€75,855 | |
| Cruiser 48–52 m · 18 cabins · built 2019 | Boats3 | Guests36–38 | From€9,999 | Average€40,000 |
| Charter length | Available for a trip type | Share of fleet |
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| One day | Available for a trip type 212 | Share of fleet10% |
| Two days | Available for a trip type 222 | Share of fleet10% |
| Three days | Available for a trip type 318 | Share of fleet15% |
| Four days | Available for a trip type 345 | Share of fleet16% |
| One week | Available for a trip type 2,137 | Share of fleet100% |
Short charters are priced per boat and date rather than by the week, so no range is quoted here. Pick your days on a boat’s page and the rate comes back live.
| Budget / week | Boats | Sleeps | Typical size | Mostly | Open |
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| Under €1,500 | Boats495 26% | Sleeps8 | Typical size12 m | Mostly455 sailing boats, 32 motor boats, 6 catamaran & trimarans | |
| €1,500 – €3,000 | Boats801 42% | Sleeps10 | Typical size13 m | Mostly513 sailing boats, 195 catamaran & trimarans, 88 motor boats | |
| €3,000 – €6,000 | Boats272 14% | Sleeps10 | Typical size14 m | Mostly148 catamaran & trimarans, 68 motor boats, 50 sailing boats | |
| €6,000 – €12,000 | Boats133 7% | Sleeps7 | Typical size15 m | Mostly48 motor boats, 40 catamaran & trimarans, 30 motor yachts | |
| Over €12,000 | Boats194 10% | Sleeps8 | Typical size21 m | Mostly93 motor yachts, 54 catamaran & trimarans, 28 gulets |
| Departure base | Boats | From | Average | Mostly | Open |
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| Sukošan | Boats277 | From€700 | Average€2,460 | Mostly171 sailing boats, 73 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Split | Boats256 | From€639 | Average€16,385 | Mostly114 sailing boats, 44 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Trogir | Boats174 | From€662 | Average€4,820 | Mostly71 sailing boats, 52 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Šibenik | Boats163 | From€864 | Average€6,871 | Mostly72 sailing boats, 43 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Kaštel Gomilica | Boats156 | From€1,098 | Average€8,724 | Mostly76 sailing boats, 64 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Primošten | Boats121 | From€805 | Average€3,359 | Mostly61 sailing boats, 35 catamaran & trimarans | |
| Pula | Boats119 | From€612 | Average€2,178 | Mostly63 sailing boats, 33 motor boats | |
| Seget Donji | Boats113 | From€1,487 | Average€6,625 | Mostly54 catamaran & trimarans, 24 motor boats |
Do I need a licence to charter a boat in Croatia?
Croatia is strict about bareboat: the skipper must hold a licence recognised by the Croatian authorities and a VHF certificate, and both are checked at the base before departure. Without a licence the law allows only a boat up to 5 metres with an engine up to 5 kW (6.8 hp), from 18 years old and within 500 metres of the shore - which is why "boat rental without licence" in Croatia usually means a skippered day boat. A skippered week removes the paperwork and, in practice, gets a crew to the better buoys earlier; skippers here know which restaurant pontoons take boats for free and which bays are rolly at night.
When is the best time to sail in Croatia?
The Croatian season runs from May to October, and weekly charters are counted Saturday to Saturday. June and September are the months experienced crews pick: the sea is already, or still, warm, the harbours have space in the evening, and prices sit well below high summer. July and August are hot, busy and at their most expensive; the popular quays on Hvar, Vis and Korčula fill by mid-afternoon and the buoy fields in the Kornati are booked days ahead.
Where can I sail in Croatia?
4 sailing areas: Split and Central Dalmatia (from Split, Trogir, Kaštel Gomilica); Zadar, Šibenik and the Kornati islands (from Sukošan, Šibenik, Zadar); Dubrovnik and southern Dalmatia (from Dubrovnik); Istria and the Kvarner gulf (from Pula, Punat). Each has its own bases, and the boats on this page leave from all of them.
How do I get to the charter bases in Croatia?
The nearest airports to the largest bases: Sukošan (277 boats): Zadar Airport (ZAD), under 10 km away; Split (256 boats): Split Airport (SPU), about 10 km away; Trogir (174 boats): Split Airport (SPU), under 10 km away. Distances are as the crow flies; most charter companies arrange a transfer on request.
How many boats can I charter in Croatia?
2,137 boats from 56 bases: 1,115 sailing boats, 519 catamarans and trimarans, 298 motor boats, 152 motor yachts, 37 gulets, 6 RIBs, 5 motorsailers, 3 cruisers. Availability and prices are live from the charter companies.
How much does it cost to charter a boat in Croatia?
On the boats listed here day rates start from €87 and a week (7 nights) from €612. These are the boats’ own listed rates before extras; fuel, marina fees on the route and local taxes are paid separately.
How much does a yacht charter in Croatia cost for a week?
The typical boat is €2,100 for 7 nights (the median across the priced boats), and the cheapest on the list is €612. Prices run from small sailing boats up to crewed yachts, so the median says more than the average (€5,878) here.
What is the most common boat in Croatia?
Sailing boat — 1,115 of the 2,137 boats listed. An average one sleeps 8 and costs €2,107 for the week.
Can I take a boat out for just one day?
Yes — 212 boats accept a single-day booking, and 222 take two days. A day rate is quoted for the specific boat and date, so pick your day on the boat’s own page and the price comes back live.
Where do most boats leave from?
Sukošan has the largest fleet at 277 boats, and there are 56 departure bases in Croatia altogether. The base you start from changes the price as much as the boat does.
What is not in the price?
The figure is for the boat. Transit log, tourist tax and the APA are mandatory, set per boat, and paid at the base. Skipper, hostess, extra equipment and other services are optional and also settled at the base.
Why do some boats show no price?
242 of the 2,137 boats are on request — usually larger or crewed yachts, where the rate depends on the week and the crew. They are left out of every figure above.