Vis Island

The island of Vis is an island located in Croatia. It covers the surface of 89.72 km² and it has the population of approximately 3617 people. The island Vis has 2 larger and more picturesque towns worth visiting. Not all of them have ferry ports of course, so to be specific - the island of Vis has 1 ferry port offering daily departures to and from the island of Vis. It is reachable from mainland cities such as Split, Makarska and Trogir.

Ferry ports on the island of Vis

There are 1 ferry ports on the island of Vis. The island ferry ports are generally smaller in size, but they can accommodate the ferries sailing from the mainland according to the departure schedule that you can see on our website. The island ferry ports are the following ones:


How to get to Vis by ferry

Vis currently has 3 daily arrivals by ferry, coming from a few ferry ports in Croatia. The most popular way to get to Vis by ferry is by taking one of the ferry lines departing from Split, Hvar and Bol. The quickest way to get to Vis is from Makarska, where the travel time by ferry is 13:53 and the longest is from Split, where you'd spend 02:40 at sea. Below you'll see a list of the most popular ways to get to Vis where you can find out more, and book your tickets!


Ferry lines from the island of Vis

There is one daily outbound ferry line from Vis going to domestic destinations such as Split, Hvar and Bol in Croatia. The most popular ferry lines departing Vis in terms of number of travellers are Vis - Split, Vis - Hvar and Vis - Bol which help over 3618 travellers set sail each year. Below you will see the most popular ferry lines departing from Vis.


Ferry companies sailing to and from the island of Vis

There are 2 companies operating ferry lines to and from the island of Vis, Croatia. These ferry companies have fast ferry, ferry and car ferry in their active fleet of vessels. The average user rating for the ferry companies operating to and from Vis is 8.9. The largest ferry company is Jadrolinija with more than 9 ferry lines to and from Vis while TP Line is the smallest with 4 ferry lines in comparison. Below we have listed some of the most popular ferry companies when travelling to or from Vis. A full list of ferry companies and more information can be found here.


Nearby Islands

While you're staying on the island of Vis, you can also take some time to visit some of the other islands in Croatia, such as Hvar, Brac or Krk. The smallest island in terms of its size is the island Obonjan with the surface area of only 0.55 km², while the largest island would be Krk covering 405.78 km². You can find a list of islands in Croatia below and click on them for more information!


Island Hopping

Since the island of Vis is well connected not only to the mainland, but to the other islands as well, it would be a waste of time not to visit some of them like Brac and Hvar too. The cheapest and easiest way is booking a ticket for the catamaran or car ferry. Below we have composed a list of the most popular island hopping destinations when departing from Vis.


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