3. What are our fees?
Please refer to our fees page for more information, by clicking here.

4. How do I get to Croatia and Hvar?
The only way to get to Hvar is by scheduled ferry or catamaran. There are several arrival points on the island.
Jadrolinija is the extremely efficient ferry company that connects Hvar to the world, running up to five ferries daily from Split to Starigrad during peak months. The daily 4pm Split - Jelsa catamaran, stopping at Bol, remains our favourite connection. Their local telephone number for enquiries is 021-338333.
Croatia is a wonderful country but there are still not many reasonably-priced routes to and from the UK.
In 1990, prior to the war, there were 470,000 tourists from Britain. In 2002 there were just over 132,000. The tourist return has no doubt been hampered by the lack of cheap direct flights, but various cheap options have been launched in recent months - see below. Croatia Airlines (020 8563 0022), the national carrier, will run occasional offers from their website and during the summer runs direct flights from London and Manchester.
The advice is to research all the options below for when you want to travel. As the demand increases market forces will no doubt prevail with new carriers coming on the scene.

Airlines:
British Airways, which flies from London Gatwick to Split and Dubrovnik. Fares are relatively cheap if booked in advance and single fares are also sold.

Wizzair.com will start the first direct cheap flights from London Luton to Zagreb on March 27, 2006, goind daily from May 1, as well as London Luton - Split from May 1, 2006. They will also have a flight from Split to Budapest. Prices start at 5 euro plus tax one way.

German Wings connects Split to Berlin, Stuttgart and Cologne, from where you can connect to London Stansted and the rest of Europe.

Sky Europe from Split to Budapest, Bratislava and Kosice, linking to the rest of Europe.

Norwegian bringing the Scandinavians direct from Oslo.

Croatia Airlines from London or Manchester to Pula, Split, Zagreb and Dubrovnik.

Holiday Options charters flights to Croatia from the UK:
Gatwick to Dubrovnik
Gatwick to Split
Birmingham to Dubrovnik
Birmingham to Split
Norwich to Dubrovnik
Norwich to Split
Bristol to Split
Manchester to Dubrovnik
The Birmingham flights are due to be on British European Airways, also known as Flybe. Holiday Options charter the flight and take the risk on every seat on the aircraft so you can only buy seats on the above through them! You cannot buy through Flybe. These appear to be around £200+ return-Saturday to Saturday Flight only

Ryanair - currently the cheapest flight option is to fly to Italy with Ryanair.
Ryanair to Ancona on the Italian east coast, then an overnight ferry to Split (and Vis,Hvar or Zadar) (cabins cost from £30 per person), or to Trieste and then hire a car. Another option is to Ryanair it (surely a verb in its own right) to Graz and then take the train to Zagreb.
There are perennial rumours about Ryainair coming to Croatia, but anannouncement of its first route - Dublin to Pula from 2007 - looks imminent.
Air Adriatic - Air Adriatic is a Croatian charter airline, based in Pula. They fly two MD-82s (capacity is just over 160 seats). Last year they operated charter flights between Germany and Croatia and Dublin and Croatia. This year they are flying more routes, including the new one from Stansted. Direct day-time flights from London Stansted to Rijeka (Mondays) and Stansted - Dubrovnik (Thursdays). Prices start at £79 return.

Telephone Hidden Croatia on 0207 736 6066 or email: info@hiddencroatia.com

Easy Jet
fly to Ljubljana in Slovenia (2 hours by train from Zagreb) and Venice. They are strong rumours that they will soon operate direct services to Croatia, with Pula and Dubrovnik being mentioned.

Sunsail Flights
Dubrovnik and Zadar charter flights.
Dubrovnik: departing Sundays from Gatwick, inbound operates via Zadar.
Zadar: departing Sundays from Gatwick, outbound via Dubrovnik

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Airports:
Dubrovnik Airport
Split Airport
Zagreb Airport

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Getting to Croatia from Italy by Ferry:
Ancona Onwards
Jadrolinija
Go to Split, Hvar, Brbinj and Zadar
SMC
Go to Zadar, Split, Vis, and Mali Losinj
SNAV
Sanmar
Go to Split (Ryanair flight to Ancona lands so late (21:35) that you can't make the overnight ferries to Croatia, which tend to leave at 22:00 or early in the mornings).
Hydrofoil
Goes to Zadar. The taxi from the airport to Ancona/dock costs £30.00 and takes 20 minutes so try and share or, better yet, catch the bus (35 minutes). No left luggage at Ancona airport but good free facility at the dock.

Pescara Onwards
SNAV
Sanmar
... to Hvar, Korcula, Brac and Latovo.

Ryanair flights to Pescara have varied schedules which in most cases mean an overnight stay in Italy.
You can take a train up to Ancona (c. 1 hour) and an overnight ferry to Split, then a ferry to the island of your choice.
For the return journey the catamarans arrive in Pescara between 13:30 and 14:10.

Venice Onwards

Venice to Pula by ferry. High-speed service from Venice to Istria including Pula (no cars). Email info@bosmeretravel.co.uk Tel + 44 (0) 1473 834094.