Dubrovnik to Kotor: there is no ferry, and there is no register to check

There is no scheduled ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor. Kotor is in Montenegro, and Croatia’s state coastal line register covers domestic routes between Croatian ports only. The journey is made by road, across an international border, and it is best planned as a full day rather than an afternoon. Why no boat appears in any … Read more

Best hotels in Croatia: the ranking nobody can honestly give you

There is no national ranking of Croatian hotels worth having, because the coast runs several different seasons and networks. What does rank on published evidence is how long each place stays warm — Hvar holds 20.7 days above 25°C in September, Rijeka holds 10.4. What a best-hotels list is actually doing Every list of the … Read more

Italy to Croatia by ferry: what the state register does and does not cover

Croatia’s 2026 state coastal line register covers domestic services only: 68 routes between Croatian ports. Italy–Croatia crossings sit outside it entirely. What the register does settle is the part most people get wrong — which boats run onward from the port you land at, and when. Why this page will not give you an Adriatic … Read more

Dubrovnik to Split ferry: three services, all of them commercial

Three of the 68 registered coastal routes link Split and Dubrovnik directly. All three are commercial catamarans with no public service obligation, all three are foot-passenger only, and not one of the 24 vehicle-carrying routes runs between the two cities. The three direct sailings Every direct Split–Dubrovnik service is a through-boat that works its way … Read more

Croatia in April: the cheapest month to move a car, and a 13.8°C sea

April is the month Croatia’s air catches its sea. At Split both sit at roughly 13.7°C and 13.8°C. Sunshine reaches 7.0 hours a day, warm days are still statistically zero, and ferry fares stay at off-season rates until 28 May. The crossover For five months of the year the sea at Split is warmer than … Read more