Croatia’s currency is the euro. It replaced the kuna on 1 January 2023 at a fixed rate of 7.53450 kuna to one euro, the same day Croatia joined the Schengen area. Any price you find quoted in kuna predates that changeover and needs converting.
The kuna question, answered directly
Croatia used the kuna until the end of 2022. It does not use it now. The changeover happened on a single date, 1 January 2023, at a conversion rate fixed in advance rather than floated: 7.53450 kuna to one euro. Because the rate was fixed, every kuna price ever published converts exactly and permanently.
| Currency | Euro (EUR, €) |
| Adopted | 1 January 2023 |
| Replaced | Croatian kuna (HRK) |
| Fixed conversion rate | 7.53450 HRK = €1 |
| Schengen area | Joined 1 January 2023, the same day |
That single date is why so much travel writing about Croatia is wrong in a way that is easy to spot. If a page quotes a ferry fare, a park entry or anything else in kuna, it has not been revised since 2022, and the rest of its figures are the same age.
Converting a kuna price you have already read
Divide by 7.53450. A price of 75 kuna is €9.95; 150 kuna is €19.91; 1,000 kuna is €132.72. The arithmetic is exact because the rate is fixed, but the answer is only as current as the original figure, and a 2022 fare is not a 2026 fare. Conversion tells you what a number meant, not what it costs now.
Budgeting a 2026 trip from kuna-era figures
Converting an old kuna price gives a precise euro equivalent of a stale number. The Croatian state coastal tariff has been reissued since, with its own season boundaries: the season tariff runs 29 May to 27 September, and everything either side of it — 1 January to 28 May, and 28 September to 31 December — is off-season. A converted 2022 fare will be wrong on the amount and on the date it applies.
Work from a current published tariff instead. The table below is the 2026 state coastal register, in the currency you will actually pay in, and it is the only set of prices on this page. Where this site cannot source a price — meals, hotels, taxis, anything else — it does not print one.
Four published 2026 fares, in euro
These are current tariffs from the 2026 state coastal line register, verified against the per-line documents on 19 August 2026. They are useful here for two reasons: they show the euro in practice, and they show the size of the seasonal step, which is a bigger effect than any currency question.
| Line | Crossing | What you bring | Off-season | 29 May – 27 September |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9604 | Split – Hvar | On foot | €6.40 | €10.00 |
| 602 | Split – Vis | Car under 5 m | €40.60 | €52.00 |
| 634 | Korčula – Orebić | On foot | €2.50 | €4.40 |
| 807 | Dubrovnik – Elafiti | On foot | €3.40 | €5.40 |
The seasonal step runs from 28 to 76 per cent on those four crossings. Line 9604’s fare goes from €6.40 to €10.00 on 29 May without the boat changing in any way. That is the number worth planning around; the euro itself is settled and no longer a variable. The Split to Hvar corridor has the full tariff, and Korčula and the Elafiti have theirs.
Schengen, on the same day
Croatia joined the Schengen area on 1 January 2023, the same date it adopted the euro. Two separate arrangements, one changeover date, which is why they are so often confused with each other — and why a guide that still describes Croatia as outside both is at least three years out of date on everything else it says as well.
Common questions
Does Croatia still use the kuna?
No. The kuna was replaced by the euro on 1 January 2023. It is not the currency you will be quoted or charged in.
What is the kuna to euro rate?
7.53450 kuna to one euro. The rate was fixed for the changeover rather than floating, so it does not move and every historic kuna price converts exactly.
Do I need euros in cash for the ferries?
The 2026 state coastal tariffs are published in euro — line 9604 Split to Hvar is €6.40 off-season and €10.00 in season, for example. This site does not publish payment-method claims it cannot source.
Is Croatia in the Schengen area?
Yes, since 1 January 2023, the same day it adopted the euro.
Why do so many pages still say kuna?
Because they were written before 2023 and have not been revised. Treat a kuna price as a date stamp on the whole page.
What do you need to work out next?
The currency is settled. These are the questions that actually cost money.
Where to stay
Where does the money go furthest?
127,838 island residents live across 355 settlements and 52 inhabited islands.
Getting around
What do the crossings cost?
The 2026 register carries 68 routes; 17 have no public service obligation.
When to go
When does the tariff change?
Season fares run 29 May to 27 September on every line checked.
Planning
What do residents pay year-round?
Island residents number 127,838 across 355 settlements at the 2021 census.
Ferry data: Agencija za obalni linijski pomorski promet (ZOLPP), 2026 state coastal line register and per-line timetables.