Split Airport (SPU)

Last verified: October 2026 · Confirmed by travelers this month: 0

The answer

Take the Platanus official shuttle from Parking Zone P1 outside arrivals — €10 one way, direct to Split's main bus station in about 30 minutes, departing ~30 minutes after every flight.

The bus station sits next to the ferry port and a five-minute walk from Diocletian's Palace; tickets are valid for any departure that day, so a delayed bag costs you nothing but a later bus.

Tight budget? Promet public bus 37 costs €1.75 bought in the app, at a machine or online (€3.50 from the driver), about 50–60 minutes through Kaštela — it also serves Trogir.
Three or four of you? A Bolt or Uber to the centre runs €20–40 door to door; the rank taxi lands around €30–50.

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Platanus official airport shuttle BEST FOR MOST

€10

The licensed airport shuttle operator at SPU in 2026. Direct, no stops, from Parking Zone P1 in front of arrivals to Split Main Bus Station, ~30 minutes (allow 50–60 in July–August traffic). Buses follow the flight timetable — roughly 30 minutes after each landing, first to last flight, year-round; an open return costs €15 and is valid 15 days; children under 6 free, one suitcase included. Buy online, at the Platanus booth in front of the buses at the airport, or at the Split bus station ticket office — not from the driver.

Promet bus 37 (public line)

€1.75

Suburban line Split–Airport–Trogir stopping on the main road outside the terminal; about 50–60 minutes to Split with many stops, ~10 minutes to Trogir, roughly every 20 minutes on weekdays, later service to about 00:15. Official Promet fare list (valid from 1 June 2026): €1.75 on a value card, online, at a ticket machine or ticket office (valid 75 minutes from first validation), €3.50 from the driver (valid 135 minutes); lines 2 and 38 cover the Kaštela towns, and children 6–10 ride for €1/€2 across the whole network.

Taxi from the rank

€30–50 (range)

Metered taxis queue outside arrivals during airport operating hours (rank info +385 21 895 237). Neither the airport nor the county publishes an online fixed fare, so €30–50 to the centre is a range from 2026 guides; ask for the meter running and a receipt — Croatian law obliges one.

Bolt / Uber

€20–40 (range)

Both apps work at SPU with pickups in the parking area in front of the terminal; Bolt is usually the cheapest and a 2026 guide reports €20–30 to the centre off-peak. Fares surge with summer demand and cars thin out overnight — order while walking to baggage claim.

Pre-booked private transfer

€35–55 (range)

Fixed-price cars met in arrivals: about €35–55 to Split city centre per vehicle (vans more), per 2026 operator listings. The sensible choice after midnight, with lots of luggage, or when your hotel is beyond the bus station's walking range.

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The airport's own page still advertises a shuttle that no longer runs

Split Airport's To & from page points 'Direct Shuttle Bus Line' at Pleso Prijevoz — but Pleso ended its Split route on 1 February 2026, and its timetable now lists only Zagreb (and Rijeka) services. The official licensed shuttle at SPU is now Platanus, €10, from the P1 booth. Waiting at an empty Pleso desk wastes the one bus that was timed to your flight.

Do this: look for the white 'Shuttle bus' sign and Platanus logo at Parking Zone P1, not Pleso branding

€3.50 instead of €1.75 — the driver price is double

On Promet line 37 the official fare list prices the same ticket at €1.75 via app, machine, online or value card but €3.50 when bought from the driver. And boarding without a validated ticket is expensive: the additional ticket a controller sells you on the spot costs €20 — also in the official price list.

Do this: buy the 37 ticket in the Promet Split app or at a machine and validate it before riding

The €1.75 ticket dies after 75 minutes

Promet single tickets are time-valid from first validation, and the tier prices are tied to distance — the €1.75 app ticket from the airport zone lasts 75 minutes. The 37 ride to Split is 50–60 minutes in free flow, but a July afternoon crawl through Kaštela can push it past the limit; the €3.50 driver ticket is valid 135 minutes.

Do this: stamp the ticket the moment you board and, in peak traffic, budget for the longer-validity tier

You land at Kaštela, not at Split — and the drop is the bus station, not your hotel

SPU sits in Kaštel Štafilić, 20 km west of Split (6 km from Trogir). The shuttle's only city stop is the main bus station on Obala Kneza Domagoja — a 5-minute walk to the ferry port and old town, but the wrong end of town if your apartment is on Žnjan or Bačvice, and the suburban 37 terminates at the eastern edge. Nothing drops luggage inside the old town streets.

Do this: pick your option by your hotel's location, not by headline price

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Your Platanus ticket is valid for any departure on your travel date — miss the bus that waited for your flight and the next one is free.
The €15 open return (valid 15 days) is cheaper than two singles — buy it on arrival if you are leaving from SPU.
From the bus station the catamarans to Hvar, Brač and Korčula leave from the adjacent harbour — allow 60 minutes between bus arrival and boat, more in July–August.
Fly into SPU for Trogir too: it is 6 km away; line 37 runs both ways or you can walk the coast road in about an hour.
Last public bus is around 00:15; after that the only rides are flight-timed shuttles, taxis and app cars — prices surge late.

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