There are several ways to get to the island of Korčula
- You can fly to Split or Dubrovnik, connections to these destinations are getting better and better and you can hire cars at both airports under favorable conditions.
- You can hire a car on the island too. http://www.mediterano.hr/c/rent-a-car/
- From Split you can get directly to Vela Luka (8 km from Karbuni) by car ferry, or you can drive on the motorway, direction Dubrovnik and then via the Pelješac peninsula to Orebić, then a short ferry trip to the island of Korčula. The drive from Dubrovnik to Korčula takes about three hours including the car ferry . You can hire a car on the island too.
- You can find car ferry connections at http://www.jadrolinija.hr/en/ferry-croatia
- There is also an excellent motorway from Rijeka or Zagreb to Split (car ferry connections to Vela luka) or Ploče where you can get car ferry connections to Trpanje on the Pelješac peninsula. The motorway is new, there are lots of rest areas and it passes through some fantastic scenery. A toll is to be paid.
Some accommodation tips:
- Private accommodation near Rijeka, quiet location, very nice apartment, „Apartmani ZEC“ (Setz), Spinčići 163 g, HR-51215 Kastav, mobile: +385 / 98 804 964, markozec40@gmail.com
- Hotel „Josipdol“, Motorway exit Ogulin/Josipdol (dog friendly)
www.hotel-josipdol.com +385 / 47 58 17 69 - Roadhouse „Macola“, Motorway exit Žir, approx. 2 hours before you reach Split
googlemaps +385 / 53 648 048, zir@macola.hr (German and English)
Directions from Vela Luka or Korcula
For the route from Vela Luka (harbor town where the ferry from Split arrives) and from Korcula-Domince (coming from Orebić) to Karbuni you will find the two directions here: