ACI Marina Hvar helicopter transfers
Hvar is the pivot of the Dalmatian yacht-week circuit and the hardest island to reach on a schedule: the catamaran fills, the ferry queue in Split builds through the afternoon, and a missed sailing costs half a day. Twelve minutes of flight removes the whole variable.
Split to Hvar takes about 12 minutes by helicopter and starts around €1,900 for the aircraft, against 1–2 hours by ferry plus the queue. Dubrovnik to Hvar is roughly 35 minutes. Guests join yachts at ACI Marina Hvar or in the Pakleni Islands anchorage by approved shore site and tender, or by deck landing where the vessel is certified.
Flying to and from ACI Marina Hvar
The core yacht-week leg. Replaces the ferry queue that peaks every afternoon in July and August.
South-to-north island repositioning without the coastal road or an overnight sail.
Short island hop for guests joining a second vessel or the Zlatni Rat resorts.
Mid-circuit island change, typically flown while the yacht repositions.
Cross-border to Boka Bay, with customs and immigration coordinated on both sides.
Indicative aircraft pricing only, excluding taxes, handling, permits and waiting time. Season, aircraft class and repositioning move the final figure — every mission is quoted individually.
Where the aircraft touches down
- Split Airport (SPU) is the aviation base for the whole central-Dalmatian circuit and the origin for most Hvar movements.
- On Hvar, movements use approved landing sites near the town cleared for the date — ACI Marina Hvar is a marina, not a heliport, so berth-side landing is arranged only with marina and authority approval.
- Yachts lying in the Pakleni Islands anchorage opposite Hvar town are served by shore site plus tender, which is usually faster than repositioning the vessel into the harbour.
- Deck landings require a certified helideck and deck-approved crew, decided per vessel before the mission is confirmed.
Deck, tender or quay
Hvar movements are almost always guest-timed rather than vessel-timed: a charter guest arriving on an afternoon flight into Split can be aboard before dinner instead of waiting on the next catamaran. Crew changes and provisioning runs follow the same pattern in reverse.