44.376426° N, 14.696708° E
Location and how to reach Silba
Where is Silba island?
The island of Silba is situated in the Zadar archipelago, south-east of the island of Mali Losinj. Its surface is about 15 km² and its length is 8.5 km. The closest city on the mainland is Zadar (about 30 miles away). Boats and ferries from Zadar sail every day, and the catamaran trip lasts 1.5 hours.
How to reach Silba?
Zadar — 30 nautical miles. Boats and ferries travel each day; the trip lasts about 1.5 hours (catamaran) or 4 hours (ferry). The ticket price depends on the boat and ranges from 30–50 HRK.
Mali Losinj — 18 nautical miles. The ferry sails each day (summer schedule) and the trip lasts about 2 hours. Ticket price 20–30 HRK.
Catamaran lines
Fast, air-conditioned catamarans reach Silba from Zadar in about 1.5 hours. Two operators sail the line — check their sailing schedules and buy tickets directly:
Ferry line
A ferry with 500 passenger places connects Silba with Zadar and Mali Losinj. Tickets and schedule info: "JADROLINIJA" — Zadar / Mali Losinj.
Mainland
How to reach Zadar?
By car
You can reach Zadar safely and easily with the highway Zagreb–Split (A1). In less than three hours you can arrive from Zagreb or Rijeka to Zadar. For traffic and road conditions visit HAK — Croatian auto club, or Hrvatske autoceste.
By plane
Zadar airport is small but modern (8 km from the city centre) and connects Zadar with Croatian cities and several European cities: London, Dublin, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo, Brussels, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart and more — also served by low cost airlines Ryanair and Eurowings.
By bus
Regular domestic and international bus lines connect Zadar with Austria, Italy, Hungary, France, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina. More information: Bus Terminal Zadar.
By boat
Regular travel and ferry lines to the Italian port of Ancona (also Pescara and Bari from Split and Dubrovnik). A daily ferry line connects Rijeka and Split during the whole year. More information: agency Jadrolinija.