Split to Makarska and the Riviera

The Makarska Riviera is the 60 km of beach towns between Brela and Gradac, pinned between the Adriatic and the grey limestone of Biokovo. From Split Airport it is about an hour and fifteen minutes: motorway to Dugopolje, then down through the tunnel to the coast road. Buses run, but they stop at every town along the strip and leave you on the main road above your accommodation — which, on a hillside riviera, means a descent with suitcases in the afternoon heat.

Routes and journey times

Local knowledge

The Biokovo road above Makarska is the region’s best half-day and its worst self-drive: single-track sections, a booking slot system for the Skywalk, and a 1,700-metre climb that turns hire-car brakes to soup on the way down. It is a much better trip with a driver who does it weekly. At sea level, note that Makarska town and the beach strip either side of it fill from about ten in the morning in August — the early swim is the good one.

What every transfer includes

• Meet & greet — name sign inside arrivals, luggage handled, air conditioning already running.
• Fixed price — quoted before you travel; tolls, waiting time and luggage included.
• Flight tracking — early or late, your driver adjusts automatically, with 60 minutes of free waiting.
• Luxury Mercedes — sedans for up to three, V-Class vans for seven, Sprinter minibuses for sixteen.