Split Airport to Makarska
Overview
The Split Airport to Makarska transfer is the simplest way to start a trip to Makarska: a private car or van, a driver who tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals, and a price fixed on WhatsApp before you travel, so there is no airport taxi fare to argue about. Makarska is a straightforward drive from Split Airport. Compared with an airport taxi or public transport, a private airport transfer costs about the same for two people and less for a family, with none of the waiting. Makarska, the main resort of the Makarska Riviera, lies about 85 km south-east of Split Airport.
Highlights
- Private Split Airport to Makarska transfer - your own vehicle, no sharing, no stops
- Fixed transfer price agreed on WhatsApp before you fly - no taxi meter, no surprises
- Door-to-door from Split Airport to your hotel in Makarska
- Arrive rested for Palm-lined promenade and Kačić Square and St Mark's church
- Flight tracked: the driver waits for you if your flight is delayed
- Meet and greet at arrivals with a name board, or at the airport's set meeting point
- Sedan, Minivan, Sprinter - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller vans, all with air conditioning
- A WhatsApp desk in Arabic and English that answers day and night - tell us the driver language you prefer
- Child seats and extra luggage space on request
Full Description
Split Airport to Makarska transfer: the easiest way to get there
When you land at Split Airport, the last thing you want is to work out how to get from the airport to Makarska. A private airport transfer takes the question away: a Haqqi Tours driver is at arrivals when you walk out, your vehicle is parked minutes away, and the cost of the Split Airport to Makarska transfer was fixed on WhatsApp before you left home. There is no airport taxi queue, no meter running in traffic and no negotiating a fare in a language you may not speak.
This page covers everything travellers ask about the Split Airport to Makarska route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Makarska is like, what to see there and where to stay, where you meet your driver at Split Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.
Arriving at Split Airport (SPU)
Split Airport (SPU, Resnik) is in Kaštela, about 25 km west of the centre of Split and 6 km east of Trogir; the old town takes about 35 minutes by road, Makarska about 1 hour 15 minutes and Dubrovnik about 3 hours 30 minutes.
Whichever hall you come out of, the routine for a Split Airport to Makarska transfer is the same: collect your bags, clear passport control, switch on your phone, and follow the meeting instruction from your WhatsApp confirmation. Your driver already knows your flight has landed - every pickup at Split Airport is tracked against the live arrival time - so there is no need to call, though a message is always welcome.
Searches for "SPU to Makarska" or "SPU airport transfer" land here for a reason: SPU is the airport code for Split Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Makarska.
Split Airport to Makarska at a glance
Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Split Airport to Makarska, door to door. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Split Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.
Taxi or private transfer from Split Airport to Makarska?
An airport taxi from Split Airport to Makarska means finding the official rank, waiting your turn, and paying whatever the meter shows at the end - more at night, more in traffic, and sometimes more if the driver takes the long way. A private transfer from Haqqi Tours replaces all of that with one agreed price for the whole car, confirmed in writing on WhatsApp before you fly.
For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Split Airport to Makarska per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Makarska involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.
There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Makarska, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.
Public transport from Split Airport to Makarska: is there a bus, train or metro?
Public transport from Split Airport runs mainly into Split itself: the airport shuttle bus takes about 45 minutes to the main bus station near the port and suits a single traveller staying in the centre; a private car is faster and simpler for Trogir, Omiš, Makarska, island ferry connections or a family with luggage. Reaching Makarska from there means a further connection with your luggage, which is where a door-to-door car saves the most time and effort.
So the honest comparison for Makarska is this: public transport is the cheapest option for one person with a cabin bag and time to spare, and a private Split Airport to Makarska transfer is the better one for everybody else - two or more travellers, families, older relatives, anyone landing late, anyone with proper luggage. The price is per vehicle, not per person, which is why a family of four often pays less than it would on four bus or train tickets plus the taxi at the end.
About Makarska
Makarska, the main resort of the Makarska Riviera, lies about 85 km south-east of Split Airport. Makarska is the largest resort on the Makarska Riviera, a strip of pebble beaches and small towns squeezed between the sea and the limestone wall of the Biokovo mountains. A palm-lined promenade curves around the bay, a wooded peninsula called Sveti Petar shelters the town, and the main square, Kačić Square, is framed by the Baroque parish church of St Mark. Cafes and seafood restaurants fill the waterfront, and hiking trails and the Biokovo Skywalk offer views over the islands of Brač and Hvar. The beaches are clean and shallow, so the town suits families and long summer holidays.
Things to do in Makarska
Once you have checked in, Makarska is worth exploring: Palm-lined promenade, Kačić Square and St Mark's church, Sveti Petar peninsula, Biokovo mountain and Skywalk and Pebble beaches. Your driver can point some of them out on the way in, and the WhatsApp desk can arrange a car for a day out if you want to see more.
Split itself is within reach for a day: a boat trip to Hvar, Brač or Vis, Krka National Park and Diocletian's Palace - the same WhatsApp desk arranges the car there and back.
Where to stay in Makarska
Where you stay in Makarska makes no difference to the price of the transfer, which is fixed for the whole vehicle. The places most travellers choose: Makarska centre and promenade, Osejava and Donja Luka, Tučepi and Baška Voda and Sveti Petar peninsula - and any other address is fine too.
The Makarska Riviera resorts from Baška Voda to Tučepi are several kilometres apart, so give the driver the exact town and hotel to avoid a detour.
Meeting your driver at Split Airport
Where you meet your driver depends on Split Airport: a set meeting point inside arrivals, a designated exit, or a name board held just after customs. Rather than guess, we send the exact instructions with your WhatsApp confirmation - the meeting place, the driver's name and number, and what to do if you cannot see them. If your flight is delayed, we know: every Split Airport to Makarska transfer is flight-tracked and the pickup moves with your real landing time.
Waiting time after landing is included, and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps everyone informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Split Airport.
Our vehicles for the Makarska transfer
For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.
Families get child seats on request, and groups with a lot of luggage are matched to a vehicle with room to spare. Tell us on WhatsApp what you are bringing and we take care of the rest.
As a guide, the sedan suits one to three people with normal suitcases, the minivan or GMC a family or group of up to seven with their luggage, and the Sprinter larger parties of up to thirteen; there is cold water in the car, phone chargers in most models, and no smoking.
Who books the Makarska transfer
Families are our most frequent guests on this route: a private car means the children are strapped into proper seats, the pushchair goes in the back, and nobody is counting change for tickets. Groups of friends and extended families take the Sprinter or a minivan so the whole party travels together from Split Airport to Makarska on one fixed price. Older travellers book it for the door-to-door help with the bags, and couples for a calm start to the trip instead of a taxi queue.
The transfer is the first thing most guests book with us and rarely the last; day trips from Makarska and the ride back to Split Airport are arranged in the same conversation.
How to book your Makarska transfer
Booking is simple: fill in the form on this page or message us on WhatsApp with your flight number, the date, the number of passengers and your hotel in Makarska. A member of our team replies within minutes to confirm the price and the meeting point. Payment is arranged on WhatsApp as well, in whichever way suits you, and your confirmation is written down so nothing is left to memory.
Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.
Good to know before you land at Split Airport
Tell us your flight number and hotel or ferry time; inside the palace walls the lanes are pedestrian, so we stop at the nearest gate, and for island ferries we advise being at the port an hour before departure in summer.
Keep your phone charged and roaming or Wi-Fi on for the WhatsApp thread; the driver's number is in your confirmation and a message on landing at Split Airport is the quickest way to say you are through.
If you are two households or a group, say how many bags as well as how many people; luggage decides the vehicle more often than passengers do.
Makarska to Split Airport: the return transfer
Heading back to Split Airport at the end of the stay is just as easy - tell us the flight time and the hotel, and a driver is at the door with time to spare. Many travellers also use the desk for a day trip or an onward transfer from Makarska; everything is arranged in the same WhatsApp chat.
On departure day the desk suggests a pickup time from Makarska based on your flight and the traffic expected at that hour, and confirms it in writing; if you would like to leave earlier for last-minute shopping or a meal near Split Airport, that is arranged in the same message.
Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Makarska transfers
Haqqi Tours is a travel company, not a taxi app: the people who confirm your Split Airport to Makarska transfer are the same people you can message at midnight when the flight is late. The price is fixed and written down, the driver is a licensed professional who does this road regularly, the vehicle is what we said it would be, and if anything on the day is not as promised, one message to the desk puts it right.
Good to know
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to what travellers ask us most, before they book.
Where do I meet my driver at Split Airport?
At the place named in your confirmation: for Split Airport that is either the airport's official meeting point or the arrivals exit, where the driver holds a board with your name. The message also gives the driver's number, so if you cannot see them a one-line WhatsApp sorts it in a moment.
How far is Makarska from Split Airport, and how long does the transfer take?
It is a direct drive. Traffic at rush hour or on holiday weekends can add a little; the price of your Split Airport to Makarska transfer is fixed in advance, so a slower drive never costs more.
What is Makarska like?
Makarska, the main resort of the Makarska Riviera, lies about 85 km south-east of Split Airport. Makarska is the largest resort on the Makarska Riviera, a strip of pebble beaches and small towns squeezed between the sea and the limestone wall of the Biokovo mountains. A palm-lined promenade curves around the bay, a wooded peninsula called Sveti Petar shelters the town, and the main square, Kačić Square, is framed by the Baroque parish church of St Mark. Cafes and seafood restaurants fill the waterfront, and hiking trails and the Biokovo Skywalk offer views over the islands of Brač and Hvar. The beaches are clean and shallow, so the town suits families and long summer holidays.
Where do visitors stay in Makarska?
The usual choices: Makarska centre and promenade, Osejava and Donja Luka, Tučepi and Baška Voda and Sveti Petar peninsula. Our transfer goes to any hotel or address there at the same fixed price for the vehicle - just send the hotel name on WhatsApp.
What is there to do in Makarska?
The highlights are Palm-lined promenade, Kačić Square and St Mark's church, Sveti Petar peninsula, Biokovo mountain and Skywalk and Pebble beaches. The WhatsApp desk can arrange a car for a day out once you have settled in.
Anything I should know about arriving in Makarska?
The Makarska Riviera resorts from Baška Voda to Tučepi are several kilometres apart, so give the driver the exact town and hotel to avoid a detour.
Is a private transfer cheaper than an airport taxi from Split Airport to Makarska?
Compare the whole cost, not the starting fare. A taxi from Split Airport to Makarska adds the meter in traffic, a night rate and sometimes tolls; the private transfer is one figure agreed in writing before you fly, whatever the traffic does. For anyone not travelling alone with a small bag, that figure is normally the cheaper one.
What is the best way to get from Split Airport to Makarska?
With luggage, a family or after a long flight, a pre-booked private transfer is the easiest and most comfortable way: door to door, no queue, no changes. Public transport can work for a solo traveller with a small bag, but it means tickets, transfers and stairs; an airport taxi means the meter. A private car takes you straight to your hotel in Makarska.
Is there a bus, train or metro from Split Airport to Makarska?
The airport shuttle bus takes about 45 minutes to the main bus station near the port and suits a single traveller staying in the centre; a private car is faster and simpler for Trogir, Omiš, Makarska, island ferry connections or a family with luggage. For most visitors the private transfer is simpler: it starts at the arrivals door and ends at the hotel, and the fixed price covers the whole vehicle.
What happens if my flight to Split Airport is delayed?
Nothing you need to do. Every Split Airport to Makarska transfer is flight-tracked, so your driver's pickup time moves with your real landing time. If you are held up at baggage or passport control, a quick message on WhatsApp keeps the driver informed. Waiting time is included.
Do you meet late-night and early-morning flights?
Yes. The Split Airport to Makarska transfer runs around the clock, and our WhatsApp desk is answered day and night. Tell us the flight number and we plan the pickup for the real arrival time, whatever the hour.
Which vehicle will I get for the Split Airport to Makarska transfer?
You choose when you book: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned and with proper luggage space. If you are unsure, tell us how many passengers and bags you have and we recommend the right one.
Is the transfer private, or shared with other passengers?
Always private. We do not run shared shuttles: the car or van from Split Airport to Makarska carries your party only, leaves when you are ready, and goes straight to your address.
Can you provide child seats?
Yes - say the ages of the children when you book and the driver brings the right child seats or boosters at no extra charge. Please mention it in the WhatsApp conversation so the correct vehicle is sent.
Are tolls, parking and waiting time included in the price?
Yes. The fixed price for the Split Airport to Makarska transfer covers the vehicle, the driver, fuel, road tolls, airport parking and the normal waiting time after your flight lands. There is nothing to pay the driver on the day unless you have added something to the booking.
Can we stop on the way from Split Airport to Makarska?
Usually, yes - a short stop for a shop, a sim card or a photo is no problem if you mention it when booking, and a longer stop or a sightseeing detour is quoted as part of the same transfer. Tell the desk what you have in mind and they confirm it in writing.
How far in advance should I book the Split Airport to Makarska transfer?
As soon as you have your flight - it takes a minute on WhatsApp and secures the vehicle you want. Same-day and next-day bookings are often possible too; message the desk with the flight number and they will tell you at once whether a car is available.
How do I book the Split Airport to Makarska transfer?
Send us four things - flight number, date, how many of you, and the hotel in Makarska - through the form on this page or directly on WhatsApp. You get a written confirmation with the fixed price, the vehicle and the meeting point at Split Airport, usually within minutes.
Can I change or cancel my booking?
Yes, through the same WhatsApp conversation. The terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the change is requested, so our team explains exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment.
Which language does the driver speak?
It depends on the country, the city and the time of your transfer, so we do not promise a particular language for the driver on the Split Airport to Makarska route. Tell us on WhatsApp which language you would prefer and we do our best to match it. The WhatsApp desk that confirms your booking and stays with you during the trip always works in Arabic and English, at any hour.
Can I book the return trip from Makarska to Split Airport as well?
Yes, and most guests do. Give us the departure flight and the hotel, and the desk sets a pickup time from Makarska with enough margin for check-in at Split Airport. The return is the same fixed-price service, on the same confirmation if you book both together.
