Useful information
How to reach Island Korcula
By ferry:
Ferry ports on the Korcula island: Vela Luka, Korcula, Prigradica.
1. The main line connects Vela Luka with Split in one direction and the island of Lastovo in the other. So, the car ferry goes from Split, stops in Vela Luka and goes on to Lastovo. The cruise from Split to Vela Luka takes some 3 hours.
The fast passenger catamarans has the very same route only it makes a stop in port of Hvar. This cruise from Split to Vela Luka takes about 1h45min.
2. Ferries connect the town of Korcula with Orebic on the Peljesac peninsula (15min) and Drvenik (2h30min) on the mainland (near Makarska). www.lnp.hr
3. The Adriatic long line connects Korcula with Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar and Rijeka and in summer there are direct ferries to Italian Adriatic ports.
To check all lines and schedules please visit www.jadrolinija.hr, www.lnp.hr and www.krilo.hr.
By bus:
The Bus company operating here is Autotrans Rijeka. Bus ride from Dubrovnik to Vela Luka some 4h 30min. For timetable please visit www.autotrans.hr.
You can also get to Korcula island by other lines, from Split, Zagreb and other towns. There is a direct line connecting the route from Zagreb to Vela Luka, and all the towns along Korcula island. The bus is operated by Autotrans Rijeka.
Useful info about Croatia
Important telephone numbers:
International dialling prefix for Croatia: 385
Ambulance 94
Fire-service 93
Police 92
Rescue 112
Assistance on the roads 987; 987@hak.hr
(If you are calling from outside of Croatia or using a mobile phone dial ++3851 987)
Croatia's auto club (HAK) 01 4640 800; Internet: www.hak.hr; e-mail: info@hak.hr
CROATIAN ANGELS - unified number of tourist information for all of Croatia 062 999 999
International callers, dial: +385 62 999 999
This service is available in Croatian, English, German and Italian from the 1st of April until the 30th of October.
Currency:
Kuna (1 Kuna = 100 Lipa). There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Lipa coins, 1, 2, 5 and 25 Kuna coins and 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 Kuna banknotes.
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks, exchange offices, post offices and at most tourist agencies, hotels and camping grounds.
Credit cards: Most hotels, restaurants and shops accept credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, Eurocard/Mastercard, Visa, Sport Card International). Cash dispensing machines are ubiquitous.
Electricity:
Voltage of city power grid – 220V, frequency 50HZ
Water: Tap water is potable throughout Croatia.
Time zone:
GMT plus one hour in winter and GMT plus two in summer.
Travel documentation:
Passport or some other internationally recognised identification document. Tourists may remain in Croatia for up to three months.
For more information:
Diplomatic consulates of the Republic of Croatia abroad or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Croatia.
Tel. 01 4569 964
Web: www.mvp.hr/mvprh-www-eng/index.html
National holidays:
1 January - New Year's Day; 11 and 12 april - Easter, including Easter Monday; 1 May - Labour Day; 10 June - Corpus Christi (Movable feast); 22 June - Anti-Fascist Resistance Day; 25 June - Statehood Day; 5 August - Victory Day and National Thanksgiving Day; 15 August - Assumption; 8 October - Independence Day; 1 November - All Saints' Day; 25 and 26 December - Christmas Holidays.
Environmental protection:
Protection of the biological diversity is in conjunction with the EU regulations currently in force. The water quality of the Croatia's Adriatic Sea is of high quality for swimming and in conjunction to the EU criteria. In case of an accident or contamination of the sea, please contact the National Centre for Sea Search and Rescue on the number 9155 (free telephone), which is a part of international institutions of the same rank. In case of accidental environmental contamination on land, report it to the National Information Centre on the number 01/4814 911 For additional information about the environment: tel: 01/6106 111
Tel: 0800 200 037, Web: www.mzopu.hr
Fire prevention:
Ensure that you have done everything to prevent a fire!
Do not throw lit or flammable objects into the environment!
If you see a fire, please inform others in your proximity; report it immediately on the telephone number - 93; try to extinguish the fire till the fire-fighters arrive and in such a manner so as not to endanger yourself or others!
Take notice of signs forbidding the lighting of fires!
Take care that your parked vehicle does not obstruct accesses to the fire or roads!
