Route 6: Dubrovnik - Slano - Mljet - Korčula - Vis - Hvar - Šolta - Split
This 7-day one-way yacht charter from Dubrovnik to Split is ABA VELA’s northbound route for guests who want to begin in Dubrovnik and finish the week at the Split base. It works well for travellers who want to open with Dubrovnik, then move back through South and Central Dalmatia without returning to the same city.
Because ABA VELA’s home base is in Split, this route uses a one-way service rather than the normal weekly base flow. The yacht is transferred to Dubrovnik before your charter starts, and the one-way service fee is added to the booking.
Compare this direction with the one-way yacht charter routes between Split and Dubrovnik. If you would rather sail southbound and finish under Dubrovnik’s city walls, read the Split to Dubrovnik one-way route. If you are still deciding between one-way and round-trip sailing, compare the 4 round-trip routes from Split or review the base setup on our Split charter guide.
If you are matching this route to boat size and dates, see our available yachts from Split before you contact the team.
- • Your charter starts in Dubrovnik
- • Your charter finishes in Split
- • A one-way service fee of 500 EUR is added to the booking
- • The fee covers skipper repositioning and transfer fuel
- • Before your charter begins, ABA VELA skipper brings the yacht from Split to Dubrovnik
- • This service must be confirmed directly with ABA VELA before booking
- • Guests arriving in Dubrovnik and departing from Split
- • Crews who want Dubrovnik first and Split last
- • Guests who want to finish at ABA VELA’s home base
- • Sailors who want a point-to-point route with a stronger northbound finish
- • Directional northbound progression
- • Starts with Dubrovnik and southern islands
- • Finishes at ABA VELA’s Split base
- • Good for guests who want operational simplicity at the end of the week
Use Route 6 when Dubrovnik belongs at the start of the week and Split at the finish.
After Dubrovnik-area check-in, keep the first leg practical and short. Slano works well as the first-night stop because it gives the crew a gentle start, avoids forcing a very long opening sail and still sets the route up properly for Sunday.
The goal on day one is not to chase miles. It is to settle the yacht, handle the one-way start calmly and open the week with an easy evening rather than a rushed late arrival.
Sunday moves the route quickly into a more nature-led phase. Mljet brings a greener and quieter atmosphere after the Dubrovnik opening and immediately gives the itinerary the feeling of a proper island week.
This is a strong island day without needing to overcomplicate it. Use the contrast between Dubrovnik and Mljet well, and let the northern progression start by slowing the pace in a calmer setting.
Monday is the historic-town day. Korčula gives the route a strong evening ashore, an old-town focus and a very natural central anchor point between the southern start and the longer push northwest.
It is worth treating this as one of the itinerary’s defining overnights. Walk the old town, have dinner ashore and use the stop as the point where the week changes from quiet island atmosphere to stronger directional progression.
Tuesday is longer, but it gives Route 6 its broader one-way feel. Reaching Vis makes the route feel properly directional rather than like a modified round trip, and the island’s more remote atmosphere is a strong reward for the miles covered.
This is the day where the north-west movement really pays off. Vis helps the route open up geographically and gives the itinerary a more complete point-to-point character.
Wednesday brings one of the iconic island stops of the whole coast, but the tone does not need to become nightlife-led. Hvar works here because it has a strong harbour identity and sits naturally on the route back into Central Dalmatia.
Use the stop for atmosphere, a good dinner and a recognisable island evening rather than for rushing through a checklist. It is the logical bridge between Vis and the calmer final setup.
Thursday is the calmer final island stop before the base return. Šolta gives the crew an easier finish rhythm, a more sheltered overnight and a practical setup for the final sail into Split.
This part of the route should feel lower-pressure on purpose. You have already done the longer one-way progression, so there is no benefit in turning the final island night into another big push.
Friday is the operational finish of the route. Arriving in Split is the main practical advantage of Route 6 because the crew completes the one-way week directly at ABA VELA’s home base rather than at a remote end point.
Keep the final leg clear and controlled. Finish in line with the standard Friday return and Saturday checkout rhythm so fuel, approach and handover all stay simple at the end of the week.
Route 6 is ideal for guests who want the Dubrovnik start but prefer to finish at the Split base, where the standard end-of-charter logistics are easier for ABA VELA to handle.
Contact ABA VELA with your dates, preferred yacht and crew details to confirm one-way availability and the extra service on your booking.
