How to get to Krka National Park

Where it is and the four entrances

The park follows the Krka river from Knin down to Skradin, 109 square kilometres with seven travertine waterfalls. The main waterfall, Skradinski buk, is at the southern end, 15 kilometres from Šibenik and a few kilometres from the Skradin exit of the A1 motorway. The park has four entrances: Lozovac and Skradin for Skradinski buk, Roški slap at Laškovica for the middle section, and Burnum at Puljane for the Roman camp and the Manojlovac falls in the north. The ticket covers all land sites and the transfers from Lozovac and Skradin.

Lozovac or Skradin: which entrance to use

Lozovac is the main road entrance: a large free car park open all year, coaches included, and from April to November the park's own buses shuttle visitors down to Skradinski buk and back, included in the ticket. In winter you drive down to the falls in your own car. Walkers can take the 875-metre footpath instead of the bus. Skradin is the river entrance: a small town with a marina where the park's office sells and checks tickets before you board the free boat, 25 minutes up the river to the falls, from 1 April to 31 October. Online tickets work on the boat printed or on a phone. If you would rather walk or cycle, a 3,400-metre path runs from the Skradin bridge to the falls, with a ticket reception at the bridge. The boat is the scenic arrival; Lozovac is the quick one and the only choice with a car in winter. Hours for every month are on the opening hours page.

From Split, Zadar, Šibenik and beyond

By car the park is an easy day trip from the whole central Dalmatian coast: from Split about 85 kilometres and an hour and a quarter on the A1 to the Skradin exit, from Zadar about 75 kilometres and an hour, from Šibenik 20 minutes on the local road through Lozovac or Skradin. From Trogir count an hour, from Zagreb about three. Public transport works from Šibenik, where local buses run to Skradin and to Lozovac several times a day; from Split and Zadar the practical bus options are the summer excursion coaches and the organised tours, which bundle the transfer with the ticket and usually the Visovac boat. The entry ticket itself is not sold with transport, so check what a tour includes before comparing prices. The park's own price list and the seasonal bands are on the tickets page.

Parking, queues and a sensible plan

Parking at Lozovac is free and large; Skradin's car parks are paid and fill by mid-morning in July and August, when the boat queue at the Skradin office runs longest between 10:00 and 13:00. A good summer plan is to park at Lozovac at 08:00, ride the bus down, walk the loop before the coaches arrive, and take the Visovac boat from the falls at midday; or to base yourself in Skradin, arrive by boat, and have lunch in the town afterwards. Drivers heading on to Roški slap and Burnum should leave Skradinski buk by early afternoon, because those sites close earlier than the main waterfall. What each waterfall and boat trip offers is on the waterfalls and boats page, and the comparison with the other great Croatian park on the Krka or Plitvice page.

• Lozovac: free parking, included bus April–November, 875 m path; own car in winter
• Skradin: ticket at the park office before the boat; free boat April–October; paid town parking
• Summer: be at either gate at 08:00 or after 15:00 to miss the coaches
• Roški slap and Burnum close earlier than Skradinski buk; visit them in the morning or go there first

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