Perfect choice for a small group of travelers who like to travel on a budget.
3 seats
3 bags
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Perfect choice for small groups who like to travel in style and comfort.
4 seats
4 bags
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Excellent choice for bigger groups who want the best value and comfort for their money.
8 seats
8 bags
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Ideal choice for large groups who need a lot of space and want to travel in the same vehicle.
16 seats
16 bags
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Old Town, Riva waterfront, Bačvice, Firule — your driver collects you from the exact address. No bus station to reach, no luggage to drag across Split.
Go Shuttle uses the Pag Bridge route — no ferry crossing, no waiting on a pier. One vehicle from your Split address to your Novalja accommodation, start to finish.
Depart Split in the morning and reach Zrće by early afternoon — time to check in, drop the bags, and make it to the beach before the afternoon crowd arrives.
Hotel in town, apartment by the beach, villa in the pines — your driver delivers to the exact address. No shuttle bus from a ferry port, no local taxi to find on arrival.
Spacious, air-conditioned private vehicle — arrive at Novalja refreshed, not crammed into a festival shuttle or wedged next to strangers on a bus for two and a half hours.
One price for the full 216 km — Pag Bridge toll, fuel, and all charges included. No meter, no surge pricing on busy festival weekends.
Festival bags, suitcases, speaker gear — loaded at your Split address at no extra cost. Vans available for groups travelling with more than a standard car carries.
No credit card required to reserve — free cancellation up to 24 hours before, pay cash or card to your driver when you reach Novalja.
Novalja sits on the northern end of Pag island — clear Adriatic water, long pebble beaches fringed by pine, and Zrće, the open-air club strip that runs from June through September and draws visitors from across Europe. A pre-booked split transfer with Go Shuttle gets you from Split to Novalja in approximately 2h 15min – 2h 45min across approximately 216 km (134.0 mi) — from your Split hotel door to your Novalja accommodation, without a ferry involved.
The independent option from Split involves the bus station, a bus north, and the Prizna–Žigljen ferry to the island — a sequence that takes the better part of a day and runs to timetables that don't care when you want to arrive. A private transfer from Split to Novalja with Go Shuttle goes door-to-door via the Pag Bridge in a single vehicle, fixed price, no connections required.
Your driver picks you up from your Split address and heads north out of the city, picking up the A1 motorway and leaving the Dalmatian coast behind. The road passes through the Šibenik area and continues north before connecting to the coastal road running up toward Zadar. The landscape opens up into the broader karst countryside of northern Dalmatia — quieter and more arid than the busy riviera below.
The route crosses the Maslenica Bridge over the Novigradsko Sea, then runs north through the Zadar hinterland toward the Pag Bridge at Posedarje. The bridge crossing is 300 metres — toll in the fixed price — and you're on the island. The road across northern Pag is one of the more distinctive drives in Croatia: a near-lunar karst landscape, bare white limestone ridges, with the Adriatic visible on both sides at points. The green pine forest around Novalja and Zrće Beach appears almost suddenly after the dramatic emptiness of the island interior.
Your driver delivers you to your exact address — hotel in Novalja town, accommodation near Zrće, or a private villa anywhere in the area. Approximately 2h 15min – 2h 45min after leaving Split, the holiday starts in earnest.
During peak festival season (July – August), the Pag Bridge approach can queue in the early afternoon as day-trippers and arrivals converge. A morning departure from Split — between 07:00 and 09:00 — puts you at Novalja well before the afternoon peak. If you're arriving for a specific event at Zrće, tell us the start time when booking and we'll work backwards to the right Split pickup time.
Every Go Shuttle booking from Split to Novalja includes:
Tell us your exact Split pickup address and preferred departure time when booking — your driver will be there on schedule.
Every way to reach Novalja from Split — compared honestly.
| Transport | Duration | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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🚗 Private Transfer
RECOMMENDED
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approx. 2h 15min – 2h 45min | from 255€ per vehicle |
Door-to-door, fixed price, no ferry, tolls included, your schedule |
| 🚌 Bus + ⛴️ Ferry | 4h – 6h+ | €15–€30 per person |
Bus from Split to Prizna, Prizna–Žigljen ferry, then local bus to Novalja; timetable dependent |
| 🚙 Rental Car | approx. 2h 30min | €40–€100+/day excl. fuel & tolls |
Flexible; Pag Bridge toll and fuel extra; parking in Novalja limited in peak season |
| 🚕 Taxi | approx. 2h 30min | €400–€480+ (1–2 pax, metered) |
Metered fare; surge pricing common during Zrće festival season |
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Bus and ferry is cheap but realistically takes four to six hours of your first day. A private transfer from Split to Novalja covers 216 km in under three hours, goes from your hotel door to your Novalja accommodation, and involves zero ferry timetables. For two or more in a group, the per-head cost is typically very reasonable.
Your Split to Novalja private transfer with Go Shuttle starts from 255€ per vehicle — from your hotel door in Split to your accommodation in Novalja, via the Pag Bridge, in under three hours. No ferry, no bus, no wasted afternoon.
Book online for instant confirmation, or message us on WhatsApp if you'd rather just send “I need a transfer from Split to Novalja on [date]” and have us sort the details.
No credit card needed. Free cancellation up to 24h. Fixed price, no surprises.
When your time on Pag is up, Go Shuttle covers the return journey too. Book your Novalja to Split transfer alongside this booking and a 5% discount is automatically applied — no voucher code needed.
