Split Airport (SPU) · Resnik, on the Kastela side of the bay
Rent a car at Split Airport
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Split Airport (SPU) · Resnik, on the Kastela side of the bay
70 cars live at Split Airport nowfrom €40/daydeposits shown up front
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Split Airport works differently from the big-brand airports you may be used to, and mostly in your favour. There is no rental car centre and no shuttle; the local suppliers we compare stand in the arrivals hall with a name board, walk you to the parking opposite the terminal, and have you on the road inside a quarter of an hour. The terminal sits at Resnik on the Kastela side of the bay, which matters for planning your first evening: Trogir is ten minutes one way, Split thirty-five the other.
That geography is worth using. If your accommodation is anywhere near the old town bridge, it can make more sense to stay in Trogir by the airport and treat the airport as a ten-minute errand, because the D8 through the Kastela strip crawls on summer changeover Saturdays. And if Split is the base but the car is only for part of the trip, book rentals in Split city itself for the driving days instead and keep your sightseeing days car-free.
Two things people ask us about airport pickups here. Deposits first: a decent share of the suppliers hold nothing on your card at all, and zero-deposit cars at Split Airport are common enough to filter for if that is the deciding factor. Second, delays: give your flight number at booking and the supplier tracks the plane, not the schedule. A late arrival waits for you, not the other way round.
Once you have the keys, the road network is kind. The A1 entrance at Prgomet is twenty minutes inland for fast runs north to Zadar or Plitvice, the D8 coast road passes the airport roundabout itself, and the ferries at Split port are half an hour away if an island is first on your list.
Before you book
In the arrivals hall, right where you exit baggage claim, holding a board with your name on it. The walk to the car is short since the parking sits directly opposite the terminal. There is no desk and no queue, which is rather the point.
Nothing dramatic. You give your flight number when you book and the supplier tracks it, so they turn up when the plane actually lands. A very long delay is worth a message, but nobody cancels your car because the inbound ran late.
Usually not with the local firms we compare. There is no airport counter to staff, so most quote the same rate at the terminal as in the city; where a location fee exists it appears in the price breakdown before you book, never as a surprise at the car.
Most suppliers meet late arrivals. Put your landing time and flight number on the booking and check the listing's out-of-hours note, since a small night fee is common after ten or eleven. The roads are empty at that hour and Trogir's lights are ten minutes away.
The car ferries from Split port, about half an hour from the terminal, carry vehicles as well as foot passengers, so a rental can sail to the larger islands. These are domestic crossings inside Croatia, so no cross-border paperwork applies. In peak summer the vehicle decks fill early, so many people leave the car parked and go across on foot for the day; either way, it helps to tell the supplier your island plans at booking.
Yes, one-way rentals are common from Split Airport, since it makes a natural start for a coastal run south to Dubrovnik or north to Zadar. A fixed one-way fee applies per route and is shown in the price breakdown before you pay, never added at the car. Give both the pickup and the drop-off point when you book so the right paperwork is ready.
