November the 13th, 2026 – Split Port opened its brand new international passenger terminal this week, concluding a 20+ million euro project.
Split Port officially opened its new international passenger terminal this week, formally marking the completion of a project worth over 20 million euros. Poslovni reports that the extensive project was co-financed with non-repayable EU funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
a ground floor passenger reception
The former ugly, totally dilapidated building has finally been renovated into a modern passenger terminal, the construction of which has upgraded the port infrastructure and reorganised domestic and international traffic. The terminal was built due to the increase in capacity of the city port, where passenger traffic is almost four times higher and vehicle traffic three times higher than 25 years ago, the Split Port Authority pointed out. The new terminal covers more than 12,000 square metres, while the building itself has almost 3,000 square metres. On the ground floor there is space for receiving passengers, while the upper floor houses operational services, including the police, customs, and the security and port authority departments.
Vice Mihanović, director of the Split Port Authority, announced that the roof of the building will be opened to citizens and will contain public amenities such as a children’s playroom, an outdoor gym and a telescope.
“The facility is intended for international traffic, while domestic liner traffic will remain at the previous locations. With the construction of the terminal, we are relocating international traffic to the port breakwater, and we have repurposed the entire St. Duje Quay for domestic liner traffic,” Mihanović stated. St. Duje Quay spans over 10,000 square metres and six berths, and the re-purposing will improve travel conditions for islanders and domestic passengers and bring them closer to the city after disembarking from the ferry. The old terminal building has also been put into use for domestic traffic only.
the viewpoint and lungomare
Mihanović also announced four major projects of the Port Authority with a total value of almost 60 million euros, including the expansion of St. Peter’s Quay by more than 5,000 square metres and the construction of two new berths. Split Mayor Tomislav Šuta said that the construction of the terminal is a major step forward for the city and passengers, and announced the arrangement of a lungomare and viewpoint in that area.
