Dalmatia · Croatia — 43.52°N, 16.25°E

Boat rental in Trogir: observed prices, with or without a license

Q: Do I need a license to rent a boat in Trogir?

Careful in Croatia: a recognised license is mandatory for any motorboat , whatever its power (and a VHF qualification is requested for liveaboard units). True bareboat "no-license" rental does not exist — the options are a skippered trip or a recognised foreign license (ICC among them). Check this point before comparing prices.

Trogir is a major charter base in Dalmatia: sailboats and catamarans mostly rent Saturday to Saturday. Boat-Comparator compares the available fleets across the major platforms live, with firm weekly prices.

Boats available in Trogir, live

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Our readings in Trogir. At the 2026-10-01 reading (for a day out on 2026-10-31), 100 offers were published in Trogir: the cheapest at €90, the median at €443 per day. Median by type: RIB €369, motorboat €600, sailboat €207, catamaran €442, yacht €829, license-free boat €151. License-free boat rental in Trogir: observed median €151/day. Method and full figures →

98 offers, a €472 median — and a sailboat at €139

Reading of 20 August 2026 for a 19 September outing: 98 offers, median €472 per day, first offer at €90, the dearest at €2,268. The category that carries the base is the motorboat: motorboat at a €584 median across 71 offers, from €104. The contrast with sail is spectacular: sailboat at a €139 median (only 5 offers, €93 to €337), the lowest sailboat median of our Croatian bases, below Šibenik (€166), Biograd (€209), Pula (€218) and Split (€334) — but on five offers, treat it as a signal rather than an average. The rest: RIB €314 (6 offers, from €174), license-free €151 (1 offer), catamaran €379 and yacht €678 on earlier readings. See "from" price or firm price and choosing the right platform.

Four marinas in the channel, Split twelve kilometres away

Trogir packs its bases into the channel between the UNESCO-listed old town and Čiovo island (OpenStreetMap records): ACI Marina Trogir at 400 m (174 berths), Marina Trogir SCT at 900 m, Marina Baotić at 1.4 km (400 berths, the largest in the area) and the Banj club at 300 m. Along the Čiovo shore follow Okrug Gornji (2.4 km), Arbanija (4 km) and Slatine (7.4 km). Further out: Agana (11.2 km), Drvenik Veliki (11.3 km), Marina Kaštela (12.7 km), Spinut in Split (13.4 km) and Maslinica on Šolta (13.7 km). The water is the sheltered Kaštela bay, with the Drvenik blue lagoon under an hour away. A word on the sea itself: a 2021 study by Ognjen Bonacci et al. in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, covering the records of three meteorological stations on the Croatian Adriatic, evidences increasing trends in sea surface and air temperature, with clear breakpoints in 1998 for the sea and 1992 for the air, and a rise concentrated in the warm months from March to August. Put simply, the September sea in central Dalmatia has never been warmer. See Trogir and Čiovo by boat and the marinas around Trogir.

September in Trogir: −14%, and a reminder of the Croatian rule

The median falls from €560 for August outings to €484 for September ones, that is −14%. Be careful about the licence, though: in Croatia a recognised qualification is mandatory for any motorboat, whatever its power, and a VHF certificate is requested for liveaboard units. True bareboat "no-license" rental does not exist — hence the single offer in that category among our 98 readings, at €151, which in practice means a skippered outing. The options are a skipper or a recognised foreign licence, the French coastal licence among them. Check this before comparing prices with Greece or Italy, where the thresholds are far more generous. See the Croatian rules, Split or Trogir, anchoring by 4 pm in Croatia and last-minute rentals.

Trogir's waters, in practice

The sheltered channel between UNESCO-listed Trogir and Čiovo island, at the heart of the Kaštela bay. Wind-wise: the Adriatic trio — summer maestral, rainy jugo, gusty bora — in a well-defended channel.

Departures, day-trip classics and season

Departures: the marinas facing the old town, on the Čiovo shore. The local classics: the blue lagoon of Drvenik Veli, Šolta island and the Čiovo shore, with Split a few miles off. High season: from May to September, Trogir being one of Croatia’s foremost charter bases.

How it works

One search, four catalogues: Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor at the same moment, gathers the boats available in Trogir and sorts them by real price. Booking then happens with the operator, under its guarantees — free, no account.

Not sure which platform to trust? Read our comparison and our detailed reviews: Click&Boat, SamBoat, Boataround, GlobeSailor.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a boat rental cost in Trogir?

At the 2026-10-01 reading (for a day out on 2026-10-31), 100 offers were published in Trogir: the cheapest at €90, the median at €443 per day. Median by type: RIB €369, motorboat €600, sailboat €207, catamaran €442, yacht €829, license-free boat €151. Boat-Comparator compares the real prices published by the platforms at the time of your search.

Do I need a license to rent a boat in Trogir?

Careful in Croatia: a recognised license is mandatory for any motorboat, whatever its power (and a VHF qualification is requested for liveaboard units). True bareboat "no-license" rental does not exist — the options are a skippered trip or a recognised foreign license (ICC among them). Check this point before comparing prices.

Which platforms list boats in Trogir?

Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor live, showing price, photo, rating and booking link for every offer.

How much does it cost to rent a boat in Trogir?

On our reading of 20 August 2026 for a 19 September outing: 98 offers, median €472 per day, first offer at €90. By category: sailboat €139 (5 offers), RIB €314, motorboat €584 (71 offers, the dominant category). Catamarans and yachts appeared only on earlier readings, at €379 and €678.

Can you rent a boat without a licence in Trogir?

Not bareboat: Croatia requires a recognised qualification for any motorboat, whatever its power, plus a VHF certificate for liveaboard units. Our reading of 20 August 2026 found a single offer listed as license-free, at €151, which in practice is a skippered outing. The options remain a skipper or a recognised foreign licence — the French coastal licence qualifies.

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