Hold offor on car?

I've never rented a car in Europe, but it has been mentioned here that some (many? most?) car-rentals do not allow uoumto take the car on a ferry.

I took a bus from Dubrovnik to Korcula, then a catamaran from Korcula Town to Split two nights later. I didn't have a ferry/catamaran option in October 2009 to get from Dubrovnik to Korcula, but I think you do now.

I didn't feel the need to rent a car in Korcula - I guess it might have been nice to get out and explore the island, but I decided to stick to Korcula Town. There are local buses if you want to visit other towns on the island. But if your B&B owner is offering one and the price is right and you feel the need for a car, go for it. I doubt I would rent a car in Dubrovnik to drive to Korcula and Split, just to have a car in Korcula for a day. Some people find the drive north along the Peljesac Peninsula from Dubrovnik to Orebic (where cars and buses catch the local ferry to Korcula) to be very pretty), but the bus takes the same route. You could take a car ferry from Vela Luka on Korcula to Split, but I have no idea what it costs.

I don't know where your B&B is in Korcula so I don't know how to tell you how to get there. If your B&B is in Korcula Town, you may well be able to walk there or have your B&B owner pick you up or something. I stayed in Korcula Town and forget now how I got to the apartment, but it wasn't far from the bus stop. I'm guessing you'd be able to walk from a ferry point in Korcula Town too. Again, ask the B&B owner.

Thank you so very much for taking the time to give me your thoughts and experience.

My husband and I will be in Dubrovnik at the end of August and we will also be going to Korcula before moving on to Split. You didn't say when you will be travelling but check these websites for ferry schedules and times ( jadrolinija.hr or krilo.hr ). Note carefully the dates and times when the ferries run. There are ferries leaving from Dubrovnik and arriving at Korcula town. You will need to find out where your B&B is located on the island. As already suggested the B&B owner could help you out with that information. To get to Split
there is a ferry leaving from Korcula old town and a slower car ferry leaving from Vela Luka (check the schedules). To reach Vela Luka you would need to take the local bus from Korcula town or one of the towns along the route (check out korculainfo.com for a bus schedule). If you have access to a car while on the island even better for exploring. Good luck.

My partner and I travelled from Dubrovnik to Korčula to Split late last September, and found the ferries to be easy to navigate and generally pretty reliable. As others have said, there are a couple companies that operate between the mainland and islands (we used the Krilo catamaran, and in shoulder season there was just one ferry per day). I'm not sure of the price difference between a walk-on and with a car, but I imagine it's pretty significant.

We stayed at an AirBnB while on the island, and our host arranged for a water taxi. There were also plenty of taxis waiting to accept fares as people disembarked the ferry. If your BnB is in Korçula town, it's also very feasible that you'll be able to walk.

We rented a car for our last day on the island after checking out of our AirBnB. It gave us a chance to see more of the island AND provided us with a handy place to store our luggage until the ferry left in the early evening. The company we used to rent a car from was recommended in the RS Croatia/Slovenia guidebook (not sure of the name off the top of my head) and there are two locations right in Korčula town. We walked in the day before we wanted to rent the car, and made a last-minute reservation at a pretty reasonable price. It was an easy walk from where we returned the car to the ferry terminal. We never took the public buses on Korčula, but they seemed to operate regularly.

Overall, the route you're doing is very easy to do with public transportation, but having a car for one day on the island was great fun. Either way, you'll have a great time—Korčula was one of the most beautiful places I've been!

Thanks also to Mari and Rachel for your input.