Krka National Park Tickets, Prices, Opening Hours and Trails
On the park’s 2026 price list, an adult ticket for the whole of Krka National Park, Skradinski buk included, costs €40 from June to September, €20 in April, May and October and €7 from November to March. In the four summer months the price drops to €30 if you enter after 15:00. Children under 7 go free. The ticket includes the park bus from Lozovac and the park boat from Skradin down to the falls (both from 1 April to 31 October), but not the boat excursions further upriver.
Two things surprise first-time visitors. Swimming at Skradinski buk has been banned since 2021, so the bathing photos you may have seen are out of date. And the ticket lets you into each part of the park only once a day. Below: prices by season, what is and is not included, opening hours month by month, the trails at Skradinski buk and Roški slap, and the rules worth knowing before you go. Prices and hours change; check before you go.
Ticket prices by season (2026)
The park sells one ticket for “all accessible land sites”, which is the one nearly everyone needs, because it is the only one that covers Skradinski buk. Prices depend on the month of your visit.
| When | Adult | Child (7 to 18) |
|---|---|---|
| January, February, March, November, December | €7 | €4 |
| April, May, October | €20 | €12 |
| June, July, August, September | €40 | €15 |
| June to September, entering after 15:00 | €30 | €11.25 |
Children under 7 enter free. The park has already published its 2027 price list, and it keeps the adult prices at €7, €20 and €40 for the same three seasons. The park reserves the right to change prices, so treat these as the published figures, not a promise.
The jump between seasons is the single biggest thing you control. An adult ticket in late May or early October costs half what it does in July.
What the ticket includes, and what it does not
Included:
- Every land locality in the park, for one day. Skradinski buk, Roški slap, Manojlovac, Burnum, the Krka Eco Campus and the rest.
- The boat from Skradin to Skradinski buk and back, from 1 April to 31 October.
- The bus from Lozovac to Skradinski buk and back, over the same dates.
- The shuttle bus between Laškovica, Roški slap and Bogatići (and Stinice), from 1 June to 30 September.
Not included:
- Boat excursions. The trips to Visovac Island, Roški slap, the Torak spring on the Čikola and the medieval fortresses of Trošenj and Nečven are charged separately, and the price is added to your entrance ticket. They are only sold in the park. Our guide to Krka boat trips covers them in detail.
- Guides. Park guides can be hired, but the service must be booked in advance and is charged by the price list.
It is worth being clear about the difference between the boat that is included and the ones that are not. The short boat from Skradin is transport to the falls. The excursion boats leave from Skradinski buk itself and go upstream, past travertine barriers that the Skradin boat cannot cross.
One visit to each place per day
The one-day ticket allows a single visit to every land locality in the park on the same day. In practice that means:
- You cannot switch entrances at Skradinski buk. The park says so directly: if you arrive via Lozovac you cannot return by boat to Skradin, and if you arrive by boat from Skradin you cannot leave via Lozovac.
- You can move on to other localities. Skradinski buk in the morning and Roški slap in the afternoon is the classic one-ticket day.
- You cannot go back. Leave Skradinski buk for lunch in Skradin and you will need a new ticket to return.
The late-afternoon ticket
From June to September an adult ticket costs €30 instead of €40 if you enter after 15:00, and a child’s €11.25 instead of €15. With the falls open until 20:00 in June, July and August and until 19:00 in September, that still leaves time for the full circuit.
The trade-off is the boats. Excursions for individual visitors have no fixed timetable and are arranged day by day, and the Visovac excursion from Roški slap is only available until 15:00. If a boat trip is part of your plan, the cheaper afternoon ticket is the wrong one.
A cheaper ticket without Skradinski buk
The park also sells a ticket for Roški slap, Manojlovac, Burnum, Krka – well of life and the Krka Eco Campus only. It does not include Skradinski buk. On the 2026 list it costs adults €7, €12 or €20, depending on the season.
It suits a second day in the park, or visitors who are more interested in the quieter middle and upper course of the river. Manojlovac, on this ticket, is the tallest of the Krka falls, dropping 59.6 metres; Roški slap has a main fall 22.5 m high.
Children, students, groups and season passes
- Children under 7 go free; children from 7 to 18 pay the child prices in the table above.
- Students get a discounted ticket on showing a student card from any university.
- Groups get group rates with at least 20 people and written notice to the park at least 24 hours before arrival.
- Regular visitors can join the Friends of the Krka Club, whose pass gives entry to the park for a year from the date of purchase.
Buying and paying
You can buy the all-park ticket at every entrance and reception desk, or online in the park’s ticket shop. Buying online is worth it in summer: with an online ticket you skip the queue at reception and go straight to the dock at Skradin or the bus stop at Lozovac.
Paying on the day:
- Cash (euro) and cards are accepted at most points of sale.
- Cards are not accepted at Remetić (for Visovac), at Oziđana pećina cave, at Burnum or at Manojlovac. Carry some cash if those are on your list.
- At Skradin, the park office opens half an hour before Skradinski buk opens, and you must have a ticket before you board the boat.
Opening hours through the year
These are the hours on the park’s working-hours page for Skradinski buk and Roški slap. The other localities keep shorter hours, and some close in winter.
| Month | Skradinski buk and Roški slap |
|---|---|
| January, February | 9:00 to 16:00 |
| March | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| April | 8:00 to 18:00 |
| May | 8:00 to 19:00 |
| June, July, August | 8:00 to 20:00 |
| September | 8:00 to 19:00 |
| 1 to 15 October | 8:00 to 18:00 |
| 16 to 31 October | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| November, December | 9:00 to 16:00 |
Three exceptions to know about: on 1 January only the Lozovac entrance is open; on 24 and 31 December the park is open from 9:00 to 12:00; and it is closed on 25 and 26 December. Check before you go, especially on holidays.
The Skradinski buk circuit
Skradinski buk is the seventh, final and longest travertine barrier on the Krka. The Krka and its tributary, the Čikola, spill together over 17 steps spread over 800 metres; the falls are 200 to 400 metres wide, with a total drop of 45.7 metres.
You see it from a 1,900 m circular trail, signed one way, which crosses the falls on wooden bridges and boardwalks and loops back to where you started. The park’s brochure says it takes about an hour and a half, including time in the ethno village and at the information panels; its ticket shop allows 2 hours, not counting the time to get to the falls. Allow the longer figure in summer, when the boardwalks are busy.
Where you start depends on how you arrived:
- By boat from Skradin, or on foot from Skradin Bridge: the circuit begins at the reception area by the dock.
- By bus or on foot from Lozovac: you join it at the large wooden bridge over the falls or through the ethno village.
What to look out for along the way:
- The watermills. Restored mills in the ethno village demonstrate milling, washing and pounding cloth, weaving and horseshoe smithing.
- The power station. The remains of the Krka hydroelectric plant are beside the trail. It began operating in 1895, two days after Tesla’s plant at Niagara Falls, and lit the city of Šibenik.
- The imperial viewpoint, where Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth stopped to admire the falls.
There are free toilets near the ethno village and at the Lozovac entrance. The park says the paid toilet below the falls is not one of its own.
Walking in from Lozovac or Skradin Bridge
Two trails lead to Skradinski buk if you would rather walk than ride:
- From Lozovac, 875 m. A gravel forest path that starts beside the main reception and descends steeply to the river. You can walk down and take the included bus back up.
- From Skradin Bridge, 3,400 m. At 3.4 km, the longest of the trails to the falls and also a cycle route, running up the right bank of the canyon. Tickets are sold at the reception at the bridge. Bicycles are not allowed on the boat to Skradin, so if you cycle in, you cycle out.
In winter, when the bus and boat do not run, the Skradin Bridge trail is how you reach the falls from Skradin.
Roški slap and the Necklaces
Roški slap, upstream, is a different kind of waterfall: a main fall 22.5 m high and a wide field of backwaters, cascades and travertine islands above it, which locals call the Necklaces (Ogrlice). A 1,360 m circular trail crosses them, and it is completely flat, which makes it the easiest walk in the park.
From the trail, wooden stairs climb the canyon wall to Oziđana pećina, a cave used as shelter since the Late Stone Age. There are 517 wooden steps between the falls and the cave, so it is a real climb.
In summer you park at Laškovica or Bogatić Miljevački and take the free shuttle bus to the falls. Excursion boats to Visovac and to the Trošenj and Nečven fortresses leave from the docks here.
Swimming: what changed, and where you can still swim
Bathing below Skradinski buk was long one of the main draws of a visit. That ended with the park’s new regulations, which banned swimming in the park from 1 January 2021. The reason the park gives is the travertine itself: preserving the process by which the barriers are deposited is, in its words, the park’s fundamental aim, and the waterfalls only grow while that process is left alone.
The position now, from the park’s FAQ:
- Skradinski buk: no swimming.
- Designated areas at Roški slap, Stinice and Pisak: swimming is permitted from 1 June to 30 September, at your own risk and depending on the weather and water levels.
- Everywhere else, and outside those dates: not permitted.
- Jumping off the falls or the bridges: prohibited.
A note on sources: when the ban was announced in 2020, the park said bathing would remain allowed for the local population at Stinice, Remetić–Pisak and below Roški slap. The park’s current FAQ describes those designated areas without that restriction, so this guide follows the FAQ. Check signs on site.
Other rules worth knowing
- Stay on the marked trails. Walking on the travertine barriers off the trails is forbidden, as is breaking or damaging the travertine.
- Dogs are welcome on a lead at all times, but not on Visovac Island.
- Drones are not permitted anywhere in the park.
- Canoes and kayaks are not permitted on the river.
- No luggage storage. The park has nowhere to leave bags, which matters if you are visiting between two bases.
When to go
The park is open all year, and each season changes the visit:
- June to September: the vegetation is at its fullest, and the park’s own FAQ says this is when visitor numbers are highest. Tickets are at their most expensive, unless you go after 15:00.
- April, May and October: half-price tickets, longer days than winter, and the boat excursions are running.
- November to March: €7 tickets and the most water. The park’s FAQ says winter is when the abundance of water takes centre stage and the travertine shapes are easiest to see. The trade-off is no excursion boats and no transfers to Skradinski buk, so you drive down from Lozovac or walk in from Skradin.
Practical checklist
- Footwear: the park recommends good shoes, layers and enough water. The trails mix wooden bridges, gravel and paving.
- Parking: free at Lozovac and at the other park entrances; private and charged in Skradin.
- Electric cars: charging at Lozovac and Laškovica.
- Getting there: our guide to getting to Krka National Park compares the entrances, the drive from Split, Šibenik and Zadar, and the bus.
- Tours: if you would rather have the ticket and transport arranged, the tours page lists what each tour includes.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a ticket to Krka National Park in 2026?
For adults, €40 from June to September, €20 in April, May and October and €7 from November to March. From June to September it is €30 after 15:00. Children aged 7 to 18 pay €15, €12 or €4, and children under 7 go free.
Does the ticket include the boat to Skradinski buk?
Yes. The boat from Skradin and the bus from Lozovac are included from 1 April to 31 October. Boat excursions to Visovac, Roški slap, the Torak spring and the fortresses cost extra and are sold only in the park.
Can you swim at Krka National Park?
Not at Skradinski buk, where swimming has been banned since 2021. The park permits swimming in designated areas at Roški slap, Stinice and Pisak from 1 June to 30 September, at your own risk.
How long do you need at Skradinski buk?
The park’s brochure says the 1,900 m circuit takes about an hour and a half; its ticket shop allows 2 hours, plus the time to get down to the falls.
What are the opening hours?
They change month by month. Skradinski buk is open 8:00 to 20:00 in June, July and August and 9:00 to 16:00 from November to February, with the hours in between set out in the table above.
Can I use one ticket for both Lozovac and Skradin?
No. The ticket covers each locality once a day, so you leave Skradinski buk the way you arrived. It does cover the other land localities, such as Roški slap, on the same day.