Vis means "fish" and referred to a fisherman. Variant forms are De Vis, De Visch, and Visch.
How locals move
Getting around Vis the local way
- Get inThe island can be reached 3 times a day off-season, and 4 times a day in-season by the Jadrolinija ferry from Split for €8.60 and Catamaran for €9.5, except on Tuesday when also catamaran from TP Line also accesses Vis.
- Get inThe crossing takes around 2 hr 15 min with ferry and about 1.5 hr with catamaran.
- Get aroundThe bus schedule is coordinated with the departure and arrival times of the ferry from the mainland.
- Get aroundThe bus leaves Vis a few minutes after the ferry's arrival, and departure from Komiža is typically one hour before the departure of the ferry from Vis.
- Get aroundPrice may vary, from €10 for short trip around island to few hundred for whole day charter.
From Wikivoyage: Vis, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-02.
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