Split to Plitvice driving time
The drive is roughly two hours each way on the A1. We leave Split at 07:00 to beat the main ticket queues. Your driver waits at the entrance while you walk the boardwalks.

The drive is roughly two hours each way on the A1. We leave Split at 07:00 to beat the main ticket queues. Your driver waits at the entrance while you walk the boardwalks.
You pay at the gate, from about €10 to €40 depending on season and programme. Programme A covers the lower lakes in two to three hours. Programme B adds the upper lakes and takes four to five.
If you have one full day free, yes. It is Croatia's busiest national park and nothing like the coast.
Usually between 19:00 and 20:00, depending on which trail you choose.