--- title: "Smoking at Split Airport – SPU" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/croatia/spu-smoking-at-split-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke after security at Split Airport (SPU) in the smoking area on Floor 1, the departures floor: a cabin in the corner by gate 5, opposite the coffee shop." lastmod: "2026-10-17T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Split Airport – SPU Yes, you can smoke at **Split Airport (SPU)** after security, in the smoking area on Floor 1, the departures floor: in May 2025 travellers described it as a cabin in the corner close to gate 5, opposite the coffee shop. The airport lists no smoking area before security, so ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. Connecting through Zagreb? [Zagreb Airport has indoor smoking cabins after security](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/croatia/zag-smoking-at-zagreb-airport/) in both Schengen and non-Schengen departures. ## Floor 1: the smoking area after security The airport’s map marks one smoking area, on Floor 1, the floor of the security checkpoint, passport control, the departure gates and the duty-free shops, with no gate number and no opening hours. In May 2025 travellers described it as a cabin for smokers in the corner close to gate 5, opposite the coffee shop, after the security control; travellers described the same smoking room by gate 5 in August 2019, June 2021, October 2022 and April 2024\. Croatian law bans smoking in enclosed public spaces except in an approved smoking room (Article 25 of the Tobacco and Related Products Act), so the cabin is the place to smoke inside the building. The airport publishes no opening hours for it, so ask staff if it is closed. The business lounge on Floor 2 carries no published smoking rule. ## Before security The airport lists no smoking area before security, on the ground floor, where check-in and arrivals are, or outside the terminal. Ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the building; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ## Vaping The airport publishes no vaping rule for the smoking area or the terminal, so ask staff before you vape. ## Summary | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Floor 1, departures, close to gate 5 (after security) | Yes | Smoking area on the airport’s map; in May 2025 travellers described a cabin in the corner opposite the coffee shop; no hours published | | Business lounge, Floor 2 (after security) | Ask staff | No published smoking rule | | Before security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area; outside the airport property if there is none | | Inside the terminal | Smoking area only | The airport lists no other smoking area inside | | Vaping | Ask staff | The airport publishes no rule | For Croatia’s airport smoking law, the fines and the vaping rule, see our [Croatia airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/croatia/). ## Useful Links - [Split Airport — interactive airport map, the Floor 1 smoking area (official)](https://www.split-airport.hr/interactive-airport-map/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Are there smoking areas at Split Airport (SPU)? Yes — after security, in the smoking area on Floor 1, the departures floor: in May 2025 travellers described it as a cabin in the corner close to gate 5, opposite the coffee shop. The airport lists no smoking area before security, so ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside the terminal. ### Is the smoking area at Split Airport after security? Yes — the smoking area is on Floor 1, the departures floor, after security: in May 2025 travellers described it close to gate 5, in the corner opposite the coffee shop, and travellers described the same smoking room by gate 5 in August 2019, June 2021, October 2022 and April 2024\. ### Can I smoke inside the terminal at Split Airport? Only in the Floor 1 smoking area: travellers described it as an enclosed cabin in May 2025 and as a ventilated smoking room in June 2021; the airport lists no other smoking area inside, and the rest of the terminal is smoke-free. ### Is there a smoking area before security at Split Airport? The airport lists no smoking area before security, on the ground floor or outside the terminal: ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside, and if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. ### Can you vape at Split Airport? The airport publishes no vaping rule for the smoking area or the terminal, so ask staff before you vape. ### Where exactly is the Split Airport smoking area? On Floor 1, the departures floor, after security: in May 2025 travellers described a cabin for smokers in the corner close to gate 5, opposite the coffee shop. The airport’s map marks the area on Floor 1 without a gate number and publishes no opening hours for it, so ask staff if it is closed.