Going to Croatia from Venice on October 3rd! Bus on the ferry or flying i ?

Is best defined as flying? Otherwise, it's boat to Bari/Ancona/Brindisi and then bus/train to Sicily. I'm sure you can get info from a bus company but it helps to have some idea of where you want to go.

Am confused by your question about how to get to Croatia from Venice. Why would you start in Dubrovnik?

Venice to Dubrovnik in October:
either
Train Venice dp 14.41 - Trieste ar 16.46. Bus Trieste dp 17.30 via Rijeka - Zadar - Sibenik - Trogir - Split - Makarska to Dubrovnik ar the following day 8.32am.
Other connections with bus change at Rijeka: Trieste dp 8.30 and 13.45
http://www.autostazionetrieste.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=0
or
every Tuesday and Thursday:
Venice dp by train 11.25 - Bari ar 19.21, dp by ferry 22.00 - Dubrovnik ar 7.00am
or
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday:
Venice dp by train 14.57 - Ancona ar 18.26, dp by ferry 21.00 - Split ar 7.00am, dp by bus 8.00 - Dubrovnik ar 12.45

Fares for VCE - DBV flights (1-2 plane changes, journey time 6 -10 hrs) start around 300 EUR

Dubrovnik - Sicily:
Fares for http://www.volotea.com/en/ flights from Bari to Catania or Palermo start at 25 EUR

BTW: there would have been a direct Venice - Split flight (journey time 1 hr, fare 26 EUR) in the early morning of Oct 2nd (arrival at Dubrovnik by connecting bus at 14.30).

Thank you for your reply I did check out the light from Venice to Split with Volotea.com perfect for us.The price is right. Merci from two Canadian ladies

Mais je vous en prie. Horaire des bus Split - Dubrovnik: http://www.ak-split.hr/EN/vozni.red/VozniRedOdlazaka.aspx