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Getting here and around
BrowseHow do I get from Split to Dubrovnik?
The bus runs all year and is the cheapest option: on the official Dubrovnik bus station timetable for 4 November 2026, buses took 3 hours 45 minutes to 4 hours 40 minutes and one-way fares started at around EUR 18. From April to October, fast passenger catamarans run by TP Line and Krilo sail between Split and Dubrovnik via Hvar and Korčula in 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 25 minutes, for EUR 50 one way. By car, the A1 motorway and the coastal road over the Pelješac Bridge get you to Dubrovnik without crossing a border, in around 3 hours without traffic. There is no train to Dubrovnik. Every option works in both directions.
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Getting here and aroundHow do I take the ferry to Lokrum?
The official Lokrum boat leaves from Dubrovnik's Old Port (City Harbour). A EUR 30 adult ticket covers both the return boat and entry to the Lokrum Reserve, and you buy it at the Luža ticket office in the Old Port or online. On the current timetable, valid from 28 September 2026, boats leave the Old Port at 09:00 and then every 30 minutes from 10:00 to 17:00, and the last boat back from Lokrum leaves at 18:00. In bad weather the boat does not run.
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Getting here and aroundHow do I get from Dubrovnik Airport to the Old Town?
The easiest way is the official Platanus shuttle bus. It costs EUR 10 one way, leaves about 30 minutes after every arriving flight and stops at Ploče Gate, the main entrance to the Old Town, roughly 30 minutes later. A taxi costs around EUR 40 to 60 and makes sense for groups or heavy luggage. The airport is 22.5 km from Dubrovnik, and the drive usually takes 30 to 35 minutes, or up to an hour in summer.
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Things to do
BrowseIs the Dubrovnik Pass worth it?
Yes, if you are going to walk the City Walls. The 1-day Dubrovnik Pass costs EUR 40, which is the same as an adult City Walls ticket from March to November 2026, and it adds Fort Lovrijenac, the Rector's Palace, the Maritime Museum, eight more museums and galleries, and 24 hours of city buses. The 3-day pass costs EUR 50 and the 7-day pass EUR 60. The pass does not include the cable car, the airport bus, suburban buses to Cavtat or Mlini, or the Lokrum boat, although the 3-day and 7-day passes give a discount on Lokrum.
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Things to doWhere was Game of Thrones filmed in Dubrovnik?
Dubrovnik's Old Town was King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms. The main locations are Fort Lovrijenac, which played the Red Keep, the Jesuit Staircase, where Cersei's Walk of Shame begins, the City Walls, and Gradac Park, where the Purple Wedding was filmed. Lokrum Island stood in for Qarth and has a replica Iron Throne you can sit on, and Trsteno Arboretum, 25 km west of the city, was the palace gardens of the Red Keep in seasons 3 and 4. You can see most of them on foot in a few hours. Fort Lovrijenac is included in the City Walls ticket (EUR 40 for adults from March to November 2026) and in the Dubrovnik Pass.
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Things to doIs Dubrovnik expensive?
The headline sights in Dubrovnik are expensive, but getting around is cheap and a lot of the city costs nothing. An adult ticket for the City Walls costs EUR 40 from March to November, a return ride on the cable car costs EUR 30, and the Lokrum boat with Reserve entry costs EUR 30. A city bus ride costs EUR 2.50 from the driver or EUR 1.73 if you buy a one-hour ticket in advance, and the public boat to the Elaphiti Islands costs EUR 3.40 one way outside the summer season. Entry to the Old Town, the Cathedral, the Church of St Blaise and every beach is free.
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Things to doWhat can I do in Dubrovnik for free?
A lot of Dubrovnik costs nothing. Entry to the Old Town is free, and so are the Cathedral, the Church of St Blaise and every beach. You can walk Stradun and the Old Town squares, see Onofrio's fountains, Orlando's Column and the Old Port, join a free walking tour, browse the morning markets at Gundulić Square and Gruž, swim at public beaches such as Banje, hike up Mount Srđ to 412 metres for the view over the city, and walk the Lapad Peninsula. Young children get into the City Walls and Dubrovnik Museums free, and in early February the City Walls and Lokrum have opened free for everyone during the Feast of St Blaise.
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Things to doHow do I buy Dubrovnik City Walls tickets, and when are they open?
An adult ticket for the Dubrovnik City Walls costs EUR 40 and a child ticket (ages 7 to 18) costs EUR 15; in December the price drops to EUR 20 for adults and EUR 5 for children, and children aged 6 and under always enter free. One ticket also covers Fort Lovrijenac, the Western Outer Wall and the Collection of Coins of the Republic of Ragusa. The walls are open every day except 25 December, and the published closing time is the last entry time.
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Neighbourhoods
BrowseWhere should I stay in Dubrovnik?
For a first visit, stay in or right next to the Old Town, in Pile or Ploče, so you can walk to the sights and the city beach at Banje. For a beach holiday, choose Lapad or Babin Kuk, west of the Old Town, where many of the city's hotels, the Lapad Bay promenade and family beaches such as Copacabana are, with city buses to Pile Gate. Gruž, the port district, is the practical choice if you are catching ferries to the islands or buses out of the city. Cavtat, a separate town outside Dubrovnik, is much closer to the airport and connected to the city by bus and by boat.
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NeighbourhoodsWhat is there to do in Dubrovnik Old Town?
Inside the walls you can walk the City Walls, stroll the 298-metre Stradun, visit the Rector's Palace, the Cathedral, the Church of St Blaise, the Franciscan and Dominican monasteries and the Synagogue, and see the Old Port, Onofrio's fountains and Orlando's Column. Entry to the Old Town itself is free, and so is entry to the Cathedral and the Church of St Blaise, and one full day is enough to see it all. The main paid sights are the City Walls (EUR 40 for adults from March to November 2026) and the museums, such as the Rector's Palace (EUR 15). The 1-day Dubrovnik Pass (EUR 40) covers the walls and most of the museums.
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