Croatia
A trip to Dubrovnik: what to budget
Plan €1530 for 7 nights in Dubrovnik, return flight from London included, or €657 travelling cheap. On the ground that works out at €207 per person per day in comfort, €84 travelling cheap.
- From
- €84/day
- vs. London
- 103%
- Best month
- Jun
Your trip to Dubrovnik
Set the length, the number of travellers and the comfort level: the figures recompute here.
€1,530
per person, flight included
- on the ground
- €1,449
- flight from London
- €81
- per person per day, on the ground
- €207
In short, where the money goes
- The heaviest line
- Accommodation39 % of the trip
- The strongest lever
- Accommodation€322 less travelling cheap
- Seven nights on the ground
- €1449excluding flights
Accommodation
€567
Food
€525
Transport
€126
Activities
€126
Extras
€105
Over seven nights, accommodation accounts for 39 % of what you spend. The line where travelling cheap changes the bill most is accommodation, a €322 gap. The others are worth discussing, that one decides.
Basis: 23 hotel addresses surveyed for a 15 October 2026 arrival, 4 of twelve months of airfares, surveyed on 23 September 2026. The total excludes flights, insurance, personal shopping and any lodging split between several people.
InstantTripCost estimate
Full 7-night budget breakdown
Per-person estimate including flights from London, split across the six expense categories.
per person · Comfort
| Category | Budget | Comfort | Luxury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flights | €69 | €81 | €122 |
| Hotel | €245 | €567 | €994 |
| Food | €231 | €525 | €1197 |
| Transport | €56 | €126 | €315 |
| Activities | €28 | €126 | €385 |
| Misc | €28 | €105 | €350 |
| 7-night total | €657 | €1530 | €3363 |
Flight from London (annual median).
Unit prices
comfort
Enough to check the total yourself, line by line, at the comfort level you picked.
- €11
- Breakfast
- €21
- Lunch
- €43
- Dinner
- €6
- City ride
- €18
- Site admission
- €207
- A full day
Orders of magnitude derived from our measured ranges, not surveyed venue by venue. Prices vary by neighbourhood and season.
The three tiers
What a budget traveller, a comfort traveller and a premium traveller typically spend.
Budget
€84
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €35
- Food / day
- €33
- Transit / day
- €8
- Sights / day
- €4
- Extras / day
- €4
Comfort
€207
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €81
- Food / day
- €75
- Transit / day
- €18
- Sights / day
- €18
- Extras / day
- €15
Luxury
€463
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €142
- Food / day
- €171
- Transit / day
- €45
- Sights / day
- €55
- Extras / day
- €50
When to go, and what the month changes
Average temperatures and conditions by month in Dubrovnik.
Mildest monthJune
Where to sleep in Dubrovnik
Choosing a district
Our measurements give €35 a night at entry level, €81 mid-range and €142 upmarket. The gap between the first two bands, €46 a night, is €276 over six nights: the biggest lever after the date. The geography of price is simple here, it follows distance from the walls.
La vieille ville
Inside the walls, with the Rector's Palace, the cathedral and the two monasteries. Everything on foot, no transport needed, and the priciest sector in the city.
Ploče et Pile
The immediate surroundings of the old town's two gates. You keep walking access in minutes, at a rate well below inside the walls.
Lapad et Gruž
The residential districts to the west, around the port. The bottom of the range, with rooms in private homes, and the bus reaches the old town in about fifteen minutes.
Les hauteurs
Above the town, with the view over the roofs and the Adriatic. Rates vary and access means a steep walk or a bus.
The hotels we measured
Accommodation picks by price range.
Hostel 365 For U
Hostel, very well rated (8.5/10) from 124 reviews.
Hostel Free Bird
Hostel, very well rated (8.5/10) from 1,064 reviews.
Old Town Hostel
Hostel, well rated (8.3/10) from 858 reviews.
Amazing view Apartment and Rooms Dragan
Hotel, rated excellent (9.6/10) from 193 reviews.
Ante
Hotel, rated excellent (9.4/10) from 184 reviews.
Apartments Lomara
guesthouse, rated excellent (9.4/10) from 350 reviews.
KALA LUXURY ROOMS by DuHomes
guesthouse, rated excellent (9.4/10) from 261 reviews.
Apartments Giron
guesthouse, rated excellent (9.4/10) from 258 reviews.
Hotel Aquarius Dubrovnik
Hotel, rated excellent (9.4/10) from 142 reviews.
All observed hotels in Dubrovnik
24 of 24 surveyed properties shown, the cheapest in each tier. Nightly rate for a 2-night stay arriving 15 October 2026.
| Hotel | Category | Rating | From / night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooms Garden | Budget | ★ 5.7 | €18 |
| Rooms Villa Garden | Budget | ★ 5.7 | €21 |
| Hostel 365 For U | Budget | ★ 8.5 | €25 |
| Hostel Free Bird | Budget | ★ 8.5 | €27 |
| Hostel Sea Breeze | Budget | ★ 8.1 | €28 |
| Old Town Hostel | Budget | ★ 8.3 | €29 |
| Old Town Hostel | Mid-range | ★ 8.3 | €29 |
| Kingslanding Old Town Hostel | Budget | ★ 7.5 | €30 |
| Love Dubrovnik Hostel | Budget | ★ 8.3 | €32 |
| Amazing view Apartment and Rooms Dragan | Mid-range | ★ 9.6 | €51 |
| Apartments Villa Kosovic - ground floor | Mid-range | ★ 9.1 | €62 |
| Apartments and Rooms Villa Naida | Luxury | ★ 8.9 | €62 |
| Blue Lagune | Mid-range | ★ 9.1 | €64 |
| Ante | Mid-range | ★ 9.4 | €69 |
| Dubrovnik Icy Guest House | Mid-range | ★ 8.9 | €71 |
| Apartments Lomara | Mid-range | ★ 9.4 | €76 |
| Hotel Vis | Mid-range | ★ 7.9 | €76 |
| Bed&Breakfast Andio | Luxury | ★ 8.9 | €96 |
| The Bassegli - Gozze Palace | Luxury | ★ 8.4 | €102 |
| KALA LUXURY ROOMS by DuHomes | Luxury | ★ 9.4 | €105 |
| Apartments Giron | Luxury | ★ 9.4 | €119 |
| La Vita e Bella III | Luxury | ★ 8.9 | €123 |
| Hotel Adria | Luxury | ★ 8.7 | €130 |
| Hotel Aquarius Dubrovnik | Luxury | ★ 9.4 | €136 |
What food costs in Dubrovnik
Concrete benchmarks to set your meal budget, from the morning coffee to dinner.
A meal follows the city index, at 103% of London. Plan roughly €11 a meal on a budget and €25 mid-range, so about €33 and €75 per person per day for three meals.
Location is paid for more than cooking. Inside the walls, the terrace and the view weigh on the bill more than what is on the plate. A few streets away, towards Ploče or Gruž, the same cooking costs noticeably less.
The market and shops in Gruž change the budget of a longer stay. Over a week for two, preparing some meals shifts the food line by an order of magnitude, which is pointless over two nights and significant over seven.
The euro removes any exchange step. Croatia adopted it in 2023, so no fees or conversion to watch for a eurozone traveller.
What getting around costs in Dubrovnik
Transit, distances and the smart moves so you don't pay the tourist tax.
The old town is covered entirely on foot, and that is the trip's main saving. No transport is needed inside the walls, where traffic is excluded anyway.
Buses link the outer districts for a few euros. Lapad and Gruž reach the old town gates in about fifteen minutes, which makes peripheral lodging genuinely workable rather than theoretical.
A car is a handicap here. Parking is scarce and expensive near the walls, and the old town is pedestrian. A rental only earns its keep for exploring the coast, not for the city.
Walking the walls is a paid attraction, distinct from strolling the town, which is free. It is a line to budget under sightseeing rather than an obvious inclusion.
What sightseeing costs in Dubrovnik
Recommended activities and tours.
Rector's Palace, Dubrovnik
The Rector's Palace (Croatian: Knežev dvor; Italian: Palazzo dei Rettori) is a palace in the city of Dubrovnik that used to serve as the seat of the Rector of the Republic of Ragusa between the 14th century and 1808. It was also the seat of the Minor Council and the state administration.
Museum
Dubrovnik Cathedral
The Dubrovnik Cathedral (Croatian: Katedrala Velike Gospe, Katedrala Marijina Uznesenja) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is the seat of the Diocese of Dubrovnik.
Church
Franciscan Church and Monastery
The Franciscan friary and church is a large complex belonging to the Order of the Friars Minor. It consists of a friary, a church, a library, and a pharmacy.
Church
St. Saviour Church
St. Saviour Church (Croatian: Crkva sv.
Church
Petka
group of hills in Croatia
Park
Maritime Museum
museum in Dubrovnik
Museum
St Blaise's Church
The Church of St. Blaise (Croatian: Crkva sv.
Church
Saint Ignatius Church
The Collegium Ragusinum, sometimes also Rhagusinum, was the Jesuit college in the Republic of Ragusa, now the city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. Following early Jesuit presence in Ragusa in the late 1550s, the college was established in 1658 and closed in 1773 with the suppression of the Society of Jesus.
Church
Holy Annunciation Orthodox church
The Church of the Holy Annunciation (Serbian: Црква Светог благовјештења, romanized: Crkva Svetog blagovještenja; Croatian: Crkva svetih Blagovijesti) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Church
Dominican Church and Monastery in Dubrovnik
church building in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Church
Places referenced on Wikidata. Admission prices vary by season - check each venue's official site.
Paying less in Dubrovnik
What moves the needle
What each decision takes off the €1473 total, strongest lever first.
- − €861
Travel cheap rather than mid-range
Hostel or entry-level hotel, local canteens, public transport. Accommodation is where the gap opens up.
- − €414
Stay five nights instead of seven
Two fewer nights also removes two days of meals, transport and sightseeing.
- − €283
Travel as a pair
The room is shared, nothing else is. Travellers themselves name this as the strongest lever.
Differences computed from our own measurements, for a 7-night mid-range stay, excluding flights.
7 tips on the ground
- Flying in September rather than August is worth €62 on the ticket, €19 against €81 from London, with 21°C instead of 25 and lodging out of the summer peak.
- September is the window the data singles out. It carries the year's cheapest fare and off-peak rates at the same time, which rarely coincide.
- Sleep in Lapad or Gruž rather than inside the walls. From €35 a night against €70 and up in the old town, for a fifteen-minute bus.
- Dropping one hotel category is worth €276 over six nights, the gap between €35 and €81 a night.
- Eat a street away from the walls. Inside, the view weighs on the bill more than the cooking.
- Skip the car for the city. The old town is pedestrian and parking nearby is scarce and expensive.
- Avoid November and December. They are the two wettest months, 13.8 and 13.1 rainy days, with the shortest daylight at 9.1 hours.
FAQ
FAQ - Dubrovnik
- Can you visit Dubrovnik cheaply?
- Yes, but the lever is the date, not the city. Dubrovnik is the expensive half of Croatia, with an index at 103% of London against 88% for Zagreb. The return from London, however, runs €81 in August against €18 in September, and sleeping in Lapad rather than inside the walls nearly halves the night.
- How much does a week in Dubrovnik cost?
- Plan around €550 per person on a budget and roughly €1,370 at mid-range comfort, excluding flights, for seven nights. The return flight from London adds €18 in September and up to €87 in June.
- What is the best time to visit Dubrovnik?
- September. The flight costs €18 return from London, the year's low, lodging leaves the summer peak, the mean still holds 21°C and there are only 8.7 rainy days in the month. November is the worst combination: 13°C and 13.8 rainy days.
- Where should you sleep in Dubrovnik to pay less?
- In Lapad or Gruž, the residential districts to the west, from €35 a night against €70 and up in the old town. The bus reaches the walls in about fifteen minutes, which makes those districts genuinely workable over a week.
- Do you need a car in Dubrovnik?
- Not for the city, which is covered entirely on foot and whose old town is pedestrian. Parking is scarce and expensive near the walls. A rental is only justified for exploring the coast, and is then a separate line our figures do not cover.
- Is Dubrovnik more expensive than Zagreb?
- Yes, clearly. Dubrovnik's index sits at 103% of London against 88% for Zagreb, and an entry-level night at €35 against €24. The gap widens in summer, when the coast follows tourist demand and the interior does not.
- What currency is used in Dubrovnik?
- The euro. Croatia dropped the kuna in 2023, so no exchange step for a eurozone traveller. Cards work everywhere in town.
At a glance
Wikidata, Wikipedia and Open-Meteo data
- Population
- 42k
- Area
- 12 km²
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Language
- Croatian
- Currency
- €
- Founded
- 700
- Avg. July temp.
- 25°
- Avg. Jan. temp.
- 8°
- Rainy days / year
- 122
inhabitants
Euro
21° - 28°
5° - 11°
About
Dubrovnik in brief
Dubrovnik, historically also known as Ragusa, is a city in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean, a seaport and the centre of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. In 2021, its total population was 41,562. Recognizing its outstanding medieval architecture and fortifications, UNESCO inscribed the Old City of Dubrovnik as a World Heritage Site in 1979.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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