Croatia
Visiting Dubrovnik: how much will it actually cost?
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.
- 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
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
€76
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €35
- Meal
- €11
- Transit / day
- €8
Comfort
€174
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €81
- Meal
- €25
- Transit / day
- €18
Luxury
€358
per day, approx
- Hotel / night
- €142
- Meal
- €57
- Transit / day
- €45
Why visit Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is almost always searched with "cheap", and it is the priciest city in Croatia. Its cost index sits at 103% of London against 88% for Zagreb, and an entry-level night starts at €35 against €24 in the capital. The interior and the coast share neither prices nor climate.
The lever is therefore not the place but the date, and the gap is striking. The return from London costs €19 in September against €81 in August and €82 in June. September is the window the measurements single out: the year's cheapest fare, lodging out of the summer peak, and a mean still at 21°C.
The city is tiny, 41,500 people, and its walled old town is covered entirely on foot. That removes the transport line, but creates the opposite effect on lodging: few beds for many visitors, so rates climb fast in high season. That is exactly the mechanic the date lets you sidestep.
The Rector's Palace, the cathedral, the Franciscan and Dominican monasteries and the Maritime Museum all sit within the same fortified perimeter. Two to three days cover the city itself.
Croatia switched to the euro in 2023, so listed prices are what you pay. For two people at mid-range comfort, plan roughly €160 to €220 a day excluding flights.
Weather & best time to visit
Average temperatures and conditions by month in Dubrovnik.
Best month to visitJune
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.
Rooms Garden
Hostel, standard (5.7/10) from 241 reviews.
Rooms Villa Garden
guesthouse, standard (5.7/10) from 384 reviews.
Hostel 365 For U
Hostel, very well rated (8.5/10) from 124 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.
Apartments Villa Kosovic - ground floor
Hotel, rated excellent (9.1/10) from 335 reviews.
Apartments and Rooms Villa Naida
guesthouse, very well rated (8.9/10) from 1,021 reviews.
Bed&Breakfast Andio
guesthouse, very well rated (8.9/10) from 1,084 reviews.
The Bassegli - Gozze Palace
Hotel, well rated (8.4/10) from 225 reviews.
All observed hotels in Dubrovnik
24 properties, 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 |
Eating 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.
Moving around 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.
Things to do 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 €19 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 €19 in September and up to €82 in June.
- What is the best time to visit Dubrovnik?
- September. The flight costs €19 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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