Getting There By Air:Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) Tel: (020) 773 171.
Website:
www.airport-dubrovnik.hr Dubrovnik’s modern single-runway airport is located 20km (12.5 miles) south of the city. There are currency exchange facilities, a business lounge, bars, a souvenir shop, telephones, ATMs, car hire offices and an information desk within the terminal building. The airport also has a Wi-Fi hotspot, which means passengers with laptops can access the Internet through
a credit card payment facility. Shuttle buses meet all incoming scheduled flights. Taxis are available outside arrivals (journey time to city center - 30 minutes).
Getting There By Water:A pleasant way of traveling to Dubrovnik is by sea. There are several international and coastal ferry lines with arrivals and departures to/from Dubrovnik, but the main Croatian passenger shipping line is
Jadrolinija. Information on sailing times and fares is obtainable from their office in Dubrovnik, Obala Stjepana Radića 40 (tel: (020) 418 000/380; website:
www.jadrolinija.hr).
The
Port of Dubrovnik authority (tel: (020) 313 333; website:
www.portauthority.hr) can provide further information.
Getting There By Road:The Adriatic Highway (E65) links Dubrovnik to Bosnia and the Croatian city of Split in the north and Montenegro in the south. An extension of the Split-Zagreb motorway is underway, which will, when completed, link Dubrovnik to the Croatian capital, Zagreb. At present only sections have been finished and political problems mean that the final completion date is uncertain (this is currently expected to be sometime in 2010). Driving within the city itself can a nightmare due to the sheer weight of tourist numbers in the high season and a complicated one-way system. Parking spaces are at a premium and the old city is pedestrianized. The phone number for emergency breakdown service is 987. The main bus station is located 2km (1.25 miles) to the north of the old city at Gruż at Put Republike 19 (tel: (060) 305 070). Long-distance operators include
Autotrans (tel: (051) 213 821; website:
www.autotrans.hr) and
Korčula Bus (tel: (020) 711 216) who run services north up the Croatian coast.
Getting There By Rail:There are no rail services to Dubrovnik.
Getting Around:Public TransportThere are no trams, trains or metros. All of the city buses are run by
Libertas, Put Republike 19 (tel: (060) 305 070; website:
www.libertasdubrovnik.hr). There are a number of bus routes connecting the old city with the suburbs; route 1A and 1B are popular with tourists as they connect the harbor and bus station at Gruż with the Pile Gate entrance to the old city. Bus 4 is also useful for those staying on Lapad as it connects Pile with the Lapad Peninsula, terminating near the Dubrovnik Palace Hotel.
TaxisTaxi stands are located outside the Pile and Ploče gates, at Gruż, the bus station and in Lapad. Taxis can be called locally on (020) 424 343, (020) 423 164, (020) 418 112 and (020) 357 044. Considering the cost of living, taxis are very expensive with even the shortest trip subject to a hefty flagfall. Dubrovnik first timers should pretend otherwise when asked if they have visited before to avoid inflated fares and attempts to sell impromptu excursions. For longer journeys (when the meter might not be used) agree a price in advance.
Car HireThere is little point in hiring a car for traveling around Dubrovnik as its most interesting district is pedestrianized and congestion and parking are problems elsewhere. Note that the permitted driving blood alcohol level in Croatia is zero. Car hire companies include
Hertz (tel: (020) 425 000; website:
www.hertz.hr),
Budget (tel: (020) 418 998; website:
www.budget.hr) and
Sixt (tel: (020) 773 210; website:
www.sixt.hr).
Bicycle HireCycling is not advisable in a city whose core is ruled by pedestrians and whose roads are dominated by the car. Under no circumstances should cycling be attempted on the busy and often dangerous Adriatic Highway. Accordingly, no companies currently rent out bikes in Dubrovnik.
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