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To The old town and Stradun · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
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Not all night: the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž runs 07:05–01:25.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.
Shuttle
Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž
Platanus · Platanus
30 min rideEvery 30 min07:05–01:25
Just outside arrivals→Ploče Gate
Non-stopLuggage space
€10total for 1 adult€10 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. Just outside arrivals, by the main entrance, at the white "Shuttle bus" post
EUR 10 one way, EUR 15 for an open return valid 15 days; children under six ride free. Sold online and at the counter in the terminal, never on the bus. One suitcase is included.
Luggage. One suitcase is included and stowed by the crew in the bus's luggage space.
Hours. Leaves about 30 minutes after each arriving flight, so the times move with the flights. Until 25 October the first leaves between 07:05 and 09:00 and the last between 00:10 and 01:25; from 26 October fewer runs, the last about 22:30.
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How do I get from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center?
For one traveler the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž at €10, 30 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Hire a car for Cavtat and the Konavle villages around the airport: the Libertas buses that pass it run three or four times a day and publish no fare from it. You already reach Ploče Gate by the old town and the Gruž ferry port on the Platanus shuttle, which leaves after every arriving flight. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž runs 07:05–01:25. Outside those hours, the Welcome Pickups transfer to Dubrovnik is what remains. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
One suitcase is included and stowed by the crew in the bus's luggage space.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
The shuttle waits just outside arrivals, by the main entrance: look for the white post marked "Shuttle bus" and the Platanus logo on the bus. Staff stow your suitcase in the luggage space.
Tickets
Buy the shuttle ticket at the counter inside the terminal or online before you board; nothing is sold on the bus. A phone QR code is enough, scanned as you board. EUR 10 one way, EUR 15 return.
The taxi rank
Taxis wait in front of terminal building B, arrivals. The price list is at the taxi information window inside arrivals or on +385 20 640 100, and the driver must give you a receipt.
At night
The shuttle runs until the last arriving flight of the night: in October the last one leaves between 00:10 and 01:25, and from 26 October about 22:30.
Luggage
The shuttle fare includes one suitcase, stored inside the bus by the staff.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
Platanus · PlatanusPlatanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž
From
Just outside arrivals, by the main entrance, at the white "Shuttle bus" post
To
Ploče Gate, the eastern entrance to the old town, then on to the main bus station in Gruž
Luggage
One suitcase is included and stowed by the crew in the bus's luggage space.
Runs
07:05–01:25
Journey
30 min
EUR 10 one way, EUR 15 for an open return valid 15 days; children under six ride free. Sold online and at the counter in the terminal, never on the bus. One suitcase is included.
Get off at the first stop, Ploče Gate, for the old town; stay on to the end for the bus station and the ferry port in Gruž.
The ticket is valid for any departure on the day of travel, so a delayed flight catches the next bus.
In summer the buses fill up; buying online ahead is the operator's advice.
Leaves about 30 minutes after each arriving flight, so the times move with the flights. Until 25 October the first leaves between 07:05 and 09:00 and the last between 00:10 and 01:25; from 26 October fewer runs, the last about 22:30.
Platanus→TP Line · Platanus and TP LinePlatanus shuttle and TP Line boat to Sobra, Mljet
From
The Platanus shuttle outside arrivals
To
Sobra ferry port, Mljet, by TP Line boat from Gruž
Runs
14:30–16:30
Journey
130 min
Two tickets: EUR 10.00 on the Platanus shuttle and EUR 5.40 on TP Line's line 9807 to Sobra, the fare from 28 September to 28 May. From 29 May to 27 September TP Line charges EUR 8.70, so the total is EUR 18.70. Neither ticket covers the other.
One boat a day in October. A missed 14:30 means the next day's boat.
TP Line sells tickets on board only if seats are left; buy ahead in its shop.
Sobra is the island's ferry port. The national park lies at Polače and Pomena, which TP Line's boat calls at only from 29 May to 27 September.
The shuttle ends at the main bus station in Gruž; TP Line's quay is about 500 metres along the waterfront.
One sailing a day from Gruž in October, by Šipanska Luka to Sobra. Be at the quay 15 minutes before; the shuttle leaves about 30 minutes after your landing and takes about 35, so a landing by 13:00 makes the 14:30.
Platanus→TP Line · Platanus and TP LinePlatanus shuttle and TP Line boat to Korčula
From
The Platanus shuttle outside arrivals
To
Korčula town, the old town harbour, by TP Line boat from Gruž
Runs
13:00–14:00
Journey
3 h
Two tickets: EUR 10.00 on the Platanus shuttle and EUR 10.20 on TP Line's line 9808 to Korčula, the fare from 28 September to 28 May. From 29 May to 27 September TP Line charges EUR 13.55, so the total is EUR 23.55. Neither ticket covers the other.
One boat a day. A missed 13:00 means the next day's boat, or a catamaran from April to October.
TP Line sells tickets on board only if seats are left; buy ahead in its shop.
The boat may dock on the east or the west side of Korčula's harbour; TP Line says so on its boarding page.
The shuttle ends at the main bus station in Gruž; TP Line's quay is about 500 metres along the waterfront.
One sailing a day from Gruž. Be at the quay 15 minutes before; the shuttle leaves about 30 minutes after your landing and takes about 35, so a landing by 11:30 makes the 13:00.
What is the best way from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center?
For one traveler, the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž at €10, 30 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center?
For one traveler, the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž at €10. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center by bus?
One bus reaches The old town and Stradun: the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž, €10 for one traveler, 30 min, to Ploče Gate. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Dubrovnik by any means. See every option by bus
How do I get from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center by taxi?
One taxi reaches The old town and Stradun: the Welcome Pickups transfer to Dubrovnik, €40 for one traveler, 30–60 min, to any address in Dubrovnik. It is not the cheapest way in: the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž at €10 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik city center?
Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž: 30 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Dubrovnik: 30–60 min. Dubrovnik Airport is 23 km from Dubrovnik.
How far is Dubrovnik airport from the city center?
23 km to Dubrovnik. The fastest way in takes 30 min.
Where do I catch the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž at Dubrovnik airport?
Just outside arrivals, by the main entrance, at the white "Shuttle bus" post. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Ploče Gate, the eastern entrance to the old town, then on to the main bus station in Gruž.
Is there a train from Dubrovnik airport to Dubrovnik at night?
The Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž runs 07:05–01:25. Outside those hours the Welcome Pickups transfer to Dubrovnik is what remains; it is €40 for the vehicle. Leaves about 30 minutes after each arriving flight, so the times move with the flights. Until 25 October the first leaves between 07:05 and 09:00 and the last between 00:10 and 01:25; from 26 October fewer runs, the last about 22:30.
Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Gruž ferry port go to The old town and Stradun, inside the walls?
Goes to the ferry port in Gruž, north-west of the old town, not into the old town.
Does the Private transfer to Cavtat go to The old town and Stradun, inside the walls?
This goes to Cavtat, not Dubrovnik: the driver takes you to any address there.
Does the Platanus shuttle and TP Line boat to Sobra, Mljet go to The old town and Stradun, inside the walls?
This goes on by boat to Sobra, Mljet's ferry port, not to the national park. It does not stop in Dubrovnik on the way, apart from the walk from the bus station to the quay.
Does the Platanus shuttle and TP Line boat to Korčula go to The old town and Stradun, inside the walls?
This goes on by boat to Korčula town. It does not stop in Dubrovnik on the way, apart from the walk from the bus station to the quay.
Worth knowing
The Platanus shuttle is EUR 10 one way, EUR 15 return, and leaves about 30 minutes after each arriving flight, from the first landing to the last. Children under six ride free.
It stops first at Ploče Gate, the eastern entrance to the old town, about 30 minutes out; then it ends at the main bus station in Gruž, about 35 minutes, 500 metres from the ferry port.
The driver sells nothing: buy online, at the shuttle counter in the terminal, at the bus station or at the cable car stop. The ticket is good for any departure that day, so a late flight catches the next bus.
A pre-booked Welcome Pickups sedan for up to three is EUR 40 to the old town or the port by day. Three people pay EUR 30 on the shuttle.
No taxi fare appears here: the rank is in front of the arrivals building, and its price list is posted at the taxi window inside. The driver must give you a receipt.
Libertas buses 11 and 27 also pass the airport, three or four times a day each way from Monday to Saturday, but no single fare from the airport is published.
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