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1 way to the airport

The airport publishes no check-in window of its own. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž

Platanus · Platanus
35 min rideEvery 30 min03:30–21:30
Dubrovnik main bus station in GružNext to the main airport entrance
Non-stopLuggage space
€10total for 1 adult€10 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Dubrovnik main bus station in Gruž, platform 8, by the entrance

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. Until 24 October from the bus station at 03:30, 04:30, 05:30, then every 30 minutes to 19:30, and at 20:30 and 21:30. From 25 October 6 to 15 runs a day from 05:00; check the operator's timetable for your date.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer to Dubrovnik, Welcome Pickups transfer to Gruž ferry port, Private transfer to Cavtat. Every way from Dubrovnik airport into Dubrovnik

How do I get from Dubrovnik city centre to Dubrovnik airport?

For one traveler the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž is the way we recommend: €10 in total, 35 min, boarding at Dubrovnik main bus station in Gruž. The first one leaves at 03:30 and is at the airport by about 04:05; the last leaves at 21:30. The airport publishes no check-in window of its own; follow your airline. For flights to the UK, Ireland, the United States, Serbia and the UAE it asks you to arrive earlier than usual, for the new EU border checks.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž

First 03:30 from Dubrovnik main bus station in Gruž, at the airport by about 04:05.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Until 24 October the first shuttles leave the bus station at 03:30, 04:30 and 05:30, then every 30 minutes from 06:00. From 25 October the first leaves at 05:00.

Before you leave for Dubrovnik Airport

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How early to be there

The airport publishes no check-in window of its own; follow your airline. For flights to the UK, Ireland, the United States, Serbia and the UAE it asks you to arrive earlier than usual, for the new EU border checks.

Early flights

Until 24 October the first shuttles leave the bus station at 03:30, 04:30 and 05:30, then every 30 minutes from 06:00. From 25 October the first leaves at 05:00.

Where the bus leaves from

The shuttle starts at platform 8 of the main bus station in Gruž, then stops at Grawe 5 minutes later and at the cable car stop above the old town 10 minutes later. Be at the stop 10 minutes early.

Tickets

Buy the EUR 10 ticket online or at the Platanus offices in the bus station and at the cable car stop; the driver sells nothing.

Questions

When is the first Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž from Dubrovnik main bus station in Gruž?

03:30. It reaches the airport at about 04:05.

How early should I be at Dubrovnik airport?

The airport publishes no check-in window of its own; follow your airline. For flights to the UK, Ireland, the United States, Serbia and the UAE it asks you to arrive earlier than usual, for the new EU border checks.

Where does the Platanus shuttle to Ploče Gate and Gruž leave from in Dubrovnik?

Dubrovnik main bus station in Gruž, platform 8, by the entrance. First departure 03:30, last 21:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Until 24 October the first shuttles leave the bus station at 03:30, 04:30 and 05:30, then every 30 minutes from 06:00. From 25 October the first leaves at 05:00.

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