Private transfers from Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport
Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport sits at Čilipi in the Konavle region, about 20 km by road south-east of the city and close to the borders with Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Almost everyone landing here is heading somewhere else: the walled Old Town, the resort hotels of Lapad and Babin Kuk, the cruise port at Gruž, or Cavtat, five kilometres away.
We run fixed-price transfers from arrivals to the Old Town, and quote any address on the southern Dalmatian coast, from Cavtat and Ston to the long drive north to Split. Many visitors also cross into Montenegro for Herceg Novi, Kotor and Budva; our Tivat Airport to Budva page covers that coast. A booked car means one price for the vehicle, a driver who tracks your flight, and no wait at the taxi rank.
Arriving at Dubrovnik Airport: where to meet your driver
Arrivals at Dubrovnik use Terminal B and departures use Terminal C. After baggage reclaim and customs, walk out into the Terminal B arrivals area, where your driver waits holding a sign with your name. Taxis and the airport shuttle bus wait in front of the same building, so look for your name rather than the offers. Your driver then walks you the short distance to the car.
Transfer times from Dubrovnik Airport
- Cavtat: about 15 minutes
- Dubrovnik Old Town (Pile and Ploče gates): 35 minutes – 1 hour
- Lapad, Babin Kuk and Gruž cruise port: 40 minutes – 1 hour
- Trsteno Arboretum: about 1 hour
- Herceg Novi, Montenegro: about 50 minutes, plus the border
- Ston: about 1 hour 30 minutes
- Kotor, Montenegro: 1 hour 30 minutes – 2 hours, plus the border
- Budva, Montenegro: about 2 hours, plus the border
- Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina: about 3 hours, plus the border
- Split: 3 hours 45 minutes – 4 hours 30 minutes
Crossing into Montenegro
Dubrovnik Airport is the nearest large airport to the Bay of Kotor, and many visitors to Herceg Novi, Kotor and Budva land here. The main crossing on the coast road is Karasovići on the Croatian side and Debeli Brijeg on the Montenegrin side.
Croatia is in the Schengen area and Montenegro is not, so passports are checked in both directions, and non-EU travellers have their exit and entry recorded in the EU Entry/Exit System. Allow extra time in July and August, when queues can build.