Dubrovnik

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Dubrovnik
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Information
Country:
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Croatia
Population: 44,000
Licence plate: DU
Major roads: E 65
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Dubrovnik is a nice town in the far south of Croatia. The old town is a UNESCO world heritage site and nearly over run by tourists in the summer months, it is extremly difficult to CS in this place.

There is a ferry to Bari, Italy departing in Dubrovnik. The town is close to the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

Hitchhiking out

North

Hitchhiking north out of Dubrovnik - does require some patience, all the rest areas seem to be located on the coast, making it difficult to find a good area. Option 1: The spot below works although you might have to wait for a while. Go the the main bus station, in the north. Cross the road and keep walking north and look for steps leading up the hill side. If find yourself under the bridge, you have gone too far. If you follow the path, it will lead you all the way up to the E65. Then, cross the bridge and continue across to the other side, where you will find a rather small pull in spot. Make sure you stay behind the barrier and make yourself as visible as possible, because there is not a lot of space for stopping and drivers can't see it from far away.

Option 2: Easier to get there. There are bus stops on the Jadranska Cesta Street. A good one to hitch is the one opposite to the Lodpudska Ulica. Hitch with a HUGE sign "Ploče". You can take bus #3 from the city center to get there, but the place is not as good as the bridge described above.

  • I don't want to discourage anyone, but, I was hitchhiking from Dubrovnik to Ploče, to anywhere out of Dubrovnik towards northwest for about 2 hours and nothing. What I noticed were cars full of people, mostly families going back home from vacation. It was in august. Maybe if it's not the season, it will be less traffic but more useful one. My friend was HH two times from Dubrovnik to Ploče. Once he was waiting one and a half hour til he got a ride, second time 2 hours without any success. Another option is a bus, but you have to walk down from HH spot to the bus station near the sea for about 20 minutes. Bus costs 10 euros. I stuck there at night, it was 8 pm so, at that time, bus sounded as a good option. (by NixyJungle)

East towards Montenegro E 65 8

Quarim's backpack with a Montenegro sign in front of the historic old town of Dubrovnik

Hitchhiking out of Dubrovnik - which is the last major town in the south of Croatia - does not seem that difficult, although it might require quite some luck. Just climb up to the coastline road and hitchhike on the E65. A couple of kilometers after the city, there is a scenic view with a cafe and a large parking space, large enough to stop a truck. IMPORTANT! If you are already on the part of E65 close to the old town, DONT move any further east! For the next 2,5 km there is not much space to walk - not to mention to stop for the cars because of crash barriers, and you will have to walk it all. Its a very scenic - but also not very safe walk, in case you want to give it a try.

Most drivers, though, are heading mainly towards either airport or the small town of Gruda. It is still about 10 km from there to the Montenegro-Croatian border crossing between Herceg-Novi (Montenegro) near Gruda (Croatia). Since the traffic is pretty low on that road - especially in the late afternoon/evening - you will need some luck to find someone crossing the border and willing to take you. Most probably you will be picked up by some tourists.

From Airport to Dubrovnik

Just ask someone in front of the airport to go with them. If you just landed in Dubrovnik, there is usually someone with a car, waiting for their friends and families from the same flight as yours, so it shouldn't be a problem. (by NixyJungle)

Sleeping

axler8's backpack at his scenic stealth camping spot, just before the bridge at the north part of Dubrovnik

Stealth Camping

Along the coastline road there are plenty of places where you can put up a sleeping bag, though few places large enough for a tent. However, be very careful and use a torch, as there are sudden drops in many places and walking here without light is dangerous.

Another option is to go to the peninsula Babin Kuk, which is an area of small forests, beaches and a (quite expensive) camping. It's possible to find a wild camping spot here, and it's a half-hour walk (1 hour from old town) or 5 minute bus ride from Dubrovnik.

  • Babin Kuk was recommended as a reasonable wild camping area by a local. We ended up sleeping in our sleeping bags in a more secluded part of a commercial tourist center there (it felt safe), though you can also find normal camping spots near the beach. June 2014. Nick

Hostel

Sleeping in a Hostel in Dubrovnik is an option which costs around EUR 13 per night. You can be unlucky in the summer months where it might be booked out if you appear without reservation. Check pages like hostelworld.com or hostelbookers.com.

CS, HC

It seems to be very hard to get someone who will host you. Because Dubrovnik is loved by tourists, couchsurfers from this town are spammed by requests and will probably not answer.

Port of Dubrovnik

500 metres from the main bus station in the direction of the old town is the "port of Dubrovnik", which is open 24 hours a day. In summer, the place may be a bit noisy and inconvient to get some sleep, however, in other times of the year it would generally provide a good night's sleep especially if it's cold or raining. nomad:Dubrovnik