Timetable Dubrovnik: time difference and opening hours

To see / To do Dubrovnik

The tourist season reaches its peak in July and August. During this period, all the city's museums are working full time, often seven days a week until the evening. But high season is not the best time to visit Dubrovnik, on the contrary, summer also means serious inconveniences (traffic jams on the ramparts and crowded buses). It is better to come in May, June, September or early October if you can, when the crowds have left and the sea and the sun are still pleasant (at the end of October the sea temperature is around 20°C). As for other activities and their opening hours, here are some indications

Food stores and department stores are mostly open all day from 8am to 8pm. Some stores and stores are closed between noon and 5pm, but this is quite rare. Everything is sometimes closed on Sundays. During the tourist season, many of them are open 7 days a week until midnight. Out of season (November-April), the opening hours are considerably reduced.

Public administrations (except for post offices open until 9pm in season) are open from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

The working hours in companies are concentrated in the morning: we work from 8am to 3pm. Thus, at least during the low season, rental agencies, for example, close at 3pm.

Enjoying yourself Dubrovnik

In the middle of the tourist season, it is a bit crowded, the service is not always the best and especially the queues are long, sometimes very long (one hour of waiting) in front of the best restaurants of the old town (which do not accept reservations). This is especially true in the evening. To avoid them, there is only one solution: have dinner early (at 7pm) or late (10pm). At noon, it's easier, also because the restaurants often work continuously, without taking a break.

Take a break Dubrovnik

In season, the cafés are open every day from morning to evening. In winter, they close earlier in the evening and sometimes only open on weekends (especially if they are concert bars).

(To) please yourself Dubrovnik

During the summer season, stores in Dubrovnik are open from about 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., seven days a week. Beauty salons and spas usually close earlier in the day, as well as on Sundays. For massages and treatments, remember to book in advance during the summer. During the off-season, hours are reduced and some locations close completely between January and February.

Get out Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik is a relatively lively city, although it is not the most lively Croatian city, far from it! A number of bars and cafes are there to quench the festive thirst of tourists of all ages (in high and medium season only, from April to October). Out of season, you'll have to hang on to a national holiday, the end of year celebrations or student parties to enjoy an old city alive... For the rest, we'll pass! That said, let's not deny ourselves the pleasure, there are good places to go out in Dubrovnik.

Bars generally close at 2am, cafés at 11pm-midnight (but a café often becomes a bar in the evening), time when the crowd takes refuge in a club (if it is not already there!).