May 30, 2026
Rental Car Insurance in Croatia, Explained in Plain Language
CDW, excess, deposits, zero-excess cover, green cards and what to do after a bump — rental car insurance in Croatia explained in plain language, with numbers.
Guides for driving in and around Dubrovnik
Written by the team that hands you the keys — routes, rules, tolls, parking and border crossings, kept current season by season. Paula answers the questions guests actually ask, Ivan covers the cars and the road rules, and Marko writes from the arrivals hall he works in. Every guide gets re-checked when prices, border procedures or festival dates change, and each one shows its last-updated date.
March 9, 2026
Dubrovnik Airport Arrival Guide: From Touchdown to Old Town
Landing at Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)? Our arrivals-desk lead covers the terminal walkthrough, Schengen passport rules, SIMs, ATMs, and every transfer with prices.
December 19, 2025
Best Time to Visit Dubrovnik: Crowds, Sea Temps, and Rental Prices by Month
Month-by-month guide to the crowds, sea temperatures, and festival dates, with real rental car prices from our rate card and the two sweet spots we recommend.
October 5, 2025
Automatic vs Manual Rental Car in Croatia: Which Should You Book?
Automatic rental cars in Croatia cost €8–15/day more and sell out by June. Here's who should pay the difference, who saves with manual, and how to decide.
August 21, 2025
Parking in Dubrovnik: Garages, Zones, Prices & the Free-Spot Truth
Where to park near the old town: Ilijina Glavica garage rates, street zones 1–3, the Pay-Do app, free spots near Gruž, and how to dodge the cruise-day chaos.
June 8, 2025
Mostar Day Trip by Rental Car: Route, Border, Full-Day Plan
Drive to Mostar in about two hours 15: Metković vs Neum routes, border and green card rules, BAM currency tips, parking, Kravica falls, and a full-day plan.
March 14, 2025
Montenegro by Rental Car: Border, Green Card and the Kotor Route
Take a rental car across the border to Montenegro: our €45 cross-border pack with green card, Karasovići queue times, border documents, and the Kotor route.
January 27, 2025
7 Best Day Trips From Dubrovnik by Car
Seven proven day trips by rental car — Cavtat, Ston, Mljet, Trsteno, Kotor, Mostar, and the Neretva delta — with distances, driving times, and border tips.
November 2, 2024
Dubrovnik to Split: The Coastal Drive, Stop by Stop
The Dubrovnik to Split coastal drive, stop by stop: Ston oysters, the Pelješac Bridge, Makarska beaches, Omiš, plus timing, toll costs, and where to swim.
September 18, 2024
Driving in Croatia: The Rules Tourists Get Wrong
Speed limits, alcohol limits, winter headlight rules, A1 tolls, and on-the-spot fines: the driving rules tourists get wrong in Croatia, with real numbers.
How we write these guides
Everything here comes from doing the job: handing over cars at the airport, talking guests through border crossings on WhatsApp, and driving these roads ourselves in every season. When we quote a toll, a garage rate or a border fee, it is a number we have paid, not one we scraped from a forum thread.
We also lean on primary sources rather than travel-blog folklore: the Croatian Auto Club (HAK) for road conditions and traffic rules, the toll schedules published by Hrvatske autoceste, and the official airport site for terminal and transfer changes. Where a rule differs for foreign-licence holders — alcohol limits, winter headlights, cross-border insurance — we say so explicitly with the numbers.
Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it — the fastest way is the contact page. And if a guide convinces you a road trip beats another bus tour, the booking page takes about two minutes.