9-Seater Van Rental in Dubrovnik

Last updated: July 4, 2026

One van instead of two cars: our 9-seater Opel Vivaro rents for €129 per day in high season, everything included, which works out to roughly €14 per person per day for a full group. Collect it at Dubrovnik Airport arrivals or at our office next to Gruž port, and cancel free up to 48 hours before pickup.

What does the €129 daily rate include?

Everything you need to drive, with nothing added at the desk: unlimited mileage, CDW insurance, theft protection, a second driver free, 24/7 roadside assistance, a full-to-full fuel policy, and free cancellation up to 48 hours before pickup. There is no credit-card surcharge — you pay on pickup by Visa, Mastercard, Amex or cash. One honest caveat: economy is our only no-deposit class, so the van does carry a refundable deposit hold on your card at pickup.

The free second driver matters more in a van than in any other class. On a long day out — Kotor and back is four-plus hours behind the wheel — two named drivers can legally split the driving at zero extra cost.

Van vs. two smaller cars for a group of nine

Option	€/day (high season)	Seats	Per person, group of 9
9-seater van — Opel Vivaro	€129	9	~€14
Two compacts — VW Golf	€108	10	€12
Two automatics — Opel Astra AT	€124	10	~€14

Two compacts look €21 a day cheaper on paper, but you need two willing drivers, you pay double the parking and tolls, and the group splits up at every stop and every wrong turn. Most groups of seven or more take the van. In low season (November–April) rates run roughly 30–40% below the table, which puts the van at around €78–90 per day.

Who is a 9-seater van for?

Three kinds of groups book it most: families of five or more traveling with serious luggage, wedding parties moving between accommodation and venues on a fixed clock, and sailing crews starting or ending a charter at Gruž. For families, nobody gets left behind with the bags at the terminal; for wedding groups, one vehicle means one departure time instead of three; for charter crews, our office at Vukovarska 17 sits next to the port, so you can grab the van, do the provisioning run, and hand it back before cast-off — or keep it for the land days on either side of the sail.

How much luggage fits with nine people?

Six large bags fit in the load bay with all nine seats occupied, plus day packs at passengers’ feet. That is a real ceiling, so pack against it deliberately:

1. Count your bags before you book — six large cases is the honest maximum with a full van.
2. Choose soft duffels over hard shells wherever you can; they stack and squeeze far better.
3. Keep day packs, cameras, and water inside the cabin at your feet, not in the load bay.
4. Traveling as seven or eight? The empty seats absorb the overflow comfortably.

One more spec worth knowing before you book: the Vivaro is a manual. We do not have an automatic van, so if nobody in your group drives stick, the workable plan B is two Opel Astra automatics — see our automatic rental page for details and pricing.

What are the driver requirements?

Van drivers must be at least 23 years old with a licence held for two years or more. Drivers aged 23–24 pay a €7/day young-driver fee, and Croatia enforces a zero-tolerance 0.0‰ alcohol limit for drivers under 25 (0.5‰ from 25 up). EU, UK, and US licences do not need an International Driving Permit for stays under 30 days; for US and Canadian visitors an IDP is recommended but not enforced, and any licence in Latin script is accepted.

On the road, limits are 50 km/h in towns, 90 km/h on open roads, 110 km/h on expressways, and 130 km/h on motorways, with dipped headlights mandatory in winter (last Sunday of October to last Sunday of March). For current road rules and live traffic conditions we check HAK, the Croatian Auto Club — the same source we point every renter to.

Can I pick up the van at the airport or the port?

Both, with no desk queue. Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is at Čilipi, about 20 km and 25 minutes south of the city; Marko, our airport desk lead, tracks every arriving flight and meets you at arrivals, so a late landing never costs you the booking. Full details are on our airport pickup page.

Arriving by sea, our office at Vukovarska 17 is next to Gruž harbor, where the cruise ships and charter fleets tie up — see the port pickup page for the walk-through. Keep in mind that the Old Town of Dubrovnik is pedestrian-only and street parking in zones 1–3 is charged, so with a van it is smarter to base your driving around Gruž and the open coast than around the walls.

Can we take the van to Montenegro or Bosnia?

Yes. Our vans cross the border with a €45 cross-border fee that includes the green card — arrange it at booking, not at the counter. For Montenegro (Kotor, Perast, Budva) you cross at Karasovići/Debeli Brijeg; Kotor is roughly two hours each way. Croatia has been in Schengen since January 2023 and Montenegro is not, so budget extra time for nine passports at the crossing on summer mornings. Mostar in Bosnia works the same way, for the same €45 fee.

Heading north needs no paperwork at all: since the Pelješac Bridge opened in July 2022, you can drive the entire coastal corridor toward Split without leaving Croatia — no border stop at Neum. With nine people aboard sharing one fuel tank and one €129 rental, Ston’s walls and oyster beds make an easy, cheap half-day.

How do I book the van?

Check your dates and lock the van in at our booking page — with free cancellation up to 48 hours before pickup, reserving early costs you nothing if plans change. Prefer to ask a human first? Message Paula through the contact page or on WhatsApp at +385 91 600 1201; she answers every inquiry personally, usually within ten minutes during working hours (08:00–20:00 daily in season). Tell her your group size, bag count, and whether you want the €45 cross-border option, and she will have the Vivaro confirmed before you finish packing.