Rent a Car Dubrovnik Downtown – Near Old Town & Port · Lapad

Our Dubrovnik Downtown office is in the Lapad neighbourhood, close to the main hotel zone and Gruž Ferry Port — the most convenient pickup location in Dubrovnik for anyone not arriving by plane. The Old Town bans all car traffic inside its walls, so a Lapad-based pickup avoids the Special Traffic Regime fines that catch out travellers aiming for Pile Gate. From our office, the Old Town is 5 minutes by car, Gruž ferry port is 3 minutes away, and the airport is a 30-minute drive south.

Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic", is one of the most iconic destinations in the Mediterranean. The Old Town, encircled by massive 13th-century stone walls and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, doubled as King's Landing in Game of Thrones. The Stradun, the main limestone-paved street, is the social heart of the city. Walk the 1,940 m wall circuit (€35 entry) and ride the Srđ cable car for two of Croatia's best photo moments.

A rental car from our Lapad office unlocks the broader region: Cavtat (17 km south, quieter beach base), Trsteno Arboretum (18 km north, GoT filming), Ston (55 km north, oysters + longest defensive walls after the Great Wall of China), the Pelješac wine region (Dingač, Postup), Mljet National Park (via Prapratno ferry), Korčula Town (130 km, "Little Dubrovnik"), and cross-border to Kotor / Bay of Kotor (92 km / 1h 30 min — UNESCO, FREE cross-border for 3+ day rentals) or Mostar (140 km / 2h 15 min).

Best Alternative to Taxi & Uber in Dubrovnik

Uber has very limited coverage in Dubrovnik and is effectively unusable for day trips. Taxis cost €35–50 one-way to the airport; pre-booked transfers to Cavtat, Ston, Kotor, or Mostar run €80–220 each direction. For any stay that includes more than one day trip, a 3-day Avax rental with unlimited kilometres, full insurance, and free cross-border paperwork is dramatically cheaper than stringing together ride-shares and tour tickets. No surge pricing, no shuttle schedules, no permit-hunting for Old Town approaches.

Dubrovnik Special Traffic Regime — Avoid the €260 Fine

From May to October Dubrovnik enforces a Special Traffic Regime near the Old Town. Driving into restricted streets (Brsalje, Frana Supila, anything inside Pile Gate) without a permit triggers an automatic €260 fine — and yes, it's forwarded to rental-car drivers. Our Lapad office is in the safe zone. At pickup, our staff hands you a printed map of restricted streets and the two best parking garages (Ilija, Gruž) outside the enforcement area.