Dubrovnik’s walls seen from the sea, Lokrum island off the old harbour and the Elaphiti Islands an hour away: here the sea is part of the visit. This guide compares every Dubrovnik boat tour (short cruise below the walls, a day in the Elaphiti, the Blue Cave, sunset), what it costs, the public ferry to the islands, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
Budget option → · Dubrovnik, Croatia
Weather at 12:00 PM. Boat trips start from 09:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickLarge excursion boatGetYourGuide | €16 | 7 h 30 | Koločep, Lopud, Šipan | Guide HR, EN | Free up to 24 h before | Dubrovnik, depending on the option (pickup available) |
| Small boatGetYourGuide | €10 | 50 min | The city walls from the sea | Not listed | Free up to 24 h before | Old harbour (Mali mul) |
| Large excursion boatGetYourGuide | €20 | 8 h | Koločep, Šipan, Lopud | Not listed | Free up to 24 h before | Dubrovnik, depending on the option (pickup available) |
| MotorboatGetYourGuide | €50 | 8 h | Blue Cave, Elaphiti | EN, HR | Free up to 24 h before | Lapadska obala 5 |
| Excursion boatGetYourGuide | €65 | 8 h | Koločep, Lopud, Šipan | Not listed | Free up to 24 h before | Gruž, opposite the University |
| Panoramic boatTiqets | €51.11 | 1 h 30 | The walls at sunset | Guide EN | Free up to 24 h before | Old harbour (Na Ponti) |
Our pick: the Elaphiti Islands cruise from €16. In a day you see Koločep, Lopud and Šipan, swim, and have drinks on board; with almost 6,000 reviews it’s Dubrovnik’s most popular trip. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Island trips mainly run from April to October: in winter many departures are suspended.
7 h 30 · guide in Croatian and English · 4.7 from 5,950 GetYourGuide reviews
50 min · 4.6 from 490 GetYourGuide reviews
8 h · 4.7 from 975 GetYourGuide reviews
8 h · English and Croatian · 4.8 from 894 GetYourGuide reviews
8 h · 4.9 from 562 GetYourGuide reviews
1 h 30 · 4.7 from 15 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on October 31, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
The Jadrolinija ferry (line 807) links Dubrovnik with the Elaphiti Islands all year at public fares.
No guide or drinks, but you can stay on an island as long as you like and catch a later ferry back.
The best months are May to September: highs of 21 to 28 °C and little rain in summer.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 11.2 |
| Feb | 13° | 11.2 |
| Mar | 14° | 11.2 |
| Apr | 17° | 12 |
| May | 22° | 9.4 |
| JunBest | 25° | 6.4 |
| JulBest | 28° | 4.7 |
| Aug | 29° | 5.1 |
| SepBest | 25° | 7.2 |
| Oct | 21° | 10.8 |
| Nov | 17° | 12.4 |
| Dec | 13° | 12 |
1971–2000 averages for Dubrovnik: mean high and rain days. Source: DHMZ, the Croatian meteorological service, table on Wikipedia (“Dubrovnik”).
Not ideal
Not ideal: heavy rain, 14 to 16 °C, 7.8 mm, wind up to 39 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Cloudy | 15° | – | 37 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 16° | – | 39 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 16° | – | 39 km/h |
| 15:00 | Rain | 16° | 0.5 mm | 38 km/h |
| 16:00 | Heavy rain | 15° | 1 mm | 39 km/h |
| 17:00 | Heavy rain | 14° | 2.5 mm | 37 km/h |
| 18:00 | Heavy rain | 14° | 2.4 mm | 33 km/h |
| 19:00 | Heavy rain | 14° | 1.4 mm | 33 km/h |
Fair
Fair: rain, 16 to 19 °C, 1.5 mm, wind up to 31 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Cloudy | 17° | – | 25 km/h |
| 10:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 27 km/h |
| 11:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 30 km/h |
| 12:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 30 km/h |
| 13:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 30 km/h |
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 19° | – | 30 km/h |
| 15:00 | Cloudy | 18° | – | 30 km/h |
| 16:00 | Partly cloudy | 18° | – | 31 km/h |
| 17:00 | Light rain | 17° | 0.1 mm | 28 km/h |
| 18:00 | Rain | 17° | 0.9 mm | 27 km/h |
| 19:00 | Rain | 16° | 0.5 mm | 29 km/h |
The best days for a boat trip are Tuesday, November 17. The rating only looks at rain and wind during tour hours.
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
The sea matters more than rain: in strong bora or scirocco winds small boats stay in.
By bus: city lines link Gruž, Lapad and Pile Gate, next to the Old Town.
From the airport: shuttle to Pile Gate and Gruž port, about 30–40 minutes.
The 50-minute cruise below the walls costs from €10; day trips to the Elaphiti €16 to €65. The public ferry to the islands costs €3.40 off season.
Yes: Jadrolinija line 807 runs from Gruž all year to Koločep, Lopud and Šipan, from €3.40 one way.
Short and sunset cruises from the old harbour; Elaphiti trips from Gruž or Lapad, often with hotel pickup.
Yes: the Elaphiti cruise and the sunset cruise have English-speaking guides, and the Blue Cave trip runs in English and Croatian.
Few do: many only run from April to October. The public ferry to the Elaphiti runs all year.
Yes, the Elaphiti and Blue Cave trips have swim stops; bring a swimsuit.
Not ideal: heavy rain, 14 to 16 °C, 7.8 mm, wind up to 39 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Not ideal: heavy rain, 14 to 16 °C, 12.7 mm, wind up to 14 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Not ideal: heavy rain, 14 to 15 °C, 13.1 mm, wind up to 12 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
Elaphiti Islands cruise with drinks · from €16
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: October 31, 2026.