Travel and Accommodation - ESPD school 2026

Ažurirano: Subota, 06 Prosinac 2025 15:48

Travel

No support will be provided for student travel costs.

You can get to Dubrovnik by flight, ferry, bus or car. Note that there are no trains to Dubrovnik!
You can arrive directly to Dubrovnik, or first take a flight or ferry to Split and then a bus or car to Dubrovnik (cca 230 km, 3h drive) or a ferry (for those options check out sections ferry and bus).

FLIGHTS
If you are coming from abroad, flying to Dubrovnik is probably your best option. Dubrovnik hosts a small, but international airport. In season (April to November) there should be a number of international flights. In addition, throughout the year from Zagreb (the Croatian capital) there are several flights a day served by Croatia Airlines.
To get from/to airport it is best to take a bus or a taxi.

FERRY
If you are coming from southern Italy, taking a ferry to Dubrovnik is probably your best option as there is a regular ferry connection between Bari and Dubrovnik. It is an overnight journey that takes about 12 hrs. The ferry line is in operation between March and October.

In case you intend to travel from Italy to Dubrovnik in other periods of the year, there is all year round ferry from Ancona to Split. The ferry to Dubrovnik is also suitable if you are travelling from Split, Brac, Hvar, Korcula and Mljet between April and October.

Ferry’s are operated by Jadrolinija.

BUS
Dubrovnik’s main bus station is located right next to the ferry terminal in Gruž harbor/suburb on about 3 km from the Old Town.
Google maps location

For bus connections we recommend to checkout Flixbus.


Accommodation

Accommodation has been organised for students in the dormitory at the Venue. Once selected for the in-person attendance students are expected to book/pay for their accommodation by themselves by contacting the dormitory or here. Note that depending on demand, we can arrange matchmaking for students who wish to share accommodation, but do not know with whom they might share (please fill-in the corresponding field in the application form).