Dubrovnik vs Split: Walled city or Romeins palace?
Dubrovnik is the Pearl or Adriatic Sea: complete medieval stadsmuren, marble streets, Game or Thrones. Split has Diocletianus-palace-complex as levende oudstad and is cheaper.
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is the Pearl or the Adriatic Sea: a complete medieval walled city, perfectly preserved, with marble streets and views of a crystal-clear turquoise sea. Game or Thrones-location.
Flight from NL: €100 return
View Dubrovnik →Split
Split is Dubrovniks goedkopere and levendiger neef: the Diocletianus-palace vormt the hart or the city, with restaurants and bars inside 1700 year old Romeinse muren. Perfecte basis for eilandhoppen.
Flight from NL: €90 return
View Split →Best time to visit compared
Dubrovnik
May, June, September: 22-28 degrees, sea zwembaar, hanteerbare crowds. Vermijd July/August (35 degrees, hordes cruise-toeristen). April and October are quiet but sea cold.
Split
May, June, September: 22-28 degrees, sea zwembaar. July and August are busy and expensive. November to March is gesloten-season, many restaurants dicht.
Flights + transfer from the Netherlands
Dubrovnik
Directly from Schiphol to Dubrovnik (DBV) in 2 hour 35 minutes. KLM, Croatia Airlines, easyJet. Shuttle bus to Old City €10 in 30 minutes.
Split
Directly from Schiphol to Split (SPU) in 2 hour 30 minutes. KLM, Croatia, easyJet. Shuttle bus to center €6.
Costs compared
Dubrovnik
Hostels from €25, mid-range hotels €120 to 180, vacation rentals €130 per night. Food: lunch €15, dinner €25 to 40, vis-gerreallyen more expensive. Old City is expensive, Lapad cheaper.
Split
Hostels from €20, mid-range hotels €80 to 130, vacation rentals €90 per night. Food: lunch €12, dinner €20 to 35, vis more expensive.
Who is it for?
Choose Dubrovnik if you are...
GoT-fans, couples for romantiek, who eens something unieks because.
Choose Split if you are...
Backpackers, festival-gangers, basis for eilandhoppen (Hvar, Brac).
Our verdict
Split is 30% cheaper and betere basis for islands. Dubrovnik is iconisch but overcrowded May-sep.