Cable Car up Mount Srđ at Sunset

What it is

The Dubrovnik cable car goes from the Ploče district to the top of Srđ, the hill that closes the city to the north. It is 778 m of cable and 367 m of vertical rise, from the lower station, at 38 m above the sea, to the upper one, at 405 m. Two cabins of up to 32 people make the journey in about three and a half minutes, with a single pylon in the middle. The first cable car opened in 1969 and was the only one on the Adriatic.

At the top you have the whole walled city at your feet, Lokrum in front and, on clear days, up to 60 km of coast and islands. It is the view of the whole old town you cannot get from inside.

What there is at the top

The upper station has three terraces with binoculars, the Panorama restaurant, a shop, toilets, a fountain for refilling water and a small amphitheatre where in summer there is live music Monday to Saturday. Next to it is the Imperial fort, built by Napoleon's French and finished by Austria. In the 1991 war it was the city's front line of defence; today it houses the exhibition Dubrovnik in the Homeland War 1991–1995, from the Museum of Contemporary History, with documents, weapons and photographs of the siege. If you are interested in the city's recent history, go in.

Hours

It opens from April to November and closes from December to March. The 2026 timetable is as follows:

• April: from 9:00 to 21:00.
• May: from 9:00 to 22:00 in the first fortnight and until 23:30 in the second.
• June to August and 1 to 14 September: from 9:00 to 24:00.
• 15 to 30 September: from 9:00 to 23:00.
• October: from 9:00 to 21:00 until the 20th and until 20:00 after.
• November: from 9:00 to 17:00. In 2026 it closes for maintenance on the 10th, 11th and 20th.

The last departure from below is half an hour before closing. In strong wind or risk of a thunderstorm the cable car stops until it passes: check the weather before going.

Price

Return, €30 for adults and €8 for children aged 4 to 12; one-way, €17 and €5. Under-4s do not pay. You pay in euros, in cash or by card, at the lower station's ticket office, at the machine next to it (card only) or on the website.

Getting to the station

From the Pile or Ploče gate it is a walk of 8 to 12 minutes along pavements, skirting the wall, with few stairs. The shortcut, of 6 to 9 minutes, climbs the stairs leading from the Stradun to the Buža gate: it is steeper. If you come from the port of Gruž, take Libertas bus 8 or a taxi; on foot it is about 4.5 km.

Accessibility

Both stations, the cabins and the toilets are adapted for wheelchairs, with a lift. It is one of the few viewpoints in Dubrovnik reached without steps.

When to go

Go up an hour before sunset and come down at night, with the city lit up: from June to mid-September it runs until midnight. At midday in summer the sun flattens the view and the ticket-office queue is longer. If you have the legs, you can walk up by the zigzag route and come down by cabin with the one-way ticket.