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Dubrovnik & Zagreb in 9 days

2 sightseeing days in Dubrovnik, a dedicated relocation day, then 6 days in Zagreb. Includes City Walls and Zagreb Cathedral, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Dubrovnik for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Zagreb on day 3, then stay for 6 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 391 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Domino Steak House — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Konoba Tabak — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Mali Medo — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · La Štruk — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Nocturno — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Dubrovnik & Zagreb itinerary: 9 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Dubrovnik: City Walls & Rector's Palace

  • · City Walls · 120 min
  • · Rector's Palace · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Domino Steak House (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 2: Dubrovnik: Fort Lovrijenac & Franciscan Monastery

  • · Fort Lovrijenac · 120 min
  • · Franciscan Monastery · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Konoba Tabak (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Dubrovnik → Zagreb: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Dubrovnik → Zagreb · 600 min

Day 4: Zagreb: Zagreb Cathedral & Archaeological Museum

  • · Zagreb Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Archaeological Museum · 30 min
  • · Archaeological Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Mali Medo (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 5: Zagreb: Mimara Museum & Croatian National Theatre

  • · Mimara Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Croatian National Theatre · 30 min
  • · Croatian National Theatre · 75 min
  • · Dinner: La Štruk (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 6: Zagreb: Ribnjak Park & Modern Gallery

  • · Ribnjak Park · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Modern Gallery · 30 min
  • · Modern Gallery · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Nocturno (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 7: Zagreb: Museum of Broken Relationships & Croatian Museum of Naïve Art

  • · Museum of Broken Relationships · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Croatian Museum of Naïve Art · 30 min
  • · Croatian Museum of Naïve Art · 120 min

Day 8: Zagreb: Museum of Hangovers & Klovićevi Dvori Gallery

  • · Museum of Hangovers · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Klovićevi Dvori Gallery · 30 min
  • · Klovićevi Dvori Gallery · 120 min

Day 9: Zagreb: Zagreb City Museum & Josip Račić Gallery

  • · Zagreb City Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Josip Račić Gallery · 30 min
  • · Josip Račić Gallery · 120 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Dubrovnik

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Dubrovnik

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Od Domina 6

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Map pin unavailable; use the address to locate the restaurant. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5401308; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Dubrovnik

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Dubrovnik

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Vukovarska ul. 34

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 1.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dubrovnik (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5401308; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Dubrovnik → Zagreb

    Dedicated relocation day from Dubrovnik to Zagreb; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 391 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:3090m
    Zagreb

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.44 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskog 19

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Tkalčićeva 36

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5390922; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    Trg Franklina Delanoa Roosevelta 5

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  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.26 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Trg Kralja Tomislava 22

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Skalinska ul. 5

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.8 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5390922; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    Zagreb

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.15 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Hebrangova 1

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Skalinska 4

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.6 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5390922; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 2

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  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.05 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Sv. Ćirila i Metoda 3

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Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    Vlaška 55

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  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.74 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Jezuitski trg 4

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Opatička 20

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  • 12:0030m
    Zagreb

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.64 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    3, Margaretska Street

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zagreb (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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