Montenegro Transport

Getting there & away

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Sea

Ferries sail between Bar, Kotor and Italy.

Land

Border crossings

You can easily enter Montenegro by land from any of its neighbours and no bus changes are required. Entering Albania involves a €10 fee.

Bicycle

You will have no problems bringing a bicycle into Montenegro but remember it’s a hilly country. There are few cyclists so road-users are not cycle savvy.

Bus

There’s a well-developed bus service along the coast to Dubrovnik and Split plus a service from Herceg Novi to Mostar and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Hercegovina. Twice daily minibuses ply from Ulcinj to Shkodër, Albania. Every bus station will have services to Belgrade in Serbia; on average the journey time is nine hours and the fare €20.

Car & motorcycle

Drivers need an International Driving Permit, and vehicles need Green Card (international third-party) insurance, or insurance (from €80 a month) must be bought at the border.

Train

Montenegro’s only international rail connection is to Belgrade, Serbia, from Bar on the coast via Sutomore and Podgorica.

Air

Apart from holiday charter flights, Montenegro is not well served by international airlines; this may change with independence. Currently Adria and Austrian Airlines are the only regional airlines serving international hubs like London and Vienna. European discount airlines have yet to fly to Montenegro and currently Dubrovnik and Split (Croatia) are the nearest airports.

Montenegro is served by Podgorica airport (TGD; 081-243 726) and Tivat airport (TIV; 082-673 551); only JAT and Montenegro Airlines fly from Tivat.

Adria Airlines (code JP; 081-241 154; www.adria-airways.com)

Austrian Airlines (code OS; 081-606 170; www.aua.com)

JAT (code JU; 081-664 740; www.jat.com)

Montenegro Airlines (code YM; 081-664 411; www.montenegro-airlines.cg.yu)