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Transport in Montenegro - how to get around the country: airports, the coastal railway, intercity buses, transfers, and ferries across the Bay of Kotor. This section has practical guides: how to get from point to point, roughly how long the trip takes, and what options there are.

Here you’ll find the country’s airports (Podgorica, Tivat, and nearby Dubrovnik in Croatia), city transport, and popular routes like Podgorica → Budva or Kotor → Budva (bus, car) - and we keep adding directions and modes of transport. It’s handy to plan transport together with the “Car rental” and “Routes” sections.

In this section

Travellers with luggage in the arrivals hall at Podgorica Airport, Montenegro

Taxis in Montenegro: Apps, Prices & Scams to Avoid

Updated · September 25, 2026

Montenegro taxi fares in August 2026: real municipal price bands in Budva, Kotor and Podgorica, airport surcharges, apps, and scams to avoid.

Cars queuing under the canopies of the Klobuk border crossing between Montenegro and Bosnia, stop signs and a Bosnian flag at the booths

Balkan Car Hire: Crossing Borders Without a Refusal

Verified · August 15, 2026

A hire car crosses these borders on paperwork, not luck: written permission, a Green Card in some countries and not others, and one country nobody insures.

An airliner in teal and coral livery just above the runway at Tivat Airport, wingtip vapour trailing, with mountain ridges behind and wildflowers in the foreground

How to Get to Montenegro: Flights, Ferries & Overland

Updated · October 23, 2026

How to get to Montenegro in 2026: Tivat, Podgorica or Dubrovnik by air, why no Italy ferry runs, and every land border from five neighbours.

The Jadrolinija ferry Dalmacija berthed at the Port of Bar, Montenegro, at dusk

Ferry from Italy to Montenegro 2026: Routes That Run

Verified · September 23, 2026

Ferry from Italy to Montenegro 2026: no direct sailing, and Bari-Dubrovnik is suspended. Take Bari-Durres overnight, or fly Rome-Podgorica.

The bus station at Bar, Montenegro, with intercity coaches and the ticket hall

Montenegro Without a Car: How to Travel by Bus & Tours

Updated · October 23, 2026

Can you visit Montenegro without a car? Yes - how far the buses go, what you can reach, where you need a tour or transfer, and where a car still wins.

A teal Arriva Express coach, a minibus and a white coach parked on the road at Kotor bus station, with the town's fortress walls zigzagging up the rock above

Podgorica to Kotor: Bus, Transfer & Driving Guide

Updated · July 2, 2026

Podgorica to Kotor: 72-85 km, about 2 hours by bus for €8-10, around 25 coaches a day in October 2026. Bus, taxi and the two roads compared.

The Kamenari-Lepetane car ferry loaded with vehicles crossing the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

Getting Around Montenegro: Buses, Taxis, Car & Ferries

Updated · November 4, 2026

How to get around Montenegro: intercity buses, taxis, hire cars, the Bay of Kotor ferry, trains and Italy ferries - with realistic 2026 fares and times.

The round Citadela bastion of the Kotor town walls above the water, with the fortifications climbing the rocky mountain behind

Tivat Airport to Kotor 2026: 8 km, €30-45 Taxi

Updated · September 25, 2026

Tivat Airport (TIV) to Kotor 2026: just 8 km, 15-20 min. Taxi €30-45, private transfer €44-70, or the coastal bus for a few euros.