Montenegro travel information

Most visitors enter Montenegro without a visa, pay in euros and call 112 for anything urgent. Citizens of 82 countries and territories, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia and most EU states, enter with a passport for up to 90 days; citizens of some countries need a visa, Russia and Turkey among them since 1 November 2026 (visa and entry rules). Entry rules can change, so confirm on the Government's country page for your passport before you travel. Every foreign visitor is registered with the police within 24 hours of arrival, which a hotel or registered flat does for you within 12 hours of check-in, and a tourist tax per person per night, set by each municipality, is added to the bill (registration and tourist tax). The cards below lead to each practical page; the live lines on them show today's roads, weather, fuel week and 24-hour pharmacies.

Getting around. Montenegro drives on the right, a valid foreign licence is enough and an international permit is not required; dipped headlights stay on all day, winter tyres are required in winter conditions, and the alcohol limits and speed limits are on the driving in Montenegro page. There is no vignette: a car pays EUR 2.50 through the Sozina tunnel and EUR 3.50 for the Smokovac-Mateševo motorway, per passage, and nothing anywhere else (tolls). Fuel has one maximum price per litre for the whole country, set each week (fuel prices). Without a car: private carriers run the intercity buses, with departures and tickets for the whole country on busticket4.me; the Bar-Belgrade railway stops at Podgorica Airport, Podgorica and Kolašin, Bar to Podgorica at EUR 2.80 in second class; the Kamenari-Lepetane ferry crosses the Bay of Kotor day and night, free for cyclists (transport). Tivat Airport is 8 km from Kotor and 21 km from Budva, with no published airport bus; Podgorica Airport has buses to the bus station, a train halt and parking at EUR 1.50 an hour. By road you enter at one of the border crossings; the Ministry of the Interior's cameras at some of them show the queue.

Money and phone. The currency is the euro, sole legal tender since March 2002, although Montenegro is in neither the EU nor the euro area. Banks charge a fee for withdrawals with foreign cards, so withdraw at machines inside banks and carry some cash; the fees per bank are on the ATM page (ATMs, cards and cash). Three operators, Crnogorski Telekom, One and m:tel, sell tourist packages, online as an eSIM or in their shops in town; every SIM needs a passport or ID card. Phones on EU networks do not roam at home prices: a voluntary operators' declaration only caps the price of EU data, while SIMs from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, North Macedonia and Kosovo get home prices (SIM cards, eSIM and roaming). The dialling code is +382 and the time zone Central European Time; Montenegrin is the official language, and 38% of adults know English (travel tips).

Health and safety. 112 answers every emergency and calls are free; the direct lines are 124 for an ambulance, 122 police, 123 fire and rescue and 129 help at sea. Healthcare is not free for most visitors: the EHIC is not valid on its own, British citizens get emergency treatment with a certificate from the Health Insurance Fund, and travel health insurance is required by law only for people who need a visa (emergency numbers and healthcare). The pharmacies list shows which ones are open 24 hours, and the hospitals list shows where the emergency departments are. The risks to plan for are the ordinary ones: pickpocketing in crowded places, taxi overcharging, wildfires in summer and the roads, with 6,831 accidents and 67 deaths in 2025; for a breakdown, AMSCG roadside help is on 19807 (is Montenegro safe?).

Today and the planning pages. For today: the road conditions from the daily AMSCG report, the forecast for every town, the weekly fuel maximums, planned power cuts and air quality, webcams at the borders and ski resorts, and the EV chargers. For planning: when to visit, with the swimming season from mid-May to mid-October, things to do, travelling with a dog or cat (up to five animals, each with a microchip, pet passport and rabies vaccination), and the national parks, which charge a daily entrance fee (EUR 5 a day for Durmitor); the fee for each park is on its page.