Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

MONTENEGRO 539

TRAVELLING BY BUS

Public and private transport

companies run an efficient

network of buses, boosted

ARRIVING BY AIR

Podgorica and Tivat both
have international airports.
Tivat is the best choice
for those visit ing the coast.
Visit ors can also use
Dubrovnik’s Čilipi airport,
which is only 25 km (16 miles)
northwest of Herceg Novi.
As yet there are no budget
airline routes to the country,
but Montenegro is well
served by national carriers.
Montenegro Airlines offers
thrice weekly direct flights
from Podgorica to London.
Serbia’s Jat Airways has
indirect flights from Rome,
London, Paris, Frankfurt and
Budapest to Podgorica and
Tivat, while Slovenia's
Adria Airways offers indirect
European flights to Podgorica.
Croatia Airlines connects
Dubrovnik (Čilipi) to major
European cities.

RAIL TRAVEL

Three trains a day make the

10-hour journey from Belgrade

to Bar, along what is consi-

dered to be one of the most

spectacular railway lines in

the world. Completed in 1979,

the Montenegrin section

carries passengers across the

Mala Rijeka viaduct, the

highest in the world at 200 m

(656 ft), through the 6-km

(4-mile) Sozina tunnel, and

past a succession of dramatic

rocky mountains. The railway

journey from Belgrade to

Podgorica takes 8 hours. Euro

Rail also offers trips via Vienna,

Budapest and Belgrade to

Montenegro. Detailed time-

tables are available on their

website, Montenegro Railways.

DIRECTORY

DOCUMENTATION

Council of Europe

Novaka Miloševa 6,

Podgorica.

Tel (020) 230 819.

EMBASSIES

Croatia

Vladimira Četkovića 2,

Podgorica.

Tel (020) 269 760.

United Kingdom

Ulcinjska 8, Podgorica.

Tel (020) 618 010.

http://www.ukinmontenegro.

fco.gov.uk

United States

Ljubljanska bb, Podgorica.

Tel (020) 225 417. http://www.

podgorica.usembassy.gov

VISITOR

INFORMATION

National Tourism

Organization of

Montenegro

Rimski trg 47, Vektra

81000 Podgorica.

Tel (020) 235 155.

http://www.montenegro.travel

In Your Pocket

http://www.inyourpocket.com.

EMERGENCY

NUMBERS

Ambulance

Tel 124.

Fire

Tel 123.

Police

Tel 122.

HEALTH AND

SECURITY

As Mediph

Slobode 4, Podgorica.

Tel (020) 231 800.

Kbc

Podgorica bb, Podgorica.

Tel (020) 412 412.

ARRIVING BY AIR

Adria Airways

http://www.adria-airways.com

Croatia Airlines

http://www.croatiaairlines.com

Jat Airways

http://www.jat.com

Montenegro

Airlines

http://www.montenegroairlines.

com

ARRIVING BY SEA

Montenegro Lines

http://www.montenegrolines.

net

RAIL TRAVEL

Montenegro

Railways

http://www.zcg-prevoz.me

TRAVELLING BY

CAR

Delta

http://www.rentacar-delta.com

Evropa

http://www.hotelevropa.co.me

Meridian

http://www.meridian-rentacar.

com

TRAVELLING BY CAR

Reckless local drivers

present the greatest danger

on Montenegro’s roads. They

frequently harass slower vehi-

cles and overtake on blind

corners. Lights should be kept

on at all times, seat belts

should be worn in the front

and drunken driving should

be avoided. Drivers need to

carry an international or EU

licence, the registration docu-

ments of their vehicle and

Green Card insurance. Car

hire is available at both

Podgorica and Tivat airports

as well as through city rental

agencies such as Delta,

Meridian and Evropa – and

should be booked in advance

during high season.

Taxis, which are metered,

are reasonably cheap, and

can be ordered by phone.

Most companies have English-

speaking operators.

ARRIVING BY SEA

Those with private yachts can

head for the marinas at Herceg

Novi, Kotor, Budva and Bar,

which all offer basic services.

Montenegro Lines run daily

car ferries from Bar to Bari and

Ancona (Italy) in the summer.

This service is reduced to three

times a week out of season.

by minibus shuttles in

the sum mer. Tickets for

local buses can be purchased

on board. The country’s

more remote mount ainous

regions are connected by

bus, but services are limited

and time tables should

be checked in advance.

Tourist inform ation offices

can provide details

of bus routes.

expensive. Using a local
SIM card from cell phone
providers such as T-Mobile,
Promonte and M:tel is the
cheapest way to stay
connected. These can also
be bought from kiosks, and
work out cheaper than land-
lines. Inter national calls are
best made in post offices.
Most towns have Internet cafés
and many hotels and restau-
rants are free Wi-Fi spots.