Guides & routes

Behind the wheel in Montenegro

What we tell guests at hand-over, written down: which road to take, how long the drive really is in summer, where to leave the car and which loops are worth doing.

Routes

Popular routes

Tivat Airport to Kotor by car: the quick way and the waterside way

Nine kilometres separate Tivat's runway from Kotor's walls. Which road to take, how long the summer queues are and where to leave the car.

9 km~20 min

Podgorica to Budva by car: via Cetinje or through the Sozina tunnel

From the capital to the sea in about an hour. We compare the road over Cetinje with the Sozina tunnel and Petrovac route — you choose.

63 km~70 min

Tivat Airport to Budva by car: half an hour to the riviera

About twenty kilometres on the coast road from Tivat Airport to Budva. What to expect, where to stop and how to dodge the traffic.

20 km~30 min

Podgorica to Kotor by car: along the coast via Budva or down the Lovćen hairpins

About an hour and a half from the capital to Kotor. Two roads, two experiences — and how to make the most of both.

85 km~95 min

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Guides

Montenegro by car: five one-day loops

The country is small but varied — from the bay to the canyons in a couple of hours' drive. Five loops we recommend most to our guests.