Getting around · Podgorica, Montenegro
Arriving, getting around and travelling on: the airport, taxis, trains over the mountains to Belgrade, and buses along the coast to Dubrovnik.
Updated 2026-10-18
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Podgorica.
The Belgrade–Bar railway
The night train over the Belgrade–Bar railway, one of the great mountain railway journeys of Europe.
Buses all over Montenegro
The main bus station, next to the railway station, with buses to the coast, Cetinje, the mountains and abroad.
The great railway.
The back story
Twenty-five years in the building, 254 tunnels, 435 bridges and a viaduct about 200 metres high: the railway that links Belgrade with Podgorica and the Adriatic.
The airport.
Taxis and buses.
Local lines
City buses link the centre with the suburbs; the centre itself is compact and easy to walk.
Cheap and plentiful
Taxis are cheap and plentiful in Podgorica; use a radio-taxi company or ask your hotel to call one.
Travelling around Montenegro.
The freedom of the mountains
Hire cars are available at the airport and in the city; a car makes Durmitor, Lovćen and Lake Skadar much easier.
Buses all over Montenegro
The main bus station, next to the railway station, with buses to the coast, Cetinje, the mountains and abroad.
Trains to Belgrade, Bar and Nikšić
The city’s railway station, east of the centre, with trains to Bar, Nikšić and, overnight, to Belgrade.
To Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Sarajevo, Tirana and Skopje.
The Belgrade–Bar railway
The night train over the Belgrade–Bar railway, one of the great mountain railway journeys of Europe.
Along the Bay of Kotor
Buses and cars run along the coast via the Bay of Kotor to Dubrovnik, and on to Split.
Through the mountains
Buses run from Podgorica to Sarajevo through the mountains via Nikšić or Plužine.
A longer journey
Skopje is a long journey by bus through Kosovo or Albania; many travellers fly with a connection instead.
Albania is close
Albania is a short drive south-east: buses and minibuses run to Shkodër and Tirana.
