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MONTENEGRO-BASIC INFORMATION
Montenegro
is worlds newest independent state. It is located on Balkan, at the south of Adriatic, Montenegro is one of the most natural
preserved regions in Europe. The contrast of high mountains just above blue Mediterranean sea , flourish greenery along the
coast, multitude of lakes, high peaks, national parks, untouched rustic areas and many small old towns along the coast in
a specific Mediterranean milieu makes Montenegro a place that have to be visited.
TRAVEL WITHIN MONTENEGRO
All main roads in Montenegro are in good condition.
Be aware that roads in Montenegro are with very sharp bends and sudden curves - that especially stands for Cetinje - Budva
road and many smaller roads connecting Montenegrin towns. Some tunnels do not have lights. It is mandatory to drive with lights
turned on and safety belt or a driver could face a fee. You can hire a car in Montenegro, all bigger towns have car rental
services. Please note when we say "bigger towns", whats stands for bigger town in Montenegro is considered smaller town in
UK for instance. You can use bus transport as well, tickets are cheap and service is good although buses in Montenegro are
a bit outdated. You can use Montenegro maps featured on this website when planning your trip to Montenegro - particularly
useful is detailed Montenegro map with roads.
CURRENCY
Official currency in Montenegro is EURO. Finding
a bank or exchange office is easy. The problem might arise when you want to change checks, some banks in Montenegro will not
accept them. Credit cards are starting to be used more and more and in general you will not have problems paying with CC but
for smaller day to day payoffs you must have some cash since it is still preferred payment method in Montenegro. ATM machines
can be found in all bigger towns
BUDVA INFO
On this page you will find all relevant information
concerning the visa requirements, currency, banks, bank-machines prices, transportation and all other useful information you
need for your staying in Budva, i.e. Montenegro.
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VISA
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Visas are not required to the citizens of the countries
listed bellow: Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece,
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Island, Monaco, Lichtenstein, Vatican, Andorra, San Marino, Israel,
Cyprus, Malta, Bohemia, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, USA, Canada, Singapore, Republic
Korea, Australia and New Zeeland.
• Citizens of Albania, Russian Federation
and Ukraine can enter and stay in Montenegro only as tourists visiting our country with the passport and without visa.
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Citizens of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia can enter and stay in Montenegro only as
tourists visiting our country with the passport and without visa.
• To the citizens of Albania, Russian Federation,
Ukraine , Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia and Macedonia are given on the borders of Montenegro tourist visas
with 30 days duration
• For more detailed information please visit site:
http://www.mip.cg.yu/
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RATES |
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Hotel accommodation: 30-300 € per person
per night
Private accommodation: 10-50 € per person per night
Restaurants: principal meat courses
8-15 €, pizza 5-10 €, portion of squids 8-15 €, fish I category 1kg 30-50 €
Pubs: espresso
coffe, cappuccino 1-2 €, juices 1.5-3 €, beer 1.5-3 €
Parking: 0.7-1.5 € per hour
Local
transportation: Budva-Sveti Stefan ticket is 1.5 €, Budva-Petrovac 2 €
Staying tax: 1 € per
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LOCAL TRANSPORTATION |
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Principal taxi stations in Budva are situated in Slovenska
Obala, near the Jat Airways office, bus station Merkur, tourist complex Slovenska beach and hotel complex in Bečići.
Beside the taxi services you can also use the local transportation on relations Budva-Becici- Sveti Stefan- Petrovac -Budva.
The starting position is at the circular intersection. |
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AVIO TRANSPORTATION |
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Montenegro Airlines
Budva, Slovenska Obala b.b
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Montenegrin air company Montenegro airlines have flights from Tivat and Podgorica airports not only on national
relation Podgorica-Tivat-Beograd-Podgorica-Tivat but as well on the international:
Podgorica- Ljubljana - Podgorica,
Podgorica-
Frankfurt - Podgorica,
Podgorica- Zurich - Podgorica,
Podgorica- Budapest - Podgorica and
Podgorica- Roma - Podgorica.
Phone numbers of the office in Budva:
+382 33 451 735
+382 33 456
244
http://www.montenegroairlines.com
Jat Airways
Budva,
ul Mediteranska br. 2
Jat Airways, centered in Belgrade also have flights from both Tivat and Podgorica airports.
Phone numbers of the office in Budva:
+382 33 451 641
http://www.jat.co.yu/
AIRPORTS
There
are two international airports in Montenegro: Tivat and Podgorica.
Airport Golubovci - Podgorica 12km from the center
of Podgorica, 75 km from Budva.
Airport Tivat - 4 km from the center of Tivat, 20 km from Budva, 20 km from Herceg - Novi,
58 km from Bar, 73 km from Ulcinj and 80 km from Podgorica. |
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LAND TRANSPORTATION |
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Distance in kilometers:
Budva - Belgrade 548 km
Budva - Novi Sad 621 km
Budva - Subotica 771
Budva - Niš 475 km
Budva - Podgorica
65 km
Budva - Niksić 115 km
Budva - Cetinje 25 km
Budva - Herceg Novi 50 km
Budva - Kotor 24 km
Budva
- Tivat 25 km
Budva - Bar 39 km
Budva - Ulcinj 70 km |
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RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION |
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The railway terminus in Bar is 39 km away from Budva.
There are direct lines from Bar to Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Subotica.
Railway terminus in Podgorica is 65 km away
form Budva.
Reservations can be done at the bus station Mercur in Budva. |
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GSM OPERATORS |
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There are 3 GSM operators in Montenegro: Pro-Monte (069), T-mobile (067)
and
M:tel (068)
Country Code: (00) 382
Notice:
You should check whether your GSM
operator has signed roaming agreement with one of the Montenegrin GSM operators.
T-mobile:
http://www.t-mobile-cg.com/
Pro-Monte:
http://www.promonte.com/
M:tel:
http://www.mtel-cg.com/ |
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