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How to get in Belgrade:

By plane

Belgrade is serviced by Nikola Tesla International Airport, about 12 kilometers west of the city center, and is the home base of Jat Airways – Serbia’s flag carrier airline – which flies to nearly 40 destinations worldwide. Other major airlines fly to Belgrade, such as Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa. Discount and no-frills carriers such as Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz, however, have yet to make their entrance in the Serbian market, which makes the cost of flying to and from the city a bit higher than other destinations, although Germanwings does have a number of less expensive flights to Germany and Norwegian Air is another low cost airline operating to Belgrade.
There are shuttle busses to the city center from the airport, operated by both Jat and Lasta. These will pick up and drop off passengers at the Hotel Slavija (Jat) and the central train station (Lasta). The fares are about 160 RSD (~€2) for the Jat shuttle, and 80 RSD (~€1) for the Lasta bus.
Metered taxis can be rung in or picked up from the stand outside, just be sure to chose one with a roof sign indicating it’s a city-regulated radio taxi, and insist that the trip be metered.
There is also city bus service to and from the airport. Line #72 from Zeleni Venac in central Belgrade runs twice an hour, and costs 45 dinars (~€0.5). The trip is around 40 minutes, but is decidedly less comfortable than a shuttle bus or taxi. A more comfortable city bus option is the E7 minibus, going from the airport to Kralja Aleksandra Boulevard in the city center, stopping at the major hotels (Continental, Hyatt and Park) along the way. The buses are comfortable and air-conditioned. The fare is 60 RSD (~€0.75), which is paid on-board; be sure to tell the driver what your destination is before departure.

Belgrade “NIKOLA TESLA” Airport

The airport is situated 18 km west of Belgrade, in the vicinity of Surcin settlement. The communication with the City is along Belgrade-Zagreb highway. All major international airlines have regular service to Belgrade.

Flight information,
telephone +381 11 209 44 44

By car

Coming north from Subotica and Novi Sad, the E-75 motorway is recommended, as well as driving to Belgrade from the south. There is also a major road called Ibarska magistrala, which provides approach from south-west. From the west, use the E-70 motorway. Major roads can be used coming east and north-east from Vršac and Zrenjanin.
Motorways have toll stations, which are moderately priced.

Roads infrastructure:

Distance from main border crossings:

Hungary - Horgoš: 203 km
Hungary - Kelebija: 190 km
Romania - Vatin: 100 km
Bulgaria - Gradina: 335 km
Macedonia - Preševo: 391 km
Republika Srpska - Badovinci: 118 km
Croatia - Batrovci: 113 km

By bus

Belgrade’s central bus station is next-door to the central train station. Whilst coach service to national and international destinations is frequent, departure times are usually reliable, but arrival times may be not. The timetables that are there are in Serbian only, so ask for information inside the terminal.
Ticket reservations and purchases are made in the terminal building.
When buying a bus ticket, you will also receive a token to enter the platform area, for national travel. For international travel, you will be given a paper stub to present at the platform gate.
Be aware that most coach drivers will charge you a fee for baggage handling in the cargo compartment, though this is not a uniform practice with international travel. Also be aware that drivers rarely speak English or any other foreign language. Inform yourself about your trip prior to departure as much as you can, if in doubt, ask a fellow passenger for assistance.
Coach travel in Serbia is a hit-and-miss experience. Whilst there is a huge number of companies to chose from, not all of them have clean, modern coach fleets, particularly for travel within Serbia or to neighbouring Montenegro. Coaches are more often clean and modern when embarking on trips to western Europe.
For international trips to the rest of Europe, Lasta is the Eurolines carrier.
For long trips, drivers usually stop for 15 minutes breaks roughly every two hours, though this isn’t by any means guaranteed. Pack appropriately with food and bottled water. When disembarking on breaks in the trip, make sure to either secure your belongings, or take them with you.

Belgrade bus station
Železnicka 4,
telephone +381 11 26 444 55
Ticket Offices 00-24

Information and reservation,
telephone +381 11 26 36 299 (5.30 AM -10.00 PM)

By train

The Central Train station is located, not surprisingly, in the city center. Most national and international trains stop here.
There are several international train connections from Budapest-Vienna and Zagreb-Ljubljana-Munich-Zurich. Normally, trains should not be too late (seldom more than 1 hour), and usually safe. Expect the overnight train from/to Budapest to be overcrowded in summer.
There are also direct (day and night) trains from Kiev, Moscow, Skopje, Thessaloniki and Sofia and an overnight train from Bar, Montenegro to Belgrade. It arrives early in the morning (around 7). This is a reasonably comfortable train with sleeper cars and nice views (even at night). Upgrade to the cabins with two beds only for 100% improvement. Prices are pretty reasonable.

JP “Železnice Srbije”,
Nemanjina 6,
telephone +381 11 36 16 722

Belgrade Central Railway Station,
Savski trg 2,
Telephone: +381 11 360 28 99 (00-24)

By boat

Belgrade lies where the rivers Sava and the Danube meet. Passenger ships enable you to reach every place along the Danube in a very convenient and meditative manner with many fascinating attractions along it, but it is a quite slow and rather expensive way of travelling.

Belgrade Port
Žorža Klemansoa 37,
Telephone: +381 11 27 51 255

Marinas on the Danube:

km 1173.5 R - GARDOŠ, Kej oslobodjenja bb, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 191 352
km 1173.3 R - ZEMUN, Kej oslobodjenja 29, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 617 275
km 1172.5 R - DUNAV, Kej oslobodjenja 4a, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 107 539
km 1172.3 R - ZEMUN, Kej oslobodjenja 29a, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 3075 200
km 1172.1 R - STUDIO S&M, Kej oslobodjenja bb, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 (0)64 1151 339
km 1171.8 R - KLUB “4. JULI”, Kej oslobodjenja bb, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 (0)63 80 85 000
km 1171.6 R - NAUTICKI CENTAR “BEOGRAD”, Kej oslobodjenja bb, Zemun, telephone: +381 11 31 10 167
km 1171.4 R - SVETI NIKOLA, Kej oslobodjenja 1a, Zemun,
telephone: +381 11 32 45 122
km 1171.1 R - HRABRO SRCE, Kej oslobodjenja bb, Novi Beograd,
telephone: +381 11 21 47 376
km 1170.0 R - DORCOL I, Bul. vojvode Bojovica bb, Beograd,
telephone: +381 11 633 779
km 1169.0 R - STARA CENTRALA, Dunavski kej 31a, Beograd,
telephone: +381 11 639 436
km 1164.1 R - KARABURMA, Višnjicjki put bb, Beograd,
telephone: +381 11 782 860
km 1164.0 R - ADA HUJA, Višnjicka 109a, Beograd,
telephone: +381 11 (0)64 1120 903
km 1163.0 R - GALIJA, Višnjicka 115a, Beograd
km 1132.0 R - GROCKA, 7. jula bb, Grocka,
telephone: +381 11 893 422

Marinas on the Sava:

Nauticki klub “Beograd”, Ada Ciganlija 9,
telephone: +381 11 545 755
Marina “Sava”, Novi Beograd, Blok 70,
telephone: +381 11 176 2466
Splav “Stenka”, Cukaricki rukavac,
telephone: +381 11 35 45 922