Car hire in Montenegro
Tivat & Podgorica airport pick-up
No-deposit options
- Collection at Tivat and Podgorica airports
- Handover fees shown before you book
- Conditions shown on each car
Popular hire cars in Montenegro
More carsSeats and gearbox vary from listing to listing, and each car shows its own before you book.
Renault ClioEconomy
Toyota YarisEconomy
Volkswagen GolfCompact
Skoda OctaviaCompact
Skoda KamiqCrossover
Volkswagen TouranPeople carrier
Volkswagen TiguanSUV
Pick-up places across Montenegro
Collection and return
Where can you collect and return the car?
The airport you land at, the place you are staying, or a different town for the return.
Airport collection
Tivat and Podgorica each have their own search, and the agent meets you at the airport at the time in your booking. Where a car carries a handover fee, the fee is on the car.
Tivat and Podgorica airportsDelivery in town
Search the town instead of the airport and the car can be delivered to where you are staying, on the coast or in the mountains. Each car lists what delivery costs.
Pick-up placesReturn somewhere else
A hire from Tivat to Podgorica runs the coast first and the mountains last, with no drive back to the start. Choose the drop-off in the form and the one-way fee is in each price.
Rental conditions
Tivat Airport (TIV)
| Destination | Km | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Kotor (Old Town) | 8.5 | 12 min |
| Budva | 19.9 | 25 min |
| Perast | 21.5 | 32 min |
| Herceg Novi | 51.1 | 1 h 19 min |
| Sveti Stefan | 28.5 | 39 min |
| Petrovac | 37.6 | 52 min |
| Bar | 56.9 | 1 h 20 min |
| Podgorica | 79.7 | 1 h 42 min |
| Ulcinj | 85 | 1 h 58 min |
| Žabljak | 155.2 | 3 h 18 min |
Podgorica Airport (TGD)
| Destination | Km | Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Podgorica | 11.3 | 17 min |
| Virpazar | 23.3 | 29 min |
| Bar | 44.9 | 55 min |
| Kolašin | 68 | 1 h 12 min |
| Žabljak | 130.9 | 2 h 42 min |
Car hire in Montenegro starts at one of two airports: every car offered from Tivat can be handed over at Tivat Airport, and every car offered from Podgorica at Podgorica Airport. Cars can also be brought to a hotel or an address in the towns, from Herceg Novi at the Croatian border to Ulcinj near Albania and inland to Kolašin, Nikšić and Žabljak, with fewer cars inland.
Put your dates and pick-up point into the form above, and each car shows its deposit and how it is paid, the mileage, the minimum driver age, the cancellation terms, the gearbox and the seats before you pay.
What does the insurance cover, and what does it leave out?
Third-party liability, the equipment kit (first aid kit, warning triangle and high-visibility vest) and VAT are included on every car; collision damage cover and its higher levels are extras on the cars that offer them, and the excess is set per car. After an accident, tell the rental agent straight away and get a police report, unless the agent agrees otherwise; if either is missing, the insurance on the car is cancelled and you are liable in full.
Minimum coverage
- Included: Coverage for collision damage caused to other vehicles (TPL)
- Not included: Collision damage coverage
- Not included: Glass and tire damage coverage
Basic coverage
- Included: Limited collision coverage (CDW)
- Included: Coverage for collision damage caused to other vehicles (TPL)
- Not included: Glass and tire damage coverage
Full Coverage
- Included: Full coverage with limited driver liability (SuperCDW)
- Included: Coverage for collision damage caused to other vehicles (TPL)
Full Coverage Plus
- Included: Full damage coverage
- Included: No driver liability for accident-related damage
Which hire car suits Montenegro's roads?
A hatchback or a compact saloon is easier in town, where the streets around Porto Montenegro and Tivat's old town are narrow. On the mountain roads loose rock falls onto the carriageway and cattle graze by the road, so take the bends slowly: the old road from Kotor up to Lovćen National Park climbs through about 25 hairpin bends to Njeguši, 23.2 km and about 33 minutes. For five or more people with luggage, the Volkswagen Touran has seven seats.
Rental conditions in Montenegro
The full hire termsLicence
The original licence, printed in Latin script and valid to the last day of the hire; a copy or a digital licence is refused. A few cars take drivers from 18 with a year's licence; each car shows its own minimum age.
Card
Some cars ask for a credit card, embossed and in the main driver's name; others accept an embossed debit card. Each car says which. Some cars need no deposit, and the search can show only those.
Crossing a border
Leaving Montenegro needs a car sold with the cross-border extra, and the agent has to know before the handover. Depending on the car, the extra covers the neighbouring countries other than Albania and Kosovo, only Albania and Kosovo, or all of them.
One-way
Drop-off at the other airport or in another town is allowed, with the fee inside the car's price. No hire can end outside Montenegro.
What does driving in Montenegro cost, and which rules apply?
Tolls, parking, fuel and fines are the renter's. The Sozina tunnel costs EUR 2.50 for a passenger car and the Smokovac to Mateševo motorway EUR 3.50.
Traffic keeps right. The limits are 50 km/h in towns, 80 km/h on other roads and 100 km/h on roads reserved for motor traffic; the blood alcohol limit is 0.3 per mille, and zero for young drivers.
Car hire questions
Documents, borders, deposits and drivers, in short answers.
Do I need an International Driving Permit in Montenegro?
You need a valid national licence with its details in Latin script. If your licence is only valid in the country that issued it, an International Driving Permit is strongly recommended, to show if the rental agent asks.
Can I drive the hire car to Dubrovnik or Albania?
Only in a car that offers the cross-border option for that country, with the rental agent told in advance, and the car comes back to Montenegro: no hire ends abroad. Tivat Airport to Dubrovnik is 99.5 km, about 2 hours 21 without traffic, and summer border queues come on top.
Is there a deposit, and how is it paid?
The deposit is set per car and shown before you pay, together with how it is paid. The search can show only the cars with no deposit, or only those that need no credit card, and a car that takes the deposit in cash says so on its card.
How old do I have to be to hire a car?
The minimum age and the years of licence are set per car and printed on each one. The rental agent can refuse the handover if the driver does not meet them.
Can a second person drive?
Yes, on the cars that list a second driver as an extra. The price of that extra is shown on the car.
Can I pick up at Tivat Airport and drop off at Podgorica Airport?
Yes. Choose Podgorica Airport in the drop-off tab and each car's price includes any one-way fee.