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By Air

Main Airport

The national airline is Jat Airways (JU) (www.jat.com).

Belgrade (BEG) (Nikola Tesla) (www.airport-belgrade.rs or www.beg.aero) is 18km (11 miles) west of the city. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available into Belgrade. There are a number of car hire agencies at the airport. Facilities: Banks, bars, restaurants, duty-free, car hire, post office and ATM.

Other airports:
Nis (INI) (Constantine the Great) (www.airportnis.rs) is 3.5km (2 miles) from central Nis. A small number of ski charter flights land here and this is used as an alternative if Belgrade is closed due to bad weather. To/from the airport: Buses and taxis serve the city centre. Car hire is available. Facilities: Bank, bureau de change, shop and restaurant.

Other airlines flying to Belgrade International

Austrian Airlines Norwegian TAROM
Montenegro Airlines Spanair Air France
Lufthansa Germanwings KLM
Turkish Airlines SAS TUIfly
US Airways Aeroflot Czech Airlines
Air Canada Wizz Air MALEV
British Airways LOT Alitalia

By bus

Connections are available to Belgrade from destinations including Berlin, Budapest, Lyon, Munich, Brussels, Paris, Thessaloniki and Zurich.

By car

From Bosnia & Herzegovina: Badovinci; Bajina Basta; Kotroman; Loznica; Ljubovija-Bratunac; Mali Zvornik-Zvornik; Sremska Raca-Velino Selo; and Uvac.
From Croatia: Backa Palanka; Batrovci-Bajakovo; Bezdan; Bogojevo-Erdut; Ljuba; Nestin; Odzaci; and Sid-Tovarnik.
From Hungary: Hercegszanto-Backi Breg (Bezdan); Tompa-Kelebija; Szeged Roszke-Horgos; Bacsalmas-Bajmok; and Tiszasziget-Djala (both crossings for nationals of Serbia and Hungary only).
From Romania: Jimbolia-Srpska Crnja; Stamora Moravita-Vatin; Naidas-Kaludjerova (Bela Crkva); and Portile de Fier-(Turnu Severin)-Djerdap (Kladovo).
From Bulgaria: Bregovo-Mokranje (Negotin); Kula-Vrska Cuka (Zajecar); Kalotina-Gradina; Otomanci-Ribarci; Kjustendil-Deve Bair (Kriva Palanka); Blagoevgrad-Delcevo; and Petric-Novo Selo.
From FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of): Presevo-Tabanovce and Pohor Pcinjski.
From Montenegro: The main border crossings are at Gostun (near Bijelo Polje); Rozaje; and near Pljevlja..

By Train

InterRail: offers unlimited first- or second-class travel in up to 30 European countries for European residents of over six months with two pass options. The Global Pass allows travel for 22 days, one month, five days in 10 days or 10 days in 22 days across all countries. The One-Country Pass offers travel for three, four, six or eight days in one month in any of the countries except Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. Travel is not allowed in the passenger's country of residence. Travellers under 26 years receive a reduction. Children's tickets are reduced by about 50%. Supplements are required for some high-speed services, seat reservations and couchettes. Discounts are offered on Eurostar and some ferry routes. Available from Rail Europe (www.raileurope.co.uk/inter-rail).

Mileage

Distance from Belgrade in km
SREMSKA MITROVICA 78
STARA PAZOVA 36
SMEDEREVO 64
SMEDEREVSKA PALANKA 89
SJENICA 240
SURDULICA 318
SOKOBANJA 216
SENTA 150
ĆUPRIJA 145
UŽICE 160
UROŠEVAC 416
VRBAS 119
VRŠAC 82
VELIKA PLANA 89
VALJEVO 92
VLASOTINCE 282
VRANJE 338
VRNJAČKA BANJA 203
ZRENJANIN 72
ZAJEČAR 236
ZLATIBOR 185
ZVORNIK 166
ŠID 109
ŠABAC 86
ĐAKOVICA 427
ČAČAK 136
LESKOVAC 268
KLADOVO 245
BRESTOVAČKA BANJA 199
TRSTENIK 192
TIVAT 455
PALE 295
BIJELJINA 130
DONJI MILANOVAC 179

Business Visa

Citizens of the following countries do not need to obtain visas:
Nationals provided holding all types of passports: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Holy See (Vatican), Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Israel, Japan, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Tunisia, United States of America. Nationals provided holding diplomatic, official passports and ordinary passports with indication "on business": Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, DPR Korea, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russian Federation, and Ukraine. Nationals provided holding diplomatic and official passports: Ecuador, Guinea, Pakistan, Peru, and Turkey. Nationals provided holding diplomatic passports: Egypt. Nationals provided holding ordinary passports: Mexico

Visa requirements:
Valid Passport;
One color photo
Letter of invitation (verified by the competent Serbia authority) or an invitation by a company for a business visit;
Return ticket;
Proof of sufficient funds in hard currency and
Certificate that a health fund shall cover the medical costs in Serbia, if any.

Transit visa applicants are required to obtain the visa for the country they will enter after the transit through Serbia.

Customs

The following items may be imported into Serbia without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250g of tobacco.
• 1l of wine and 1l of spirits.
• 250ml of eau de toilette and a reasonable quantity of perfume.
• Jewellery and clothing.
• Two photo cameras, one video camera.
• One pair of binoculars.
• One pocket electronic calculator.
• Camping equipment.
• One bicycle.
• One engine.
• Sporting requisites (enquire for further details).
• If portable, one musical instrument, one music player, one radio receiver, one laptop.

Restricted items
Weapons and ammunition are prohibited, unless they are for hunting purposes and the hunt is organised by the Hunters Association of Serbia. Animals may be imported as long as there is proof of the health condition of the animal. Cats and dogs must have a vet certificate.

Essential contacts

Country code +381
Ambulance 94
Fire Department 93
Police 92
Road assistance 987

The information on this site was gathered through our journalists and various source(s) of information including the national tourism organization,
the ministry of finance, the ministry of foreign affairs, CIA World Factbook, and US State Department.