Podgorica Airport to Tivat: Taxi & Private Transfer

Taxi rank, bus or pre-booked transfer from Podgorica Airport to Tivat?

Three ways to cover the 95 km from the terminal to Tivat. The airport sits about 12 km south of Podgorica and the road reaches the coast through the Sozina tunnel before crossing the Grbalj plain to the bay. The route is the same for everyone; the price and the wait are not.

Pre-booked with us

€99fixed · car up to 3 · van €135

• Paid by card before you fly — nothing to pay in the car
• Driver waits in arrivals with your name
• Flight tracked, free waiting, same price at night
• Luggage loaded, child seats free

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Airport taxi rank

Variesper ride · agreed on the spot

The fare is not fixed: it varies a lot by operator, season and hour, and that variation is the risk. On a 95 km run across the country, a negotiated price is where the surprises are biggest.

• Agree the price first, or insist on the meter
• Queues at peak arrivals; thin rank late at night
• Settled in the car, mostly in cash

Bus

Three legstaxi + coach + local transport

• No bus at the terminal — taxi into Podgorica first
• Then an intercity coach, then a local ride
• Its own timetable, not your flight
• You carry the bags at every change
• Ticket at the station or on board

If the rank quotes you less than €99 for the run to Tivat, ask whether that is the full fare for your group, your bags and a late arrival. Pre-booked, €99 is the whole price — and it is already paid.

The drive

When flights into Tivat are full or pricey, many travellers land at Podgorica instead — and this transfer closes the gap. South through the Sozina toll tunnel, along the Budva Riviera, then over the Grbalj plain to the Bay of Kotor: around an hour and a half of easy, scenic driving with a driver who tracked your flight and met you at arrivals. Fixed price, tolls included.

It’s also the calmer way to arrive: instead of hunting for connections you settle into a comfortable, air-conditioned private vehicle at the terminal door and watch the country change from lake plain to Riviera to bay.

About Tivat

Tivat pairs small-town ease with the glossiest marina in the Adriatic — Porto Montenegro, where superyachts moor beside boutiques and waterfront restaurants. The town’s promenade, beaches and airport-adjacent convenience make it a smart base for the whole bay; the Boka Bay tour picks up here.

Tivat to Podgorica Airport taxi

The reverse run — Tivat to Podgorica Airport — is the same fixed €99 per car from any address in Tivat, Donja Lastva or the Porto Montenegro gates: the same pre-booked airport taxi, simply pointed inland. Tell us where you’re staying and the driver comes to the door at the agreed time, with room in the schedule for luggage and goodbyes.

For departure flights, allow the 90-minute drive plus check-in. As a guide, leave Tivat about three and a half hours before takeoff, and a little more in high summer when the Riviera stretch is slow. It is guidance rather than a guarantee, so choose a pickup time with that buffer when you book. We still recommend leaving early: in summer the Sozina tunnel and the Budva bypass can get very crowded. Our drivers know the alternatives and will take another route when needed — at the same fixed price.

Book a Tivat to Podgorica Airport taxi — arrival plus departure booked together saves 10%.