Where to park in Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi has four paid street-parking zones, with only the purple zone limiting stays to one hour. Some street sections are free in winter, while the garage and gated parking lots charge for both hourly and daily tickets. Street-parking payments by SMS work only with numbers from Montenegrin mobile operators, which matters if you arrive with a foreign SIM card.
- per hour in a street zone
- €0.60-€1.50
- limit in the purple zone
- 60 minutes
Purple, red, blue and yellow markings in Herceg Novi refer to street spaces. A gated parking lot in the same part of town has its own price list and entry ticket, so the way you pay depends on where you left the car.
Where are you going? Choose parking by area
| Area and destination | First choice, address and price |
|---|---|
| Old Town | Opstina garageMarsala Tita SquareFor the Old Town, when you want covered parking and cash or card payment, with a vehicle up to 2.05 m high €0.80per hour |
| Skver town harbor | €1.50per hour |
01Old Town and Opstina garage
For a visit to the Old Town, Opstina garage is an option when you want covered parking and cash or card payment at a pay station. It is beside the municipal building on Marsala Tita Square, and the maximum vehicle height is 2.05 meters.
Use the ticket collected at the garage entrance. Keep it for payment and exit, and pay for parking at the pay station before heading to the exit barrier. A street-parking SMS ticket does not cover a stay in the garage.
From October 1 to May 31, an hour in the garage costs €0.80 and a 24-hour ticket costs €10. During the summer period from June 1 to September 30, an hour costs €1.20 and a day ticket €15. The garage is open 24 hours a day.
02Skver parking for the town harbor
If your destination is Skver, the town harbor, Skver parking lot is on Partizanski put in that part of town. It has a barrier and a pay station.
This is a separate parking lot, so payment is not tied to the street-zone color. Take and keep the entry ticket, then pay at the pay station before leaving. Available payment methods depend on the location and are shown on the machine.
In winter, an hour costs €1.50 and a day ticket for up to 24 hours costs €15. In summer, an hour costs €3 and a day ticket for up to 24 hours €20. The parking lot is available 24 hours a day.
Street zones and payment
| Zone | For one hour - winter | Regular street-parking limit | SMS for one hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple | €1.50 | 1 hour | 14516 |
| I red | €1.00 | No time limit | 14510 |
| II blue | €0.80 | No time limit | 14511 |
| III yellow | €0.60 | No time limit | 14512 |
Paid street zones charge Monday through Saturday, from 7 am to 5 pm in the purple zone and from 7 am to 9 pm in the red, blue and yellow zones. The winter period runs from October 1 to May 31, and street zones are free on Sundays. Yellow-zone exceptions are Sava Ilica from Ribarska Street to the southern entrance of the Dr Simo Milosevic Institute, spaces 1-58, and Meljine, where winter parking is free with no time limit. On Njegoseva in Topla, from Vila Kukoljac to Novljanka, spaces 269-292 are free from 5 pm to 7 am. Garages and gated lots have their own access rules.
To pay by SMS, enter your license plate number in Latin letters exactly as shown on the plate, without spaces or other characters, and send it to the number for your zone in the table. One message buys one hour. Wait for a reply confirming a successful payment, the vehicle, zone and expiry time. If no confirmation arrives or the payment fails, buy a digital ticket from a marked sales outlet. You must buy a ticket within 15 minutes of parking.
If the zone allows more time, send another message before the previous hour expires. The purple zone allows one hour with no extension. Once you reach the maximum stay, move the car. Parking again is allowed after 60 minutes. The red, blue and yellow zones have no stay limit. There is no extra grace period after your paid ticket expires.
If your phone number cannot use the local SMS service, buy a digital ticket from a marked sales outlet. SMS payment works only with numbers from Montenegrin mobile operators, not with a foreign number or while roaming. Give the seller your license plate number, zone color and desired duration. The ticket is activated as soon as the details are entered. After paying, keep the slip and receipt.
Day ticket
The winter day ticket costs €8 for red Zone I, €6 for blue Zone II and €4 for yellow Zone III. It is valid for the calendar day for which it was purchased, during charging hours. The hourly SMS numbers in this table buy one hour. To buy a day ticket, send your license plate number without spaces or other characters to 14517 for the red zone, 14518 for blue or 14513 for yellow, and wait for confirmation. You can also buy a digital ticket from a marked sales outlet. The day ticket does not apply in the purple zone, the garage or gated parking lots.
Seasonal parking-lot prices
per hourFrom June 1 to September 30From October 1 to May 31
The summer parking-lot period runs from June 1 to September 30, and the winter period from October 1 to May 31. The current winter price list applies from October 1 to May 31. Opstina garage has a 24-hour day ticket, while Skver has a day ticket for up to 24 hours.
Parking charges, penalty notices and towing
Parking servis issues a supplementary daily parking charge, not a penalty notice. It costs €15 for 24 hours. Pay within eight days of issue using the instructions on the charge to receive a 33.33% discount.
The legal fine for parking in a prohibited place or obstructing traffic ranges from €100 to €300. A penalty notice imposes the minimum amount in that range. It is separate from a charge for unpaid zone parking.
Once a towing intervention starts, the charge is €30. Removal to the depot costs €30 and storage €5 per day. A towing intervention also requires payment of the supplementary daily parking charge. Removal costs are separate from the traffic fine.
Paying a penalty notice
If you accept responsibility, the regular procedure allows you to pay half the fine within eight days of accepting the notice. A €100 penalty would therefore cost €50.
An exception applies to a person without permanent or temporary residence in Montenegro, or someone leaving the country, when the competent authority has reasonable grounds to suspect that they will evade enforcement. In that case, two-thirds of the fine must be paid without delay. Use the amount and payment instructions on your own notice.
If your car is missing, check with Parking servis to see whether it was towed. Parking servis has published the Parking servis Herceg Novi depot, Druge Dalmatinske Street, Igalo for collection. Before going there, call 19800 to confirm where your car is. Pay the vehicle removal charge on site when collecting the car.
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Frequently asked questions about parking in Herceg Novi
Do I need to leave a digital parking ticket in the car?
A digital ticket is linked to your license plate number and is immediately visible in the enforcement system, so you do not need to leave paper in the car.
Does Opstina garage have electric-car chargers?
The garage has two Type 2 charging stations with four connectors in total. Charging is billed separately under the price list for that service, apart from the parking price.
Does parking in Opstina garage include car insurance?
No. Parking in Opstina garage does not include insurance for the vehicle or belongings left inside it.
