Practical information for Herceg Novi
You can combine a seaside stay in Herceg Novi with trips around the Bay of Kotor. The Pet Danica promenade provides a pedestrian route along the coast, while trips to Orjen and other towns around the bay call for different transportation arrangements. Planning your arrival and everyday stay also involves local services, from mobile connectivity to payments and buying medication.
Pet Danica is a pedestrian route along the coast. Blue Line and taxis are available for local trips, while a car is more useful when visiting Orjen or other places around the bay.
This page covers walking, local buses, taxis, and car rental, together with accommodation recommendations and search platforms. For mobile communication, it includes the MTEL store, eSIM, calls, and regional roaming. Onward travel covers the bus station, intercity tickets, the ferry across the bay, and a guide to getting here from the airport. The money section explains the currency, card payments, and cash exchange, while the healthcare section covers Topla pharmacy's afternoon and Sunday hours. The driving section covers trips outside the city and access to parking near the Old Town and Skver. The FAQ answers questions about printing bus tickets, foreign visitor registration, and paying for on-street parking with a foreign phone number.
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Local transport and getting around
Local transport and getting around
The Pet Danica promenade lets you walk along the coast. Local journeys use streets outside this pedestrian area, with buses and taxis offering alternatives to a car. Your choice of transportation for staying in the city is therefore separate from the choice for trips around the bay.
Public transportation
Blue Line operates local buses in Herceg Novi, making the bus an option for journeys beyond the pedestrian promenade. Local trips use this city network, while journeys to other cities use intercity departures from the bus station.
Taxis and on-demand transportation
A taxi provides a direct local ride to your accommodation address or another destination outside the pedestrian promenade. Maestro also offers airport transfers, so you can use the same contact for getting to the city and for local rides during your stay.
- Maestro Taxi Herceg Novi (short number)19530
- Maestro Taxi Herceg Novi (international number)+382 67 019 530
- Taxi More Herceg Novi19730
Car rental
You can have your rental car delivered to a city address of your choice. In the center, pickup is arranged near Nikole Djurkovica Square, outside its pedestrian area.
Enter the address, date, and time in the search. Any delivery fee and other terms are shown with the offer. Office pickup is available with offers that support this option.
Mobile internet and communication
Mobile internet and communication
You can buy MTEL tourist internet at a store in Herceg Novi or online as an eSIM. The choice depends on your phone's eSIM support and how you want to buy it. Calls and regional roaming have separate terms from the domestic data allowance.
SIM cards and where to buy them
The MTEL store in Herceg Novi is at 92 Njegoseva Street. A physical tourist SIM card is also an option for a phone that does not support eSIM.
eSIM and activation
An MTEL eSIM lets you buy mobile internet online without going to collect a physical card. Your phone must support eSIM, and the purchase includes identity verification. The QR code for activation arrives by email.
Calls and roaming
The internet included in an MTEL tourist package is separate from credit for regular calls and SMS. The packages start with €0 credit for these services, so a large data allowance does not automatically cover their cost.
Domestic and regional data allowances are also separate. Mtel turist 15 includes 500 GB in Montenegro and 9.92 GB for roaming in the specified Western Balkan countries.
Accommodation
Accommodation
Our Where to stay in Herceg Novi page recommends specific hotels and compares their locations, accommodation types, and services.
Booking.com provides searches by dates and number of guests. Airbnb offers choices based on amenities, including a kitchen, but its search may also show properties around Herceg Novi. The local platform Odmor.me has separate hotel and apartment searches.
Stations and onward travel
Stations and onward travel
Stations and departure points
The main Herceg Novi bus station serves intercity arrivals and onward bus journeys.
- Herceg Novi bus station+382 31 321 225
Connections to other destinations
The Lepetane-Kamenari ferry lets you continue toward the Tivat side of the bay across the strait rather than driving around the bay through Kotor. When traveling from Herceg Novi, you reach the ferry at Kamenari, with Lepetane on the opposite shore.
Timetables and tickets
BusTicket4.me shows the intercity departures offered for your chosen date and destination. For departures with an online ticket available, the purchase takes place on the portal.
Arrival from the airport
Tivat and Dubrovnik offer different routes into Herceg Novi. Arriving from Dubrovnik involves crossing an international border, while the journey from Tivat stays within Montenegro. The city's airport guide compares the airports and transportation options from the terminal to the city.
Money and payments
Money and payments
Currency and payment methods
Payments in Herceg Novi are in euros, as in the rest of Montenegro. Cards are widely accepted in hotels, restaurants, bars, stores, and gas stations.
ATMs and currency exchange
For banknotes, the cash exchange rate is relevant. NLB publishes it separately from the rate for account-based foreign exchange. Routine cash exchange takes place on weekdays during branch opening hours, which matters if you arrive in Herceg Novi with foreign cash over the weekend.
Healthcare services
Healthcare services
Pharmacies
For buying medication later in the day, Topla pharmacy is available at the health center, at 1 Nikole Ljubebratica Street. Its regular hours are 7:00 to 20:00 on weekdays and Saturdays, extended to 21:00 under the summer schedule.
On Sundays, Topla is open from 8:00 to 14:00 under both the regular and summer schedules.
- Topla pharmacy, Herceg Novi+382 67 148 302
Driving in the city
Driving in the city
When a car is useful
A car is most useful when you travel from Herceg Novi toward Orjen or visit other places around the Bay of Kotor, such as Perast and Kotor. A day like this involves trips outside the city, while walking is already part of exploring the area around the Pet Danica promenade. It therefore makes more sense to tie a rental to planned journeys than to assume you need a car for every day by the coast.
Traffic and access to the city
Different parking destinations serve the Old Town and Skver. The Opstina Garage is on Trg Marsala Tita, while Skver parking is on Partizanski put, beside the coastal part of the city.
Continue planning your stay
Separate Herceg Novi guides cover choosing accommodation, arriving from the airport, and parking. Safety and emergency procedures are covered separately, while the city guide brings together places to visit and activities.
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Questions about staying in Herceg Novi
Is showing a BusTicket4.me ticket on my phone enough?
BusTicket4.me requires a printed copy of its tickets when boarding the bus. Some carriers allow an exception, but a PDF on your phone is not enough for every departure booked through this portal.
Who registers a foreign visitor's stay in Herceg Novi?
When you stay at a hotel or with another accommodation provider, the provider registers your stay. If you are visiting friends as a tourist and are not using an accommodation provider, you register your stay yourself through the local tourism organization or the relevant authority.
Can I pay for on-street parking by SMS from a foreign phone number?
SMS payment for on-street parking in Herceg Novi works only with numbers from Montenegrin mobile operators. With a foreign number, you can pay using a digital parking ticket at a marked sales outlet. The employee activates the ticket for your license plate, zone, and duration, and you receive a slip and receipt.
Use the Montenegro guide to see how the coast, Lake Skadar, or the north can fit into the number of days you have, with realistic travel times and suitable transportation.
