Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

The country is well served by buses. Belgrade has two adjacent bus stations; BAS (tel: 636 299; Železnička 4) serves regional Serbia and some destinations in Montenegro, while Lasta (tel: 625 740; Železnička bb) deals with destinations around Belgrade.

The central train station (tel: 629 400; Savski Trg 2) has a very helpful information office (tel: 361 8487; platform 1). There's also a tourist office for basic city information, an exchange bureau and sales counter for Eurail passes at the track end of the station.

You can buy your tickets (bus or train) in the city centre at Putnik Travel Agency (tel: 334 5619; Trg Nikole Pasvica 1) for no extra charge.

Overnight trains run from Belgrade to Bar. Frequent trains go to Novi Sad and Subotica.

Getting around

Surcin airport is 18km (11.2mi) west of Belgrade. The JAT bus (tel: 675 583) connects the airport with Trg Slavija and the central train station. Ignore the taxi sharks prowling in the airport; go outside and catch a cab from there for considerably less.

Belgraders park on the pavements. It's even regulated, with three parking zones requiring tickets bought from a street kiosk.

Belgrade has trams and trolleybuses with limited routes, while buses ply all over the city, New Belgrade and the suburbs. Tickets are a bit cheaper from the street kiosk; make sure you validate your ticket in the machine on board. Tram No 2 is useful for connecting the Kalemegdan Citadel with Trg Slavija, bus stations and the central train station.

Belgrade's taxis are plentiful and most use meters. Taxi sharks, usually in flash cars, prey around the airport, train and bus stations looking for wealthy fares.