Bar

Bar is a major port for Montenegro.

Understand
The Old Town of Bar, 4 km far from the coast, is the most significant among the numerous cultural-historical monuments of this town, a witness to its turbulent history. These old bricks are deaf witnesses of numerous conquerors and different cultures.

Bar is the main port city of Montenegro. Unlike other cities along the coastline, Bar is not only tourist-focused, and the most majority of restaurants, bars and shops are open year-around for the local population. The tourist centres and tour companies usually only operate during the May - September summer season.

By plane
For the airports in Podgorica or Tivat take a bus or a Taxi, from Podgorica you can also take the train, and then continue a local taxi to the airport.

Alternatively, take an one-hour drive by a car. It is possible to reach Podgorica airport through a taxi service. A transfer should cost €30 for a vehicle up to four passengers, and €60 for a minivan up to eight passengers.

By train
One day train ("Tara") and one night train ("Lovcen") take eleven hours from Belgrade via Rakovica (for Belgrade suburban lines), Bijelo Poljea, Prijepolje, Podgorica and a dozen other stops; they're chronically an hour late. Scheduled arrival is 7:23 AM. For 2024 the day service runs only between mid-June and mid-September and requires a simple change between Serbian and Montenegrin local trains at the border station of Bijelo Polje. In Belgrade for some years these trains departed from Topcider, the dreary motorail terminal in the southern burbs, but they now run from Centar station.

By bus
During the summer months, there is a local bus service running between Sutomare (about 5 km north along the coast) and Bar. Services are hourly.

On foot
Bar is a small city and everywhere is walkable. The walk between Bar and the beaches in Susanj will take about 30 minutes; taxi drivers will be happy to take you.




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See




Churches and monasteries
There are numerous of historic churches and monasteries in and around Bar.



Do

 * Football: FK Mornar play in First League, the top tier. Their home ground Stadion Topolica (capacity 2500) is on the coast north side of town; it's also used by lower-tier teams.

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Connect
As of Sept 2021, Bar has 4G from all Montenegro carriers. 5G has not rolled out in Montenegro.

Go next

 * Podgorica, capital of montenegro, 1 hour away by car, also by train at 9:23AM, 11:32AM, 2:13 PM, 5:03 PM and the last one at 8:38 PM
 * Budva, 50 min by car on a coastal road trip
 * Kotor and Bay of Kotor by bus.
 * Ulcinj, most southern coastal town, 30 min away by car, close to Albania border
 * Shkodra, 1 hour away by car in Albania
 * Dubrovnik, most popular coastal city in Croatia
 * Belgrade, Nis, and Novi Sad in Serbia