Kotor cruise port
private transfers
From the Kotor cruise quay or tender landing to Tivat Airport, Dubrovnik Airport, Budva or your hotel, or a private driver around the Bay of Kotor while the ship is in port.
- Berth or tender
- Tivat Airport about 8 km away
- Written quote before anything is booked
At the quay, or at anchor in the bay
Kotor has two cruise berths right by the old town and anchorages further out in the bay. Larger or extra ships anchor and bring passengers ashore by tender. Your cruise line will tell you which; we meet you where private cars are allowed near the port.
Tivat is close, Dubrovnik is across a border
Tivat Airport is about 8 km from Kotor port by road, usually a short drive. Dubrovnik Airport is about 60 km away and the road crosses the Montenegro–Croatia border at Debeli Brijeg / Karasovići. The drive itself takes around an hour and a half; the queue at the border is extra and in summer it can be long.
For a flight from Dubrovnik on the day you leave the ship, we plan generously and tell you if the timing is too tight.
The Bay of Kotor with your own driver
A driver can take you around the bay, for example to Perast, or over to Budva on the coast, and bring you back to the port. We plan the return with a buffer before all-aboard, and we say so when a plan is too ambitious for the time you have. Read more in our guide to Kotor from a cruise ship.
To the port: Tivat or Dubrovnik Airport to Kotor cruise port
If your cruise starts in Kotor, we collect you at Tivat Airport or Dubrovnik Airport, or at a hotel in Kotor, Budva or Herceg Novi, and drop you where the port allows cars, inside the check-in window your cruise line gives you. The reverse run, Kotor cruise port to Dubrovnik Airport, is the same road with the border planned into the timing.
A Kotor cruise port to Tivat Airport transfer for two is a car; a group gets a minivan or a minibus with all the luggage. The quote names the vehicle, the meeting point and the driver.
What your quote confirms, and what depends on the day
Your written quote states
- the meeting point, with the driver’s name and phone number;
- the vehicle type for your group and luggage;
- the timing plan, with the buffer we leave before all-aboard or check-in;
- the total price, in writing, before anything is booked.
What depends on the day
- All-aboard. The cruise line sets it, and a ship does not wait for an independent transfer or tour. We plan the buffer; you keep an eye on the clock.
- Border queues. Waiting times at the Croatia–Montenegro and Croatia–Bosnia crossings change by the hour and in summer can be long.
- Access inside the port. We meet you where the port allows private cars, at the point named in the confirmation.
Other cruise ports
Questions about this port
About 8 km by road, normally a short drive.
Yes. It is about 60 km and includes a border crossing, so we plan extra time for the queue. Tell us your flight and we tell you when to leave.
Then the meeting point is near the tender landing. We confirm the exact place before the day.
Not quite. A taxi is found on the day; this is a private car or minivan booked ahead, with a written quote and the meeting point agreed before your ship comes in.
We do not publish a fixed price for these transfers. The price depends on the date, the timing, the vehicle and any border crossing, so we reply with a written quote. Nothing is booked or charged until you accept it.
No. These are road transfers by car or minivan. A tender or the yacht itself is arranged by the cruise line, the marina or the yacht’s crew. A private boat between two harbours is a separate request.
Arriving in Kotor by ship?
Send us the date, the ship’s times and where you need to go. We reply with a written quote.