Seventy-two kilometres from the bay to the capital, climbing the Lovćen serpentine above Kotor and running through Cetinje, the old royal seat. About an hour and a half, and the view back down over Boka on the way up is the reason to take this road rather than the coast.
Drive from Kotor to Podgorica in about 1h 30m. Private transfer from €80 per vehicle, all-inclusive — fuel, English-speaking driver, door-to-door.
Pickup anywhere in Kotor. The road out of the bay begins climbing almost immediately behind the town, in a series of hairpins stacked up the mountainside.
The old Austro-Hungarian road up to the Lovćen plateau, switchback after switchback, with the whole bay laid out below. There is a pull-in near the top that is the classic view of Kotor from above.
The old royal capital on a high karst plain — the palace of King Nikola, the monastery and a street of former embassies from when this was the seat of the Montenegrin state. The Njegoš mausoleum on Mount Lovćen is a detour from here.
Drop-off anywhere in the capital, or at Podgorica Airport (TGD) 12 km south of the centre. From Cetinje the road drops off the karst onto the Zeta plain and runs straight in.
Per vehicle, not per person. All prices include tolls, fuel, luggage handling, water, and child seats on request.
Picked up and dropped off at your exact address
Motorway tolls covered, no extras
Short photo stops may be included where operationally possible
Professional, local, English-speaking driver
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Traveling the other way? Podgorica to Kotor is the same route in reverse.
Book Podgorica → Kotor →Kotor to Podgorica is seventy-two kilometres and about ninety minutes, from sea level at the head of the bay to the capital on the Zeta plain. The road goes up and over rather than around: it climbs the Lovćen massif behind Kotor, crosses the karst plateau through Cetinje, and then drops into Podgorica.
The climb out of Kotor is the memorable part. The old road stacks hairpin on hairpin up the mountainside, and near the top there is a pull-in with the whole of Boka Kotorska below — the walled town, the bay, and the Verige narrows in the distance. It is a slow section by design; the driver takes it at a pace that suits the road.
Cetinje sits on a high plain about two thirds of the way. It was the capital of Montenegro until 1918 and still has the royal palace, the monastery holding the relic of St John the Baptist, and a row of buildings that were foreign embassies when this town ran the country. From Cetinje a side road climbs Mount Lovćen to the Njegoš mausoleum, which is worth the detour on a clear day.
Podgorica is the administrative capital rather than the tourist one — most guests are passing through to the airport, to a meeting, or onward to Skadar Lake, which begins about fifteen kilometres south. Podgorica Airport (TGD) is twelve kilometres from the centre and is the usual end point of this transfer.
In winter the Lovćen road can hold snow and is occasionally closed. When it is, the coastal alternative through Budva and the Sozina tunnel adds roughly half an hour. We check conditions the morning of the transfer and tell you which way we are going.
Everything specific to this route.
About an hour and a half for 72 km. The mountain section is slow by nature, so the average speed is lower than the distance suggests.
Yes. It is a detour from Cetinje up Mount Lovćen, and there is a climb of a few hundred steps at the top. Tell us at booking so the time is planned in.
The Lovćen road can hold snow and is sometimes closed. We then take the coastal road through Budva and the Sozina tunnel, which adds roughly 30 minutes. We tell you on the morning.
Yes. TGD is 12 km south of the centre and is a standard drop-off on this route.
The Kotor serpentine is a long sequence of hairpins. If that is a problem, say so at booking and we will take the coastal road through the Sozina tunnel instead.
We operate minibuses and full-size coaches for groups of 8 to 50 passengers. We usually respond promptly during business hours.
Sprinter-type · Families, small groups
30-seat coach · Tour groups, weddings
50-seat touring coach with WC
Tell us about your group and we’ll send you a custom quote — we usually respond promptly during business hours.
One price per vehicle, door to door, over the Lovćen road or the coast depending on the day. Send us your date and we confirm within the hour.