At its session on 29 May 2003, the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro brought the Decision on the Abolishment of the Visas for the Entry and Stay in Serbia up to 90 days for all types of travel documents for foreign citizens.

Belgrade "Nikola Tesla" Airport has an ideal location related to other surrounding airports, as there are no navigational restrictions and it at the crossroads of major air routs. Air routs and approaches are equipped with modern radio-navigation equipment.

From Belgrade “Nikola Tesla” Airport to downtown (Center) Belgrade you can come by GSP (public) bus 72 ( ticket price: 40 din.; travel time: 40 min.; working hours: 04.45-23.40; frequency: every 30 min.) minibus line E7 (ticket price 60 din.), by Jat Airways buses (ticket price 160 din.; travel time: 30 min.; working hours: first - last flight ), or by Taxi.

Timetable of departures and arrivals

Belgrade Main Railway Station is part of large international railway network. Station is located in downtown Belgrade area, only about 1 km from Republic Square and about 300 m from Sava river. Capital Station compound represent one of the Belgrade symbols since 1884.

Every larger place in Serbia, as well as all Republics of Ex-Yugoslavia and 17 of European countries, are covered by large network of bus lines from and out of this station. From 40 platforms of Bus station there are more then 800 dispatch of buses that carry between 10 000 and 15 000 passengers daily.

Expeditious and modern services relay on newest technology of computer based sales of travel tickets.

Belgrade Main Bus Station is located next to Main Railway Station. It is working constantly 24 hours a day, 365 days in year. From there is very easy to navigate with city map.

Useful note: do not take taxi in front of bus or railway station, because they are very expensive in those areas. Use public transport or go by foot.

Timetable of departures and arrivals

The Belgrade climate is moderate continental, with four seasons. The average annual air temperature is 11,9 0 C. Autumn is longer than spring, with lengthy sunny and warm periods (Indian summer). Winter is not particularly harsh, and averages 21 days with below zero temperatures. January is the coldest month of the year with an average temperature of 0,4 0 C. Spring is rather short and rainy. Summer starts abruptly. The hottest months are July (21,7 0 C) and August (21,3 0 C).

Belgrade has a characteristic south-eastern and eastern wind called "košava" , which brings fair and dry weather.

September days in Belgrade can be quite warm. However, we advise you to pack in your suitcase a sweater and a rain jacket to prepare yourself for the possible spels of wet weather

Public transport in Belgrade includes GSP "Beograd" busses, trolley busses and tramways and privately owned busses covering nearly 100 day and night lines.

The ticket price for a single ride in daytime is 40 DIN for Zone 1 and 60 DIN for Zone 2 if the tickets are bought on a vehicle. For the tickets bought out of a vehicle (at the kiosk), you should pay 29 DIN for Zone 1 and 45 DIN for Zone 2. On night lines (00-04) the ticket price for a single ride is 69 DIN for Zone 1 and 85 DIN for Zone 2. NB:Zone 1 covers the city centre.

Single tickets can be bought on GSP's vehicles (it is a driver who sells it), at GSP's sales places, at news stands (marked with the label of the tickets selling).

These tickets are valid only on GSP's lines and they are to be “cancelled” in the automatons on the vehicles. These automatons are put close to the doors, inside vehicles.

One of the best ways to get round Belgrade is to use a taxi. There are a lot of taxi unions with polite drivers and air-conditioning. We recommend you to use 'Beogradski taxi' because they have some special offers.

Maximum taxi fares:
- Meter start - 80 DIN
- Ride (per kilometer) - 40 DIN in daytime, 52 DIN during the night and on holidays and 80 DIN for rides beyond the city limits
- Waiting (per hour) - 400 DIN

Notes : Passenger is obliged to pay only the price of taxi ride according to current pricelist and in the amount displayed on the taximeter at the end of the ride. The price includes transport of passenger's personal luggage. Upon passenger's request, the taxi driver is obliged to issue a bill.

If taxi driver is unable to finish the started ride within the territory of Belgrade, (due to a car defect or the like), he is entitled to charge a half of the amount displayed at the moment of ride interruption.

Passenger may decide on the admission of other passengers during the ride, with the driver's consent. If more passengers use the transport to the same place at the same time, the fare is to be paid by the passenger which started the ride first.

Taxi vehicle must have
- TAXI sign bearing the association's logo on the roof,
- valid pricelist placed to be visible to passenger,
- identification card with driver's photo and address placed to be visible to passenger.

International phone cards

Halo Plus phone card for pay phones can be bought on every news stand by the price of 600 dinars. You can choose one of 3 different types of cards, depending on the foreign country or region which you want to call:

Prices per minute: Croatia 11.30 din/min; Macedonia 11.30 din/min; Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.30 din/min; Slovenia 11.30 din/min; Hungary 12.71 din/min; France12.71 din/min; Italy 12.71 din/min; Greece 12.71 din/min; Switzerland 12.71 din/min; Austria 12.71 din/min; Great Britain 12.71 din/min; Germany 12.71 din/min; Sweden 12.71 din/min; USA 16.95 din/min; Canada 16.95 din/min; Australia 16.95 din/min

Making international calls with local telephone cards

You can buy it on every newsstand by the price of 200 or 300 dinars.

Prices for calls with ordinary halo card: I zone Hungary, Croatia, Romania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania 23,22 din/min; II zone Slovenia, Poland, Italy…. 28.65 din/min; III zone Spain, Sweden, Great Britain 33,76 din/min; IV zone Asia,USA,Canada,Australia,Africa 61,33 din/min; V zone Africa,Asia,Latin America 73.63 din/min

064/065 MTS, 063/062 Telenor, 060 VIP cards for mobile phone you can buy in every newsstand or post office by the price from 100 din to 300 din (pre-paid phone service)

Biblioteka grada Beograda (Belgrade City Library) - Zmaj Jovina 1, tel. 630-627
Internet cafe - Svetogorska 18
IPS -Makedonska 4, tel. 323-33-44
Maverik - Dom omladine, Makedonska 22, tel. 322-24-46
Plato - Akademski plato 1, tel. 303-06-33
SezamPro - Skadarska 40c, tel. 3227-231

Prices are about 100 din for one hour of Internet or 60 din for 30 minutes.

It is not easy to introduce a foreign visitor to Belgrade's secrets of local gastronomy. There is no adequate translation for a lot of dishes, they are not a part of cuisine of other peoples, although they can be prepared from ingredients found in any European country. This is, however, a reason good enough for a thorough study of the Serbian national cuisine evolved from the unpredictable mixture of historical influences at the crossroads of civilizations. The restaurants in Skadarlija, famous bohemian quarter, traditionally promote the national cuisine, but their offer includes international dishes as well. Nearly all restaurants also have live music with a traditional repertoire. There are a lot of Italian, Chinese, International and National restaurants, Fast food places, baker's shops in each part of Belgrade. You can eat in the center of the city, on the water, in the streat or some pub.

If you want to be your own chef, you can buy all the ingridients for your dish in Maxi discont, Mini-Maxi or Pecabeta store, or on one of many markets that Belgrade is famous for.

In Belgrade you can shop from home (teleshop), a little less using the Internet, or experience some "live" shopping". Belgrade merchants prefer cash payments, although credit cards are welcome too. There are several shopping zones in the center of the city, like Knez Mihajlova street, Terazije, Boulevard of the king Aleksandar and a few representative shopping centers in New Belgrade. Some of the large halls at the Belgrade Fairground have been permanently converted into a shopping center with countless little shops dealing in clothing, technical devices, cosmetics, food and all sorts useful gadgets. The main advantage of this BAZAAR (as it is officially called), is that it is open Sundays as well. The Belgrade Fairground is a great place to shop when various fairs are staged and especially during the "New Year Fair".

National currency of Serbia is Dinar (domestic name – DIN, international – CSD) and it could be obtained in each bank or any official excange office that you can find virtually on every street corner.

(GMT +01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague

220 v (like the rest of Europe)

In case you need some more tourist information you can visit the official Web site of Belgrade Tourist Organization
or one of the tourist information offices in Belgrade: