# Road trips in Montenegro

> 4 road trips and 9 hand-picked places in Montenegro, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

Source: https://camping-spirit.com/roadtrips/montenegro/

4 road trips and 9 hand-picked places in Montenegro, with routes, stops and practical tips for driving and camping.

## Road trips through Montenegro

- [Montenegro’s Durmitor ring](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b7-durmitor/): From the Bay of Kotor to the cliff monastery of Ostrog, the Piva canyon, the high Sedlo pass and the Tara canyon bridge.
- [Montenegro’s south coast, Lake Skadar and Lovćen](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/b7-montenegro-coast/): Sveti Stefan and the ruins of Stari Bar, Ulcinj’s long beaches, the lakeside villages of Skadar and the old royal capital of Cetinje.
- [Dubrovnik and the Bay of Kotor](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/boka-coast/): From Dubrovnik’s walls into the fjord-like Bay of Kotor, then south to Sveti Stefan.
- [Plitvice and the Dalmatian coast to Kotor](https://camping-spirit.com/guides/croatia-coast/): Waterfall lakes, Roman Split, the walls of Dubrovnik and a fjord-like bay.

## Places worth the detour in Montenegro

- [Ostrog Monastery](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-ostrog-monastery/): A white monastery built into a sheer cliff face 900 m up, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the Balkans. The last stretch of road is narrow; larger vehicles should park at the lower monastery.
- [Sedlo Pass](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-sedlo-pass/): The high point of the Durmitor ring road at about 1,900 m, below the peaks of Bobotov Kuk. The road is narrow and unfenced, and usually closed from November to May.
- [Black Lake](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-black-lake/): A glacial lake under pine forest and the Međed peak, a short walk from Žabljak. An easy trail circles it in about an hour.
- [Đurđevića Tara Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-tara-bridge/): A concrete arch bridge about 170 m above the Tara, Europe’s deepest canyon. Rafting trips and a zip line start next to it.
- [Stari Bar](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-stari-bar/): The ruined old town of Bar, abandoned after an explosion in 1912, with churches, a hammam and an aqueduct under the mountains. Olive trees below are said to be among the oldest in Europe.
- [Njegoš Mausoleum](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-lovcen-mausoleum/): The tomb of prince-bishop Njegoš on the summit of Mount Lovćen, reached by 461 steps through a tunnel. On clear days you see the Bay of Kotor and Lake Skadar at once.
- [Boka Kotorska](https://camping-spirit.com/places/kotor/): A fjord-like bay with a walled town. Climb to the fortress for the view.
- [Sveti Stefan](https://camping-spirit.com/places/sveti-stefan/): A walled fishing village on an islet joined to the shore by a sandbar. See it from the coast road.
- [Rijeka Crnojevića Bridge](https://camping-spirit.com/places/b7-rijeka-crnojevica-bridge/): A 19th-century stone arch bridge in a sleepy river village at the northern end of Lake Skadar. Boat trips run down the river to the lake.

## FAQs

**What are the best road trips in Montenegro?**
Popular routes include Montenegro’s Durmitor ring, Montenegro’s south coast, Lake Skadar and Lovćen, Dubrovnik and the Bay of Kotor and Plitvice and the Dalmatian coast to Kotor. CampingSpirit has 4 trip guides that pass through Montenegro, each with a stop-by-stop itinerary and a route map.

**Which places in Montenegro are worth a detour?**
Our editors recommend Ostrog Monastery, Sedlo Pass, Black Lake, Đurđevića Tara Bridge, Stari Bar and Njegoš Mausoleum.

**Do you need a vignette or pay tolls in Montenegro?**
Tolls on some roads, bridges or tunnels. Rules and prices change. Check official sources before you travel.

**What is the motorway speed limit in Montenegro?**
130 km/h on motorways for cars, unless signs show otherwise.

**Are there low-emission zones in Montenegro?**
Few or none.