Parking assistant for Montenegro: prices, SMS numbers and paying with a foreign SIM
An hour of street parking in Montenegro costs €0.40 to €2.00, depending on the town, the zone and the season: in Budva €2.00 in the purple zone in summer, in Podgorica €0.40 to €0.60. The Riva car park in front of Kotor Old Town costs €4.80 an hour in summer. SMS payment works only from a Montenegrin number, so with a foreign SIM you pay at a kiosk, a parking meter or in the official app. In Budva unpaid parking brings a daily ticket order of €50.
Calculate
The summer tariff runs from May 1 to September 30, the winter tariff the rest of the year. Today's tariff is selected.
2 hours
Your parking
- Per started hour
- €2.00
- Total2 hours
- €4.00
The official website does not publish the charging hours. Check the sign at the zone.
Pay by SMS
As on the registration document, in Latin letters. Spaces and hyphens are removed; Č, Ć, Ž, Š and Đ stay.
- Send to
- 14651
- Message
- Enter your plate first
Open the SMS app with this message
Your operator charges the ticket to your phone bill or prepaid credit. Fijaka does not send the SMS for you.
Paying with a foreign SIM
- Official app: Parking Servis BudvaApp Store
- Ticket from a kiosk or sales point
- Car parks and garages with a barrier: pay at the exit
Data-only tourist eSIMs have no Montenegrin number, so SMS payment does not work with them; a prepaid SIM from a Montenegrin operator has one.
If you do not pay
You get a daily ticket order of €50; paid within 8 days, it costs €33.33.
Tickets are electronic: nothing goes behind the windscreen, the warden checks the plate in the system.
Car parks and garages with a barrier charge for each started hour at the exit.
Official source: rtvbudva.me, parkingservisbudva.com. Checked on October 18, 2026. Fijaka takes no payment. The assistant shows the official prices and prepares the SMS; you send it from your own phone.
Hourly prices and SMS numbers by town
| Town and zone | Summer, per hour | Winter, per hour | Daily ticket, summer / winter | SMS number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budva, Purple zone | €2.00 | €1.50 | none | 14651 |
| Budva, Red zone | €1.50 | €1.00 | none | 14652 |
| Budva, Yellow zone | €1.00 | €0.80 | €10 / €5 | 14653; Daily ticket by SMS: 14654 |
| Kotor, Riva | €4.80 | €2.40 | none | pay at the exit |
| Kotor, Benovo | €1.90 | €1.10 | none | pay at the car park |
| Kotor, Autoboka, Puč | €0.90 | €0.90 | none | pay at the car park |
| Tivat, Red zone | €1.00 | €0.80 | €10 / €8 | 14590, message 3 and the plate; Daily ticket by SMS: 14590, message 4 and the plate |
| Tivat, Yellow zone | €0.80 | €0.70 | €8 / €7 | 14701, message 1 and the plate; Daily ticket by SMS: 14701, message 2 and the plate |
| Tivat, Airport car park | €2.00 | €2.00 | €15 | pay at the exit |
| Herceg Novi, Purple zone | €2.00 | €1.50 | none | 14516 |
| Herceg Novi, Red zone | €1.00 | €1.00 | €10 / €8 | 14510 |
| Herceg Novi, Blue zone | €0.90 | €0.80 | €8 / €6 | 14511 |
| Herceg Novi, Yellow zone | €0.70 | €0.60 | €6 / €4 | 14512 |
| Bar, Zone I | €0.50 | €0.50 | none | not published |
| Bar, Zone II | €0.40 | €0.40 | none | not published |
| Ulcinj, Zone I (red) | €0.90 | €0.70 | €9 / €6 | 14601 |
| Ulcinj, Zone II (yellow) | €0.70 | €0.50 | €7 / €5 | 14602 |
| Podgorica, Zone I (red) | €0.60 | €0.60 | none | 14551 |
| Podgorica, Zone II (yellow) | €0.50 | €0.50 | none | 14552 |
| Podgorica, Zone III (green) | €0.40 | €0.40 | none | 14553 |
| Podgorica, G1, Novaka Miloševa | €0.60 | €0.60 | none | pay at the exit |
| Podgorica, G2, Karađorđeva | €0.60 | €0.60 | none | pay at the exit |
The summer tariff runs from May 1 to September 30 in Budva and Tivat, from June 1 to September 30 in Herceg Novi and Ulcinj and from April 1 to October 31 at the Kotor car parks. In Bar and Podgorica prices are the same all year. In Ulcinj daily tickets are sold at kiosks, bookshops and agencies.
How do you pay with a foreign SIM?
Parking SMS numbers are Montenegrin short codes, and the operator charges the ticket to the phone bill or prepaid credit. Parking servis Herceg Novi states explicitly that an SMS from abroad or in roaming does not go through. With a foreign number, use one of these ways:
| Town | Ways to pay without a Montenegrin SIM |
|---|---|
| Budva | Official app: Parking Servis Budva; Ticket from a kiosk or sales point; Car parks and garages with a barrier: pay at the exit |
| Kotor | Car parks: pay at the car park |
| Tivat | Ticket from a kiosk or sales point; Car parks and garages with a barrier: pay at the exit |
| Herceg Novi | Official app: Parking servis Herceg Novi; Online payment on the official website; Ticket from a kiosk or sales point |
| Bar | Official app: Parking servis Bar; Parking meter; Ticket from a kiosk or sales point |
| Ulcinj | Ticket from a kiosk or sales point; Parking meter; Official app: Digitalni kiosk |
| Podgorica | Official app: Parking servis Podgorica; Ticket from a kiosk or sales point; Parking meter; Car parks and garages with a barrier: pay at the exit |
When is parking charged?
| Town | Charging hours |
|---|---|
| Tivat | Monday to Saturday 07:00–23:00 |
| Herceg Novi | Monday to Saturday 07:00–21:00 (October 1–May 31); Monday to Saturday 07:00–24:00 (June 1–June 30); Every day 07:00–24:00 (July 1–August 31); Monday to Saturday 07:00–24:00 (September 1–September 30) |
| Herceg Novi, Purple zone | Monday to Saturday 07:00–17:00 (October 1–May 31) |
| Bar | Monday to Friday 08:00–21:00; Saturday 08:00–14:00 |
Budva, Podgorica and Ulcinj do not publish charging hours on their official websites, so check the sign at the zone. The Kotor car parks charge for each started hour.
What happens if you do not pay?
| Town | If you park without a ticket |
|---|---|
| Budva | You get a daily ticket order of €50; paid within 8 days, it costs €33.33. |
| Tivat | Towing costs €40 up to 10 km, plus €2 for each extra kilometre. |
| Herceg Novi | You get a daily ticket order of €15; paid within 8 days, it costs €10. |
| Bar | Zone I: if a parking warden issues the ticket, an hour costs €2.80; Zone II: if a parking warden issues the ticket, an hour costs €2.50. A wheel clamp costs €40, and removing it €10. |
| Podgorica | Zone I (red): if a parking warden issues the ticket, an hour costs €2.60; Zone II (yellow): if a parking warden issues the ticket, an hour costs €2.50; Zone III (green): if a parking warden issues the ticket, an hour costs €2.40. |
Parking in a banned place, such as a pedestrian crossing, a pavement without markings or a bus stop, is fined separately under the Law on Road Traffic Safety: 100 to 300 euros since 7 August 2026.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I pay for parking by SMS with a foreign number?
- Parking short codes work from Montenegrin numbers, and Parking servis Herceg Novi states that an SMS from abroad or in roaming does not go through. With a foreign SIM, pay at a kiosk or a parking meter or in the official app.
- How much does parking cost in Budva?
- In summer an hour costs €2.00 in the purple zone, €1.50 in the red and €1.00 in the yellow zone, and in winter €1.50, €1.00 and €0.80. The yellow zone also has a daily ticket of €10 in summer and €5 in winter, by SMS to 14654.
- What happens if I do not pay for parking in Budva?
- You get a daily ticket order of €50, valid for 24 hours at all public car parks in the town; paid within 8 days, it costs €33.33.
- How do I write the plate in the SMS?
- In Latin letters, without spaces or hyphens, with Č, Ć, Ž, Š and Đ where the plate has them, for example PGAB123. In Tivat a code goes in front: 3 and the plate for an hour in the red zone, 1 and the plate in the yellow zone.
- Is parking free on Sundays?
- In Tivat the zones are charged from Monday to Saturday, in Bar from Monday to Friday and on Saturday until early afternoon, and in Herceg Novi every day except Sunday, apart from July and August, when Sunday is charged too. Budva, Podgorica and Ulcinj do not publish their hours, so check the sign.
- Is there a tourist parking ticket?
- In Tivat the DTK package for the red zone costs €50 for 7 days, €70 for 10 days, €120 for 15 days in summer and €40 for 7 days, €60 for 10 days, €90 for 15 days in winter. In Ulcinj the tourist ticket for all zones costs €35 for 5 days, €50 for 10 days, €100 for 30 days in summer and €20 for 5 days, €30 for 10 days, €60 for 30 days in winter.
- Does Fijaka take the parking payment?
- No. The assistant shows the official prices and opens your SMS app with the message ready; the mobile operator charges the ticket, and the money goes to the town's parking company.
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Sources
- RTV Budva: the new zone system
- Parking servis Budva: SMS payment
- Radio Kotor: summer car park prices
- Primorski portal: winter car park prices
- Parking servis Tivat: price list
- Parking servis Tivat: SMS payment
- Parking servis Herceg Novi: SMS payment
- Parking servis Herceg Novi: zones and prices
- Parking servis Herceg Novi: price list
- Parking servis Bar: price list
- Parking servis Bar: charging hours
- Parking servis Ulcinj: ways to pay
- Parking servis Ulcinj: price list
- Parking servis Podgorica: zones and prices
Prices and rules were checked on the official websites of the municipal parking companies on October 18, 2026 (Kotor: September 25, 2026). Fijaka is a listings platform and takes no payment; prices can change by municipal decision, so check the sign at the zone.