One-way rental, explained
A one-way rental means you collect the car in one place and return it in another, instead of bringing it back to where you started. From Podgorica it is the natural choice when you land at the airport, spend time in the interior, then finish on the coast rather than driving all the way back to the capital.
We support one-way rentals between cities across Montenegro. The pickup can be Podgorica city or Podgorica Airport, and the drop-off can be any of the coastal and airport points below.
How the one-way fee works
The rental company sets the one-way fee for the selected car, route and dates. Check the booking details for the applicable charge before paying; a shorter route is not necessarily cheaper.
Popular one-way routes from Podgorica
The combinations Podgorica renters use most:
- Podgorica to Tivat Airport, for visitors flying out of TIV after time inland.
- Podgorica to Budva or Kotor, ending a trip on the Bay of Kotor or the riviera.
- Podgorica to Bar or Ulcinj, for the southern coast and the beaches near the Albanian border.
- Podgorica Airport to the coast, skipping the capital entirely on arrival.
You can plan optional visits to Ostrog, Lake Skadar and Cetinje. These places are in different directions from Podgorica, so check your route and allow time for any detour before the agreed return.
Where you can pick up and drop off
The one-way network covers the capital, the airport and the main coastal cities:
- Podgorica, city-centre and hotel pickup.
- Podgorica Airport, follow the pickup instructions in your booking confirmation.
- Tivat and Tivat Airport.
- Kotor, Budva and Herceg Novi on the bay and riviera.
- Bar and Ulcinj on the southern coast.
What one-way rental does not cover
One-way rentals stay inside Montenegro. Ending the rental in another country is not supported, so a drop-off in Croatia, Albania or Serbia is not offered.
That does not stop you driving abroad. You can cross a border and return on the same rental as long as the car comes back to a Montenegrin location; the paperwork for that is covered in our cross-border guide.
Booking a one-way rental
Enter your pickup point and a different drop-off when you search, choose your dates, and the results show only the cars available for that combination along with any one-way fee. Pick up in Podgorica, finish where your trip actually ends, and skip the drive back.
Set your pickup and drop-off to see cars and any fee.
Applicable fee shown before payment
