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Car hire in Tivat

Your Tivat hotel can be the pickup point, or collect at Tivat Bus Terminal. Free delivery on selected cars, no-deposit choices, no credit card asked and cover listed upfront.

Cheap car hire for your Tivat stay

Some Tivat cars come to your address with no delivery fee. Bus Terminal pickups work differently, so compare them separately.

Choosing a vehicle for the bay

Can the car come to your Tivat hotel?

Yes, delivery to your Tivat address is available, or collect at Tivat Bus Terminal. Confirm the exact meeting point before you arrive.

Delivered to you

Enter your hotel address when booking. Any delivery fee is in the price; certain Tivat cars need no deposit.

Bus Terminal pickup

Bus Terminal prices include a handover fee. These cars need a deposit, which you can pay in cash.

Other pickup points

Palma, Regent, Carrubba and Donja Lastva are also pickup points. Check the company can meet you there before you book.

At a named pickup point, agree the exact time and place with the company; your voucher gives its phone number. For delivery, give the hotel name and any access details.

From the day before pickup, keep your booking phone switched on with its correct country code. Changed plans? Ring the number in your confirmation.

Need the car the moment you land? Book car hire at Tivat Airport. Delivery later in your stay saves a trip back to the airport.

Which Tivat cars start without a deposit?

Some delivered Tivat cars need no deposit, while Bus Terminal cars need one. Check the deposit and the payment method separately from the price.

Some delivered Tivat cars need no deposit; others ask for one. Bus Terminal cars take a cash deposit. Town pickups ask for no credit card, though airport terms can differ.

To secure a Tivat car, 15 to 20% goes online now and the balance at pickup. Deposits are a separate amount.

How long are the airport approaches near Tivat?

These drives start at Tivat Airport. Allow extra time for your flight, the handover and busy roads.

Yachts moored in the marina at Tivat with green mountains behind under a blue sky
Tivat Airport→Tivat
5 min · 3.0 km
Kotor's roofs below steep grey mountains, with the bay, a moored cruise ship and a cloudy sky
Tivat Airport→Kotor Old Town
15 min · 8.5 km
The stone walls, bell tower and red roofs of Budva Old Town on the water's edge, with mountains behind in warm evening light
Tivat Airport→Budva Old Town
30 min · 20.3 km
Stone houses and boats along the Perast waterfront, with mountains across the bay and white clouds in a blue sky
Tivat Airport→Perast
35 min · 21.5 km
The walled islet of Sveti Stefan with red roofs, joined to the shore by a sand causeway, in a deep blue sea
Tivat Airport→Sveti Stefan
40 min · 28.5 km
The orange dome and bell tower of a monastery church among green trees, with the blue sea of the bay behind
Tivat Airport→Herceg Novi
About 40 min plus the ferry wait

The drive into town is short, but meeting the company and the car check add time. The Herceg Novi time uses the Kamenari-Lepetane ferry and leaves out the wait for it.

Podgorica Airport to Tivat is 85.3 km, about 2 h, from inland to the coast. Plan your arrival and any delivery time around that drive.

Clear roads are assumed throughout, so expect slower summer journeys.

Parking during a stay in Tivat

Ask where the car will stay overnight before you book delivery. A handover at your hotel gives no parking for the days after.

  • Check with your hotel whether parking comes with the room and how to reach it. Pass any entry details to the company so the handover goes smoothly.
  • Obey the signs at each space and pay the way they say. Tivat hotel delivery or Bus Terminal pickup does not include parking.

Any Tivat parking charges and fines during your hire are yours, separate from the rental and delivery fee.

There is no airport-owned car park at Tivat Airport, only a paid public one beside it. Only return the car there if the company tells you to.

Leave time to unload and for the inspection. Hand it back with as much fuel as it had at pickup, since any shortfall is billed and surplus fuel is not repaid. A very dirty car can be charged for washing.

Driving around the bay

Roads around Tivat get busy. Leave extra time for each drive, especially when the day ends with a flight or a car return.

Busy roads

Drive times on the route cards assume clear roads. Allow longer in summer, when traffic builds up around Tivat.

Heading to Budva

Plan on the existing coastal road. Work has started on a Budva bypass, but it is not open to drivers.

Fixed end times

Leave a good margin when your day ends with a flight, a coach or the time you return the car.

Other bay villages

Radovići and Krašići have their own pickup choices. A Tivat hotel delivery does not cover those villages.

The route times above are from Tivat Airport, not your hotel. Plan each trip from where it really starts, and add time for traffic.

A Podgorica arrival with a Tivat return

Pick up at Podgorica Airport and return to a Tivat address or Tivat Airport where the car allows. Add your return place to the search.

Yachts moored in the marina at Tivat with green mountains behind under a blue sky
Podgorica Airport→Tivat
85.3 km, roughly 2 h

Car hire in Tivat →

Choose your return place

The price includes your Tivat return place; choose it before comparing.

Changing the return

If plans change, agree a new return place with the company first.

A Tivat address and Tivat Airport are different return places. Confirm the exact place and time; a Montenegro one-way does not cover a return abroad.

Tivat town prices by rental month

Every bar shows a week of hire beginning on the 15th, for a year starting November 2026; months with no Tivat price read N/A.

Town delivery and Bus Terminal pickups only; airport pickups are not included.

Bus Terminal prices were lower than delivery for the dates shown, but the deposit and meeting point differ. Compare the whole offer, not just the day rate.

Need a car only for day trips? Delivery can begin later in your stay, while airport pickup begins the day you land.

A few hours are billed as a whole day. Collect one morning and return the following afternoon, and that is two days. Want it longer? Clear the extension with the Tivat company before the agreed return.

Passengers, child seats and shared driving

Boosters, baby seats, child seats and an added driver come with some delivered Tivat cars. Add what you need when booking.

Restraint choices

Request the right child seat before the handover, and check how it fits before your first drive, even a short one.

Driver approval

Put the second driver on the contract before they drive. Both must meet the car’s rules on age and licence and bring their documents.

Luggage in a larger car

Check the seats and boot space on your car before paying. Vans and minivans differ, so tell the company about anything essential.

Approved driving changes

Plan who will drive before the trip. An automatic may suit a driver, but each one still needs approval and must meet the rules.

Car hire insurance for bay journeys

Minimum cover is included. Weigh up the higher levels on your Tivat car, their exclusions and what you could still owe after damage.

Minimum coverageIncluded as standard
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
  • Damage to your hire car (not included)
Basic coverage
  • Limited collision cover (CDW) (included)
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
  • Glass and tyre damage (not included)
Full Coverage
  • Limited driver liability (Super CDW) (included)
  • Damage to other vehicles (TPL) (included)
Full Coverage Plus
  • Full damage cover (included)
  • No driver liability for accident damage (included)

The deposit may stay the same. On some Tivat cars the deposit does not change between cover levels. Your own car insurance cannot replace rental cover.

No deposit, some risk. A no-deposit Tivat car can still leave you owing part of any damage. Vandalism, deliberate damage or neglect voids cover.

Cover levels and gaps. Some cars here stop at Full Coverage, above Minimum and Basic, with no Plus level. Windscreen, wheels, underbody and interior sit outside standard cover.

After an accident. Report it at once to the Tivat company and obtain a police record unless it agrees another way; otherwise you pay all costs.

What documents are needed at collection?

Your original licence must come with you, valid through your last rental day and written in Latin letters. Copies or digital versions are refused.

Licence checks

With a licence that only works in its home country, bring an International Driving Permit too. Both must be originals at pickup.

Eligibility before collection

Before you book, read the age and experience rules on your Tivat car. Drivers who miss them can be turned away.

Road rules away from the waterfront

Drive on paved public roads only, even in an SUV. A shortcut on a dirt track is not allowed just because your map shows it.

Road responsibilities

  • Keep right, follow the lights and seat-belt rules, and use hands-free for calls.

Return and rental conditions

  • Check the safety kit before you set off. Fuel, fines, parking and tolls are yours to pay.

Before taking a trip across a border

Warn the company early about trips abroad so paperwork is ready. On some Tivat cars, the neighbouring-country extra leaves out Albania and Kosovo.

Other cars may offer wider packages. Check every country on your route, including ones you only pass through, and confirm with the company before you leave Montenegro.

Cancellation and changed arrival plans

Give seven days’ notice to cancel a Tivat booking, or thirty days on convertibles and luxury models. The cancellation option shortens this to twenty-four hours.

Cancellation request

Email the cancellation along with your voucher. Refunds may take up to fourteen days, with 6% held back for payment processing.

Refunds and changes

Any late change or cancellation, or failing to show without agreement, costs the advance. Changing plans means cancelling and making a fresh Tivat booking.

A late change to a Montenegro booking, or a no-show without agreement, costs the advance.

Tivat rental questions

Can I book in Radovići or Krašići instead?

Yes. Radovići and Krašići each have their own pickup choices, so search for the place you will start from. Tivat hotel delivery does not reach other bay villages.

Will the car have a daily kilometre limit?

Look at the mileage line before you book. Some Tivat delivered cars carry a daily cap and others are unlimited, so pick what suits your driving.

Can I take a small pet in a Tivat rental car?

Yes. Small pets are welcome if kept in a carrier on each drive; bring it to the handover.

What if the reserved vehicle cannot be provided?

Should a breakdown or force majeure leave the company unable to supply your car, it owes you a car of equal or higher class, and your price and terms stay unchanged.

Who handles questions about my rental?

Your confirmation email has the rental company’s contact. Ask them about the car or the service, and tell them early if you will be late for pickup.

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