Driving to Montenegro from the UK: route, tolls and costs

Take with you

• Take your UK driving licence. You need your Great Britain or Northern Ireland driving licence to drive abroad. Check it is valid and renew it online if it has expired or is about to. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Log book (V5C), or a VE103 for a hired or leased car. Take your V5C if you take your own vehicle abroad for less than 12 months; it must show your most recent UK address and you may have to show it at a port. For a hired or leased vehicle you need a VE103 vehicle on hire certificate. Source: GOV.UK (DVLA) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Insurance certificate, and a green card only for some countries. All UK vehicle insurance gives the minimum third party cover in the EU, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia and Switzerland, and you do not need a green card there (nor in Montenegro). You may need a green card for Albania, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine; ask your insurer, and allow up to 6 weeks if it is posted. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• UK identifier on the plate, or a UK sticker. You do not need a UK sticker if your number plate shows the UK identifier with the Union flag. You must display a UK sticker if your plate has no flag or identifier, a GB identifier, an EU flag or the flag of England, Scotland or Wales. Old GB stickers must be covered or removed. Source: GOV.UK (DVLA) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Taking a pet: microchip, then rabies vaccination, then wait. Your dog, cat or ferret must be microchipped before or at the same time as its rabies vaccination, and be at least 12 weeks old when vaccinated. You must wait at least 21 full days after the first vaccination before travelling. Source: GOV.UK (Defra and APHA) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Official example tolls for a car

• Zagreb (A1) → to Carapine (A10 towards the Bosnia and Herzegovina border)

  €33.80

  Country: Croatia

• Smokovac (Podgorica) → to Matesevo

  €3.50

  Country: Montenegro

• Zagreb (A1) to Carapine (A10 towards the Bosnia and Herzegovina border). Vehicle: Class I car. This line joins the A1 west of Karlovac, south of Zagreb, and leaves the motorway at Čarapine near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, so the toll you pay will be a little lower. Source: Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.
• Smokovac (Podgorica) to Matesevo. Vehicle: Category II car (Monteput lists 1.50 EUR to Pelev Brijeg and 2.00 EUR to Verusa). Not on this line: Montenegro's only tolled motorway, north of Podgorica. Source: Monteput (state toll road company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

The planner has no per-km rate for Serbia or Montenegro, so these tolls are not in its total.

Other countries on the route

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  Germany: Cars and other vehicles up to 3.5 t do not pay the federal motorway toll; it applies to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes. Source: Toll Collect (operator of the German federal toll) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

In the total: 1 day, €9.60. You drive about 208 km in Austria, roughly 2 hours 25 minutes at the wheel, so this is the cheapest option that covers a single trip through. Coming back the same way within 10 days? One 10-day vignette (€12.80) costs less than two 1-day vignettes (€19.20).

• 1 dayIn the total

  €9.60

• 10 days

  €12.80

• 2 monthsBought online by a consumer, it starts 18 days after purchase at the earliest.

  €32.00

• 1 yearBought online by a consumer, it starts 18 days after purchase at the earliest.

  €106.80

Prices from the official page. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Linked to your number plate, nothing to stick on. Some sections (A 9, A 10, A 11, A 13, S 16 tunnels and passes) charge a separate section toll.

1-day and 10-day vignettes bought online can be valid immediately. For 2-month and annual vignettes bought online by a consumer, the earliest start date is 18 days after purchase. Bought from a sales partner, toll station or vending machine, any vignette is valid immediately with no 18-day wait. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Driving without a valid vignette leads to a replacement toll (Ersatzmaut) demand. ASFINAG checks with staff and automatic vignette control systems. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

From the 2027 vignette year the vignette is digital only. No adhesive (sticker) vignettes are sold from 1 December 2026, and from 1 February 2027 only the Digital Vignette is valid on Austrian motorways and expressways. The four products (1 day, 10 days, 2 months, 1 year) stay the same. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

2027 prices: Only the 2027 annual price is published (108.90 EUR from 1 January 2027). 1-day, 10-day and 2-month prices for 2027 are not published yet.

In the total: Weekly (7 days), €16.00. You drive about 169 km in Slovenia, roughly 1 hour 55 minutes at the wheel, so this is the cheapest option that covers a single trip through.

• Weekly (7 days)In the total

  €16.00

• Monthly

  €32.00

• Annual (12 months)

  €117.50

Prices from the official page. Source: DARS (Slovenian state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Prices are for toll class 2A (most cars). Class 2B (front-axle height 1.3 m or more, many people carriers) pays 32.00 EUR a week. The Karavanke tunnel is tolled separately.

Buy the e-vignette and choose its start date before you enter the motorway or expressway. You can choose a start date up to 30 days ahead (including the purchase date). Source: DARS (Slovenian state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Driving without a valid e-vignette is fined 300 EUR (500 EUR for moving the registered plate to another vehicle or class), and you must also pay for the e-vignette for the period of the offence. Source: DARS (Slovenian state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

DARS warns that unauthorised resellers sell Slovenian e-vignettes through misleading websites, often with commissions of several tens of percent, and some have changed the registered plate without the buyer knowing. The only authorised online sellers are evinjeta.dars.si, ADAC and Petrol. Check the web address before paying. Source: DARS (Slovenian state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

2027 prices: Not published yet by DARS (checked 11 Nov 2026).

On this route (not in the planner total)

• A 10 Tauern motorway (Tauern and Katschberg tunnels): €15.00. Official ticket: A 10 Tauern motorway, Tauern and Katschberg tunnels, total distance (single route ticket, 2026); 7.50 EUR for one tunnel section only. Vehicle: car up to 3.5 t. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.
• A 11 Karawanken tunnel (Austria to Slovenia): €9.00. Official ticket: A 11 Karawanken motorway, Karawanken tunnel (single route ticket, 2026). Vehicle: car up to 3.5 t. Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Together: €24.00 one way. The line passes within 1 km of each of these tolled tunnels.

If you go another way

• A 9 Pyhrn motorway, Bosruck tunnel, if you go via Linz, Graz and Zagreb instead: €7.00. Official ticket: A 9 Pyhrn motorway, Bosruck tunnel (single route ticket, 2026). Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.
• A 9 Pyhrn motorway, Gleinalm tunnel, if you go via Linz, Graz and Zagreb instead: €12.00. Official ticket: A 9 Pyhrn motorway, Gleinalm tunnel (single route ticket, 2026). Source: ASFINAG (state motorway company) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Channel crossing

• LeShuttle: arrive 1 to 2 hours before departure. Arrive no more than 2 hours and no less than 1 hour before your booked departure. Complete Advance Passenger Information for everyone 24 hours before travel, as you cannot travel without it. Boarding starts 25 minutes before departure; have passports ready for the border checks. Source: Eurotunnel LeShuttle (Getlink) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• At Dover and Folkestone, EES checks happen before you leave the UK. If you enter the Schengen area through the Port of Dover or LeShuttle at Folkestone, EES checks are done at the border before you leave the UK. On your first visit you may be asked to give fingerprints and a photo at dedicated booths; your digital EES record is valid for 3 years. Be prepared to wait longer than usual. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Port of Dover: full EES process for tourist traffic is not yet in place. The Port of Dover says the full EES process for tourist traffic has not yet been implemented and asks car passengers to arrive at the Eastern Docks no more than 2 hours before departure for processing at the French border. A car with both EU and British passengers must go to the EES registration area. Source: Port of Dover (Dover Harbour Board) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• LeShuttle (Folkestone): EES kiosks ready, waiting for the French authorities. LeShuttle says its kiosks and staff are ready but it is awaiting confirmation from the French authorities before EES can be fully launched at its terminals; its latest notice says there was no EES biometric capture at Folkestone or Calais during the summer 2026 holiday period. Source: Eurotunnel LeShuttle (Getlink) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Croatia

• The European Commission records the abolition of internal border controls with Croatia in 2023. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro are not among the 29 Schengen countries, so Croatia's borders with them are Schengen external borders where passports are checked on entry and exit. Source: European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bosnia and Herzegovina is not in the Schengen area (the 29 Schengen countries are 25 EU states plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein), so expect passport checks at every border crossing with Croatia. Source: European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• You do not need to carry a green card to drive in Bosnia and Herzegovina: all UK vehicle insurance provides the minimum third party cover there. You still need valid insurance. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• It is illegal to drive without at least third party insurance, and Border Police can ask for printed documents. If your insurance is not valid in Bosnia and Herzegovina, you can buy border insurance at crossings including Bijaca, Crveni Grm, Izacici, Kamensko, Karakaj, Raca, Samac, Zubci and Doljan. Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Your UK driving licence is valid for driving your own vehicle or a car hired outside Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you rent or use someone else's vehicle inside the country, you also need the 1968 international driving permit (IDP), which you can only buy in the UK. Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Take your log book (V5C) and your insurance certificate if you are taking your own vehicle. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Montenegro

• Montenegro is not in the Schengen area: time there does not count towards your 90 days in Schengen, and you go through border checks entering and leaving. Source: GOV.UK (FCDO) (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• You do not need to carry a green card to drive in Montenegro, but you still need valid vehicle insurance. Montenegro is not on GOV.UK's list of countries where all UK policies automatically give minimum third party cover, so check with your insurer before you go. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• GOV.UK's international driving permit table lists the 1968 IDP for Montenegro. Get it in the UK before you travel. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

• Take your log book (V5C) and your insurance certificate if you are taking your own vehicle. Source: GOV.UK (opens in a new tab), checked 11 November 2026.

Not included

• The Channel crossing fare (LeShuttle or ferry).
• Tunnel tolls on this route: €24.00 (listed above). With them, the drive comes to about €416.
• Overnight stops, food, parking and any low-emission zone charges or stickers.
• The journey home.