Belgrade Guide: The cheap and safe way from the airport to Belgrade city center

The biggest Serbian airport “Nikola Tesla” is in Belgrade, in suburban neighborhood Surčin. The airport “Nikola Tesla” is named after our greatest scientist, the greatest geek that ever lived – Nikola Tesla. On this airport lands standard as well as low-cost airlines.

In order to avoid shouting from local wild taxi drivers, we have prepared a guideline for you, just to show you how easy and cheap is to drive to the city center and back to the airport.

There are several ways to get to the Belgrade city center, specifically to the city parts called Zeleni Venac and Slavija. These two places are important because you can get from there to any other place. Additionally, everyone in Belgrade knows about these places and can easily guide you if you ask for help.

From Belgrade airport to Zeleni Venac and back

Zeleni Venac is the name for the main bus “node”. Important bus lines are crossing here and lead to all other parts of the city. If you’re not in a hurry, the cheapest route from the airport to Belgrade is the bus line 72. The schedule is different on weekdays and weekends, so pay attention to this detail. We pointed out below, the schedule for weekend and weekdays.

Bus schedule on working days, from the Belgrade airport to Zeleni Venac:

– 4:50
– 5:25
– 6:00, 6:35, 6:53
– 7:11, 7:45
– 8:19, 8:37, 8:55
– 9:30
– 10:05, 10:40
– 11:15, 11:50
– 12:25
– 13:00, 13:36
– 14:12, 14:48
– 15:25
– 16:02, 16:39
– 17:16, 17:53
– 18:30
– 19:06, 19:41, 19:59
– 20:17, 20:52
– 21:27, 21:45
– 22:03, 22:41
– 23:20
– 0:00

Bus schedule on weekends, from the Belgrade airport to Zeleni Venac:

– 4:50
– 5:25
– 6:00, 6:35, 6:53
– 7:15, 7:50
– 8:25
– 9:00, 9:30
– 10:05, 10:40
– 11:15, 11:50
– 12:25
– 13:00, 13:36
– 14:12, 14:48
– 15:25
– 16:02, 16:39
– 17:16, 17:53
– 18:30
– 19:06, 19:41, 19:59
– 20:17, 20:52
– 21:27, 21:45
– 22:03, 22:41
– 23:20
– 0:00

Bus schedule on working days and weekends, from Zeleni Venac to Belgrade airport:

– 4:00, 4:35
– 5:10, 5:45
– 6:03, 6:21, 6:56
– 7:31, 7:48
– 8:05, 8:40
– 9:15, 9:50
– 10:25
– 11:00, 11:35
– 12:10, 12:45
– 13:20, 13:56
– 14:32
– 15:09, 15:46
– 16:23
– 17:00, 17:37
– 18:14, 18:51
– 19:08, 19:25
– 20:01, 20:37, 20:55
– 21:13, 21:48
– 22:23
– 23:00, 23:40

From Belgrade airport to Slavija Square

Another option, for those who seek more comfort and want to reach a city center more quickly, is to sit in a minibus. This bus is for about ten to fifteen passengers and traffic from the airport to the big Slavija square.

Slavija Square is situated between the intersections of Kralja Milana, Beogradska, Makenzijeva, Svetosavska, Boulevard oslobodjenja, Deligradska and Nemanjina streets in Belgrade.

Driving time: 30 minutes
Ticket price: 300 dinars (RSD) ~ 2.4 € ~ 2.7 $

Departures from the airport to Slavija Square on weekdays and weekends:

– 1:00
– 2:00
– 5:00
– 6:00
– 7:20, 7:40
– 8:00, 8:20, 8:40
– 9:00, 9:20, 9:40
– 10:00, 10:20, 10:40
– 11:00, 11:20, 11:40
– 12:00, 12:20, 12:40
– 13:00, 13:20, 13:40
– 14:00, 14:20, 14:40
– 15:00, 15:20, 15:40
– 16:00, 16:20, 16:40
– 17:00, 17:20, 17:40
– 18:00, 18:20, 18:40
– 19:30
– 20:30
– 22:00
– 23:00

Departures from Slavija Square to the Belgrade airport on weekdays and weekends:

– 0:00
– 1:00
– 3:20
– 4:20
– 5:20
– 6:20, 6:40
– – 7:20, 7:40
– 8:00, 8:20, 8:40
– 9:00, 9:20, 9:40
– 10:00, 10:20, 10:40
– 11:00, 11:20, 11:40
– 12:00, 12:20, 12:40
– 13:00, 13:20, 13:40
– 14:00, 14:20, 14:40
– 15:00, 15:20, 15:40
– 16:00, 16:20, 16:40
– 17:00, 17:20, 17:40
– 18:00, 18:20, 18:40
– 19:00, 19:20
– 20:30
– 21:30
– 23:00

Belgrade Airport to City Center with TasteSerbia

The safest and most cost-effective way is to book one of our 3 Belgrade Food tours. We will wait for you at the Belgrade airport and drive you to the hotel. After that, we will guide you through the food tour and back to your accommodation.

Besides all that, we can easily arrange and drive you to the airport when you decide to finish your holiday.

Taste Serbia has a dedicated chauffeur at the airport. He will wait for you at the arrivals terminal with big TasteSerbia banner and drive you to your hotel in a fancy new Mercedes at a fixed price of 15 euros. Reach out to us if you want us to organize your Belgrade experience.