From Bar Ferry Port to Your Hotel: A Taxi Guide

You've just spent the better part of a day crossing the Adriatic, and now you're on Montenegrin soil with your luggage, blinking in the sunlight, wondering what comes next. Here's what to expect at the Port of Bar and how to get to your hotel or apartment from there.

What the port area is like

The Port of Bar is a genuine working port, Montenegro's largest, handling cargo and container shipping alongside passenger and ferry traffic. It's not a purpose-built tourist arrivals hall, so don't expect a lot of hand-holding or signage aimed specifically at ferry passengers. You'll clear the standard passport and customs checks after disembarking (remember Montenegro isn't in the EU, so keep documents handy even coming from Italy), then make your way out through the port grounds.

If you haven't yet read up on the crossing itself, the ferry schedule, and what the ship experience is like, our ferry from Bari guide covers all of that.

Distance to town

The port sits close to Bar's town center, generally a short ride away rather than a long haul. Exactly how short depends on where in the port complex you disembark and where your accommodation is, but for most hotels and apartments in central Bar, it's a quick transfer.

Getting a taxi at the port

Taxis are generally available around the port area, particularly when a ferry has just arrived and there's a cluster of passengers looking for onward transport. If you'd rather not leave it to chance, especially since ferry arrival times can shift by an hour or more depending on sea conditions and loading delays, booking ahead through the Greencar.me Taxi app means a car is arranged before you've even cleared customs.

What it costs

Since the port is within Bar town, most transfers to central accommodation fall under our standard city tariff: 1.00 EUR boarding plus a 2.00 EUR minimum fare, working out to roughly 1.45 EUR per kilometer from there. If you're headed further out, say to Sutomore or one of the other municipality towns, that shifts to the suburb rate: a 5.00 EUR minimum at 1.10 EUR per kilometer.

Bringing a vehicle off the ferry

If you drove your own car across on the ferry, you won't need a taxi at all for this leg, obviously, but it's worth knowing that vehicle unloading can take a while depending on how full the crossing was, so build that into your arrival timeline.

If you're staying outside Bar itself

Some ferry travelers use Bar purely as an entry point before heading elsewhere along the coast or inland. If that's you, our guide to Bar municipality covers the towns within our standard pickup zone, and if you're headed further afield, like Kotor or Budva, our day trips guide is a useful starting point for planning that leg.

Boaters and yacht crews

If you arrived by your own vessel rather than the passenger ferry, you'll want Bar Marina: A Land-Side Guide for Visiting Boaters and Crews instead, since Marina Bar sits in a different spot than the main commercial port.

First hour, sorted

For a broader checklist covering exactly this kind of "I just got off the boat, now what" situation, A Practical Checklist for Your First Hour in Bar is worth a quick read. And for the full arrival picture, including the train, the bus station, and cruise calls, see our pillar guide to arriving in Bar.

You can book a ride through the Greencar.me Taxi app on Google Play or the App Store, or simply find a car waiting near the port once you're through customs.