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Bus 72 to Zeleni venacorA1 minibus to Slavija?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 72 to Zeleni venac is cheaper by RSD 400. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The A1 minibus to Slavija is quicker: 45 min against 1 h. The Bus 72 to Zeleni venac varies between 50 and 70 minutes.

Bus 72 to Zeleni venac: 04:50–00:00. A1 minibus to Slavija: 06:45–00:15.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in RSD. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 72 to Zeleni venacA1 minibus to SlavijaDifference
1RSD 0RSD 400RSD 400
2RSD 0RSD 800RSD 800
3RSD 0RSD 1,200RSD 1,200
4RSD 0RSD 1,600RSD 1,600
5RSD 0RSD 2,000RSD 2,000
6RSD 0RSD 2,400RSD 2,400
7RSD 0RSD 2,800RSD 2,800
8RSD 0RSD 3,200RSD 3,200

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
bus · City of Belgrade, Secretariat for Public Transport (a contracted city line)Bus 72 to Zeleni venac
From
The "Aerodrom Nikola Tesla /dolasci/" stop outside the arrivals level
To
Zeleni venac, the bus terminus and market square just below Terazije, 400 m from Republic Square; Brankov most and the Novi Beograd stops on the way
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no racks; it makes 31 stops and fills with commuters at Ledine and Studentski grad.
Runs
04:50–00:00
Journey
50–70 min

It is free, and that is the city's decision, not a promotion. If a driver or anyone at the stop asks for money for this bus, they are not the City. The only bus from this airport that sells a ticket is the A1.

The airport says 30 to 40 minutes; the city's timetable schedules 50 to 70 — expect the longer figure. Thirty-one stops through Ledine, Studentski grad and Fontana are what separate it from the A1, not the fare.

Every 25 minutes all day, every day. The last is 00:00 and the first 04:50; the 72N covers 00:30 to 02:30 and nothing public covers 02:30 to 04:30.

Zeleni venac is the end of the line and the bottom of the center, not Republic Square itself: 400 m up the hill to Terazije, a kilometer and a half to Slavija.

It leaves from the arrivals level. The night line and the A1 use the same stop.

The free fare rests on a resolution that the City could revoke with another; the gazette shows none as of 4 September 2026, and the timetable it rests on is valid to 31 December 2026.

Bus 72 to Zeleni venac: price for every party size →

See the airport's line 72 page
shuttle · City of Belgrade minibus express line; fare set by the City's price listA1 minibus to Slavija
From
The same arrivals-level stop as the 72
To
Trg Slavija (Kralja Milutina street), via Fontana, Novi Beograd railway station, Sajam, Palata pravde and Savski trg
Luggage
A minibus with a luggage bay; the seven-stop express is the one built for bags.
Runs
06:45–00:15
Journey
30–45 min

This is the only bus from the airport that costs anything. RSD 400 in cash to the driver, per person; a card, a Beograd Plus app or the free fare that carries every other bus in the city is no use on it.

It does not run at night. Last departure 00:15, next 06:45. The free 72N runs in the gap it leaves, until 02:30.

The airport says about 30 minutes; the City's timetable schedules 45 to Slavija. It stops at Savski trg seven minutes before the end, which is nearer the old town than Slavija is.

Every 15 minutes by day is not quite true: the timetable skips one slot every 75 minutes, and after 19:45 the departures are 21:15, 22:45 and 00:15.

Four hundred dinars buys seven stops instead of thirty-one and a bay for the bags. It buys nothing else the 72 does not give away.

A1 minibus to Slavija: price for every party size →

See the airport's A1 page

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