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To Kotor old town · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Red Taxi to Kotor old town

Taxi · Red Taxi
12–20 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Call Red Taxi's Tivat dispatch on 19729 from arrivalsKotor old town
24-hour servicePer vehicle
€30total for 1 adult€30 eachFind the taxi rank
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Call Red Taxi's Tivat dispatch on 19729 from arrivals

EUR 30 a car to Kotor old town or Muo, EUR 35 to Dobrota or Prčanj, from Red Taxi's own price list. Called by phone on arrival, not pre-booked.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Pre-booked

Welcome Pickups transfer to Kotor

Driver meets you in arrivals
12–20 min rideTraffic dependentRuns all night
Driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name boardAny address in Kotor
24-hour servicePer vehiclePre-book
€32total for 1 adult€32 eachBook transferPartner link · through Welcome Pickups
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name board

EUR 32 for a sedan seating three, fixed when you book. Larger vehicles are quoted when you book.

Luggage. A standard suitcase for each of the three in a sedan; choose a larger vehicle for more.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator.

How do I get from Tivat airport to Kotor city center?

For one traveler the Red Taxi to Kotor old town at €30, 12–20 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.

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Car hire at Tivat airportDiscover Cars

Hire a car for Budva, Herceg Novi or the Bay of Kotor’s villages: no bus calls at the airport. Kotor old town is 20 minutes away by the taxi’s fixed EUR 30 fare, and parking by the old town is scarce. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.

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Luggage

A standard suitcase for each of the three in a sedan; choose a larger vehicle for more.

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Other cities from this airport on a published fare, priced for your party

Straight comparisons

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On arrival at Tivat Airport

From the arrivals hall to each way in
The taxi rank

Red Taxi's fixed fares from the airport are EUR 30 to Kotor old town, EUR 45 to Budva and EUR 70 to Herceg Novi; call 19729 or +382 67 019 729 for a car. No tariff is published for the other cars at the rank; agree the price first.

Before you travel

Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
taxi · Red TaxiRed Taxi to Kotor old town
From
Call Red Taxi's Tivat dispatch on 19729 from arrivals
To
Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate
Runs
All night
Journey
12–20 min

EUR 30 a car to Kotor old town or Muo, EUR 35 to Dobrota or Prčanj, from Red Taxi's own price list. Called by phone on arrival, not pre-booked.

This is one company's list; other taxis at the rank have no published fare. Confirm EUR 30 when you call.

About 12 minutes on the road, longer in summer traffic around the bay.

Red Taxi to Kotor old town: what it costs for one to eight travelers

transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Kotor
From
Driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name board
To
Any address in Kotor
Luggage
A standard suitcase for each of the three in a sedan; choose a larger vehicle for more.
Runs
All night
Journey
12–20 min

EUR 32 for a sedan seating three, fixed when you book. Larger vehicles are quoted when you book.

The driver waits up to an hour free after a delayed landing; cancel up to 24 hours before for an 80% refund.

Welcome Pickups transfer to Kotor: what it costs for one to eight travelers

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taxi · Red TaxiRed Taxi to Herceg Novi
From
Call Red Taxi's Tivat dispatch on 19729 from arrivals
To
Any address in Herceg Novi
Runs
All night
Journey
60–71 min

EUR 70 a car to Herceg Novi, EUR 80 to Igalo, from the company's own price list. Called by phone on arrival.

This is one company's list; confirm EUR 70 when you call.

Red Taxi to Herceg Novi: what it costs for one to eight travelers

Questions about getting into Kotor

What is the best way from Tivat airport to Kotor city center?

For one traveler, the Red Taxi to Kotor old town at €30, 12–20 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.

What is the cheapest way from Tivat airport to Kotor city center?

For one traveler, the Red Taxi to Kotor old town at €30. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.

How do I get from Tivat airport to Kotor city center by taxi?

For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Red Taxi to Kotor old town at €30, 12–20 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Kotor by any means. See every option by taxi

How long does it take to get from Tivat airport to Kotor city center?

Red Taxi to Kotor old town: 12–20 min. Welcome Pickups transfer to Kotor: 12–20 min. Tivat Airport is 8 km from Kotor.

How far is Tivat airport from the city center?

8 km to Kotor. The fastest way in takes 12–20 min.

How much is a taxi from Tivat airport to Kotor city center?

€30. Journey time 12–20 min.

Where do I catch the Red Taxi to Kotor old town at Tivat airport?

Call Red Taxi's Tivat dispatch on 19729 from arrivals. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate.

Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Budva go to Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate?

This goes to Budva, down the coast, not Kotor: the driver takes you to any address there.

Does the Welcome Pickups transfer to Tivat go to Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate?

This goes to Tivat, the town beside the airport, not Kotor.

Does the Red Taxi to Herceg Novi go to Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate?

This goes to Herceg Novi, at the mouth of the bay, not Kotor.

Does the Private transfer to Herceg Novi go to Kotor old town, by the Sea Gate?

This goes to Herceg Novi, at the mouth of the bay, not Kotor.

Worth knowing

No bus timetable lists a stop at the airport. The coaches to Kotor and Budva leave from Tivat bus station in Bonići, and no fare from the airport is published.

Red Taxi publishes fixed fares from the airport: EUR 30 to Kotor old town or Muo, EUR 35 to Dobrota or Prčanj, EUR 45 to Budva or Perast. Call its Tivat dispatch on 19729 or +382 67 019 729 when you land.

Neither the airport nor the town publishes a taxi tariff for the other cars at the rank. Agree the price before you get in.

A Welcome Pickups sedan for up to three, booked ahead, is EUR 32 to any address in Kotor. The driver waits in the arrivals hall and tracks your flight.

Kotor's old town is 8 km away, about 12 minutes by car outside summer traffic. Tivat itself is 4 km, about 5 minutes; Budva 21 km, about 27 minutes.