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MONTENEGRO / BAR
Car rental in Bar,
forty minutes up the coast.
Car rental in Bar and around Montenegro is the same rental it is here: Bar is 27 km north of Ulcinj, about forty minutes, with Stari Bar on the hill behind it. It is the first junction of the coast road north.
The nearest town,
and the first junction.
A trip to Bar does not change the booking. Keep the car in Ulcinj and drive up, or make it the drop-off if the trip carries on north from there.
Finish the rental in Bar
Different pick-up and drop-off cities make the booking a one-way, and it is priced as one.
How one-ways workThe ferry to Italy
Not running in the 2026 season. The operator at the Port of Bar confirmed on 9 April 2026 that no ship was available for the line.
What that meansWhat to have with you
A national licence in Latin script, not a copy, and the deposit card in the main driver’s name. Each car states its own minimum age and driving experience.
What that means in fullTwenty-seven kilometres, and the first junction north.
BEFORE YOU DRIVE OFF
At the handover,
check three things.
Photograph what the cover excludes
Wheels, windscreen, the underside and the interior sit outside standard insurance. Record them with the person handing the car over.
Keep it clean enough to inspect
A car returned so dirty that it hinders inspection is washed at your expense.
Stay on the tarmac
Rental cars are allowed on paved public roads only. The tracks down to the water are not all sealed.
How far is the drive
up to Bar?
Bar is the nearest town of any size to Ulcinj and the first stop on the road north.
The drive, and what is at the end of it
Bar is 27 km from Ulcinj, about forty minutes on the coast road. The coast road continues from Bar to Sutomore, Budva and the Boka.
Stari Bar, the old town on the hill behind it, is about thirty-five minutes from Ulcinj. The last part of the way up is on foot.
Going the other way, the beach at the other end of the coast road is about ten minutes from Ulcinj. Not all the tracks onto it are paved, and the conditions allow paved public roads only.
The crossing to Italy, as it stands
Bar has the country’s ferry port, and the question that follows is always the same one: can you sail to Italy from it. Not in the 2026 season. The Montenegrin operator at the Port of Bar said in April that the line is not running this year, its executive director confirming on 9 April 2026 that no ship was available for it, and the route page has shown no dates since.
The crossing ran in past summers, and older advice still lists it. If it returns, taking a hire car out of the country is an add-on chosen when you book, on a car that offers it.
The road past the working port is busier than the rest of the coast road north.
Stari Bar is on the hill behind the modern town, about thirty-five minutes from Ulcinj; the last part is on foot, with the car parked below.
In July and August, afternoon traffic through the coast towns makes the drive back longer than forty minutes.
Two rental conditions on this coast
The conditions permit paved public roads only. The tracks from the coast road towards the water are not all sealed.
A car returned so dirty that it hinders inspection is washed at the customer’s expense.
Standard cover excludes the wheels, the undercarriage, the windscreen and the interior; walk round the car at the handover with the person handing it over. Parking and fines are the renter’s responsibility.
Before you head north
A trip to Bar needs no different car or booking. A trip that carries on north can start with picking the car up before you head north.
The car goes back with the fuel level it was given, with the difference charged at the company’s rates if it is lower and nothing back if it is higher.
What do people ask
before they book?
Answers about driving to Bar, the old town behind it, and the port.
Is the ferry from Bar to Italy running?
Not in the 2026 season. The Montenegrin operator at the Port of Bar confirmed on 9 April 2026 that no ship was available for the line, and no dates have been published since.
How far is Bar from Ulcinj?
Twenty-seven kilometres and about forty minutes on the coast road. Stari Bar, the old town on the hill behind it, is a little nearer at about thirty-five minutes.
Where is a rental car allowed to go?
On paved public roads only. The tracks towards the water leave the tarmac, and past that point the car is outside the conditions.
How does the fuel policy work?
Return the car with the level of fuel you picked it up with. If it is lower you pay the difference at the company’s rates; if it is higher you are not compensated for it.