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The Sava river seen from Kalemegdan in Belgrade, with a tourist boat on the water and the towers of New Belgrade behind the trees on the far bank

Where to stay in Belgrade

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Places to stay in Belgrade

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About Belgrade

Belgrade charges street parking by colour zone, with limits from 30 minutes in the purple zone to 180 in the green, and the city garages sell day and month passes. The host registers every foreign guest with the police within 24 hours.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla (BEG) in Surčin, about 19 km by road from Republic Square. Source
Tourist tax
RSD 160 per person per day since 1 January 2020, 50% for ages 7 to 15, free under 7 and for stays of more than 30 days in a row. Shown separately on the bill. Source
Tax change pending
Proposed amendments to the tourist tax decision are on the City Assembly agenda for 6 October 2026; the RSD 240 figure in the press is unverified as of September 2026. Source
Police registration
Hotels and paid hosts register each foreign guest within 24 hours of the start of the stay; a private host the foreigner visits registers within 24 hours of arrival. Source
Entry
Serbia is outside the EU and Schengen. EU, UK and US passports: no visa for up to 90 days in 6 months from the first entry; EU citizens may also use an ID card. Source
Currency
The Serbian dinar (RSD). Parking and tolls are priced in dinars. Source
Street parking
Purple zone A 30 minutes, red zone 1 60 minutes at RSD 80, yellow zone 2 120 minutes at RSD 65, green zone 3 180 minutes at RSD 55 an hour. Overstaying costs a RSD 3,000 daily ticket. Source
Garages
Obilićev venac, near Knez Mihailova, RSD 150 an hour and RSD 2,000 a day; the Pinki garage in Zemun and the Novi Beograd car park RSD 1,500 a day. Source
Motorway tolls
Toll list valid from 1 July 2026: Stara Pazova to Novi Sad RSD 340 for a car. Source
Emergency numbers
112, police 192, fire 193, ambulance 194 Source

Areas of Belgrade

Knez Mihailova, the paved pedestrian street in central Belgrade, with stone facades on the left and trees and benches on the right
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Stari grad: Knez Mihailova and Kalemegdan

The old core of Belgrade, with Knez Mihailova, the protected main promenade that runs from Terazije to Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park, and the municipality's 18 museums and six theatres. It suits a first visit on foot.

Belgrade airport
about 19 km
Republic Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

Knez Mihailova is a pedestrian zone closed by bollards. The Obilićev venac garage, entered from Maršala Birjuzova, charges RSD 150 an hour and RSD 2,000 a day; the Kalemegdan car park charges the same hourly and daily rate.

The cobbled Skadarska street in Skadarlija, Belgrade, lined with low houses and shaded by trees
Photographed in 2016. Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Skadarlija and Dorćol

Skadarlija, the cobbled street in the Dorćol quarter that actors, writers and painters made the bohemian part of the city at the turn of the 20th century, with taverns and traditional music. It suits evenings out within a short walk of Republic Square.

Belgrade airport
about 20 km
Republic Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

Skadarska is a pedestrian zone closed by bollards. The city's Politika car park at Makedonska 29 has 55 spaces at RSD 150 an hour and RSD 2,000 a day.

The white Church of Saint Sava on Vračar in Belgrade, with green domes and gold crosses, visitors on the square in front
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Vračar

The smallest central municipality, south-east of the old core, around Slavija Square and the Vračar plateau, with the Church of Saint Sava and the National Library of Serbia. It suits travellers who want Saint Sava and Slavija on the doorstep, about 3 km by road from Republic Square.

Belgrade airport
about 21 km
Republic Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

The Slavija 1 and 2 car parks on Prote Mateje charge RSD 100 for the first hour, RSD 150 for each hour after and RSD 2,000 a day. Which street zone covers each Vračar street was not verified.

People walking on the Sava Promenade in Belgrade, a wide riverside path with a cycle lane, young trees and planters by the water
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Savamala and the Sava Promenade

A former industrial district along the Sava, with Baroque and Art Nouveau facades, clubs, bars and restaurants, and the 1.8 km Sava Promenada in the Belgrade Waterfront district. It suits nights out and walks by the river.

Belgrade airport
about 20 km
Republic Square
about 1 km

Car and parking

The Zeleni venac garage at Kraljice Natalije 13 charges RSD 100 for the first hour, RSD 150 after and RSD 2,000 a day; the Donji grad car park at Karađorđeva 2 to 4 charges RSD 150 an hour.

A paved path through Ušće park in New Belgrade, with a stone sculpture on the lawn and the glass Ušće Tower behind the trees
Photographed in 2018. Photo: Fred Romero from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Novi Beograd

New Belgrade across the Sava, built by youth brigades from 1948 and now the most densely populated municipality in Serbia, with Sava Centar, the arena and the Ušće business centre by Ušće park. It suits drivers, congress visitors at Sava Centar and an early flight.

Belgrade airport
about 15 km
Republic Square
about 5 km

Car and parking

The city's Novi Beograd car park at Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 167 charges RSD 50 for the first hour, RSD 100 after and RSD 1,500 a day, with a 07:00 to 21:00 monthly pass at RSD 6,500.

The brick Gardoš Tower in Zemun seen from above, with the old fortress walls around it, red-roofed houses and the Danube behind
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Zemun

The town on the Danube that people call a city within the city, with the Gardoš Tower, narrow streets of Austro-Hungarian houses and a riverside promenade with fish restaurants. It suits a base by the river, about 7 km by road from Republic Square.

Belgrade airport
about 16 km
Republic Square
about 7 km

Car and parking

Since 6 July 2026 central Zemun is a green zone: 180 minutes at RSD 55 an hour, weekdays 07:00 to 21:00 and Saturdays 07:00 to 14:00. The Pinki garage at Nemanjina 4a charges RSD 100 for the first hour and RSD 1,500 a day.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Belgrade?

RSD 160 per person per day under the city decision in force since 1 January 2020, half for ages 7 to 15 and nothing under 7. The City Assembly put an amendment on its 6 October 2026 agenda; press reports put it at RSD 240, unverified as of September 2026.

Who registers a foreign guest with the police in Belgrade?

The hotel or host who rents the room, within 24 hours of the start of the stay. A friend or relative who hosts a foreigner registers the visit within 24 hours of arrival.

How long can a car stand on the street in central Belgrade?

During charging hours, from 07:00 to 21:00 or 22:00 on weekdays, zone limits run from 30 minutes in the purple zone to 180 in the green, and a car past its limit gets a RSD 3,000 daily ticket. A garage such as Obilićev venac costs RSD 2,000 a day.

Which area suits a stay with a car?

New Belgrade, about 15 km from the airport, with a city car park at RSD 1,500 a day, or Zemun, with the Pinki garage at the same daily rate.