Montenegro by campervan: safety and healthcare

Campervan safety in Montenegro: vehicle security, healthcare, emergency contacts and practical prevention. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Euro
EUR. Adopted unilaterally in 2002. Not a eurozone member
Language
Montenegrin
Serbian, Bosnian and Albanian are widely heard too
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, other roads 80 km/h
Border
Outside Schengen
Staffed crossings with Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Albania
Insurance
No green card needed
EU checks dropped on 2 August 2021
Emergency
112
Road help from AMSCG on 19807, in English

Safety and health

The realistic risks in Montenegro are the road, the sun and the fire season, in that order. The Foreign Office describes ordinary street crime rather than anything aimed at travellers: pickpocketing at beaches, airports and tourist spots, and card skimming at street cash machines. Its advice on vehicles is one line worth taking literally: do not leave luggage in a parked car. Everything else is normal practice.

Small boats moored in a harbour at dusk below a hillside town lit up across the water — A lived-in waterfront beats an empty scenic layby, here as everywhere

What works

Nothing visible through the windows, and no luggage left in a parked vehicle.
Carry ID. Not carrying a passport or photocard licence is itself a fineable matter.

Health and pharmacies

112 is the single emergency number, including mountain rescue. 129 is the sea rescue number.
An apoteka is the pharmacy and the first stop for anything minor.

Traffic rules here are enforced at the roadside and paid in advance of leaving. A fine has to be settled at a bank or post office within eight days, or before you cross the border, and unpaid ones are recorded against foreign nationals. Budget the time as well as the money if you get one.