Serbia by campervan: driving, tolls and rules
Driving a campervan in Serbia: speed limits, tolls, low-emission zones, required equipment and key road rules. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026
Currency
Serbian dinar
RSD, not the euro. 117.05 to 117.75 din to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Serbian
Written in both Cyrillic and Latin, both official
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, other roads 80 km/h
Power
230V, type F
Same two-pin plug as most of Europe
Tap water
Mains supply
UK government health advice for Serbia carries no water warning
Emergency
112
Ambulance 194. Roadside assistance 1987
Driving
Driving
There is no vignette in Serbia. You pay at a barrier. Take a ticket where you join the motorway, hand it in and pay where you leave, in dinars or by card. What it costs turns on a category, and the category is about height rather than weight: a two-axle van over 1.9 metres tall and up to 3,500 kg is category 2, not category 1. A motorhome over 3,500 kg is category 3. On the tariff in force from 1 July 2026, Belgrade to the North Macedonian border was 3,080 dinars in category 2 against 2,060 in category 1.
Speed limits
| Where | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Motorway, auto-put | 130 km/h | Unless signed lower |
| Expressway, moto-put | 100 km/h | |
| Other roads outside towns | 80 km/h | |
| Built-up area | 50 km/h | Up to 80 where a sign allows it |
| Towing a caravan | 80 km/h | On any road |
Toll categories, which is the number that decides your bill
| Category | What it covers | A campervan? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two axles, up to 1.3 m high at the first axle. Or a two-axle van up to 1.9 m total height and up to 3,500 kg. | Only a low conversion |
| 2 | A two-axle van over 1.9 m total height and up to 3,500 kg. Also any category 1 vehicle towing a trailer. | Most campervans |
| 3 | Two or three axles, over 1.3 m at the first axle, over 3,500 kg. | Larger motorhomes |
| 4 | Four or more axles including trailer axles, over 3,500 kg. | Rarely |
Toll on the main corridors, tariff in force from 1 July 2026
| Route | Category 1 | Category 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade to Preševo, E75 south | 2,060 din, €18.00 | 3,080 din, €26.50 |
| Belgrade to Dimitrovgrad, E80 east | 1,800 din, €15.50 | 2,710 din, €23.50 |
| Belgrade to Subotica, E75 north | 850 din, €7.50 | 1,270 din, €11.00 |
| Šid to Šimanovci, E70 west | 520 din, €4.50 | 780 din, €7.00 |
| Belgrade to Prilipac, E763 south-west | 950 din, €8.50 | 1,430 din, €12.50 |
Fuel
- Diesel was reported at 234 dinars a litre and petrol at 205 dinars on 14 September 2026, which at that week's exchange rate is roughly 2.00 and 1.75 euros.
- Serbia regulates retail fuel prices by government decree, so the spread between stations is narrow compared with western Europe.
What has to be in the vehicle
- A reflective vest, required in every passenger vehicle by the road traffic act, and worn by anyone standing on the carriageway at a stopped vehicle.
- A warning triangle, placed at least 50 metres behind the vehicle outside a built-up area and 10 metres inside one.
Insurance: check that SRB is not struck through on your green card. Serbia joined the plate-based system with the EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Iceland and Norway on 1 January 2012, which is why Serbian-plated cars need no green card in the EU. In the other direction the wording of Serbia's own compulsory insurance act is not clean: one part says the plate replaces the document, while a transitional provision, which applies until Serbia joins the EU, says police check for an international insurance document at the crossing and anyone without one buys a border policy on the spot. Carrying the green card settles it either way and costs nothing.
Published sources did not show a low emission zone of the western European kind operating against foreign vehicles in Serbia as of September 2026. That is not the same as there being none, so check the city you are driving into.