OFFICIAL CURRENTY:  EUR (€)

Foreign currency exchange is conducted in commercial banks and exchange offices.

PAYMENT CARDS:   Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express, Diners.

You can pay by credit cards in the largest number of catering facilities, restaurants, hotels, bars, gas stations, food stores and consumer goods shops.  In all towns there are ATMs where you can get money.

BANKS OF MONTENEGRO

CKB (Crnogorska komercijalna banka) – www.ckb.me
Podgorička banka Societe Generale Group – www.pgbanka.com
Atlasmont banka – www.atlasmontbanka.com
Prva banka – www.prvabankacg.com
Hipotekarna banka – www.hipotekarnabanka.com
Hypo Group Alpe Adria – www.hypo-alpe-adria.co.me
Invest banka Montenegro – www.invest-banka.com
Komercijalna banka – www.kombankbd.com
NLB Montenegro banka – www.montenegrobanka.com
Erste bank – www.erstebank.me

MONTENEGRO CUSTOMER CARE:     0 8000 1300
(tourist service – information, complaints, praises)

EUROPEAN EMERGENCY NUMBER:     122
(available everywhere in the European Union, free of charge, 24/7 for the police, the emergency medical services or the fire brigade)

POLICE:     122

AMBULANCE SERVICES:      124

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE:      19807

FIRE DEPARTMENT:      123

HEALTH CARE STATION PODGORICA:     19816

AUTO-MOTO ASSOCIATION OF MONTENEGRO (AMSCG):      19807

WEATHER FORCASTS:      0 4480 0200

AIRPORTS:       www.montenegroairports.com

Podgorica Airport  (TGD): +382 (0)20 444 240, 444 242
Tivat Airport (TIV): +382 (0)32 670 975

RAILWAY TRANSPORT:

Railway station Podgorica:      +382 (20) 411 211
Railway station Bar:      +382 (0)30 301 615

MARITIME TRANSPORT:       www.montenegrolines.net

Barska plovidba:       +382 (0)30 303 469, 311 164

MOBILE TELEPHONY PROVIDERS

Telenor – 1188
T Mobile – 1500
M:Tel – 1600

COMMON WORKING HOURS:     09.00 – 21.00h

Food shops are open from 06.00 – 21.00h. In tourist places in tourist season almost all shops are open until 24.00h.

POST OFFICE & BANKS:

The largest number of post offices works from 08.00 – 20.00h. In summer time they work longer hours. Banks are open from 08.00 – 20.00h.

STATE HOLIDAYS:

1st January – New Year
7th January – Christmas
1st May – International Labour Day
21st May – Independence Day of Montenegro
13th July – Statehood Day of Montenegro

RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:

Christmas, Easter and Bayram
All holidays in Montenegro are celebrated two days.  If holiday falls on a Sunday, the following two days are deemed to be a holiday. If the second day of holiday falls on a Sunday, the following workday is deemed to be a public holiday.