Bar cruise port guide

Arrival & Getting Ashore

Getting to the centre: Figures are from Bar Cruise Port's alongside quays to “Zero point” on the main promenade in central Bar.

• Distance: 1.0 km, cruise port to the city centre.
• Walk: not realistic; secure working port, shuttle required.

Sources: Bar Cruise Port: port information, Bar Cruise Port: transportation.

Orientation, not a walking route

For the operator's published second-pier arrangement, passengers take a shuttle through the port to “Zero point” on the main promenade in central Bar. The operator describes the shuttle as the only way between the cruise port and the centre. Do not plan to walk through the cargo area or meet a private driver beside the ship without specific permission.

The operator's passenger instructions centre on its two dedicated alongside cruise quays and the internal shuttle. Anchorage and ship tenders are listed as available capabilities, not as the normal passenger arrangement.

At Zero point, the port operator identifies a taxi stand and a tourism information desk. Retain the ship's return shuttle collection point and final boarding time before leaving it.

About this port

Bar offers two different visits: the modern town's seafront, reached by the cruise-port shuttle, and the archaeological site of Stari Bar away from the coast. Decide which you want before booking transport. Arriving in central Bar does not put you in the old walled settlement.

Bar Cruise Port operates within the multipurpose Port of Adria, with two dedicated cruise quays. The working port's passenger access arrangements matter more than a map's apparent walking distance to town.

Getting Around

Use the promenade drop-off as your starting point for the modern seafront. For Stari Bar, arrange a separate outward and return journey. Ask for Stari Bar, rather than simply “the town centre”, when discussing the trip with a driver. Agree where the vehicle will wait or collect you and how much time you will have inside the site.

The tourism desk at the shuttle drop-off is a practical place to obtain a map and discuss onward transport. On a short call, choose either the seafront or Stari Bar and preserve time for the mandatory port transfer at the end.

Things to Do

• King Nikola's Palace and the seafront: the former royal residence beside the sea houses Bar's Homeland Museum. This is a possible indoor visit to combine with the promenade; check museum admission information for your date before making it the focus of the outing.
• Stari Bar: explore the remains of the walled settlement on its rocky site away from the modern waterfront. Treat it as a separate excursion with transport and time to walk through the ruins. It is not a historic quarter immediately outside the cruise-port gate.

Haj-Nehaj is a different fortress near Sutomore, as the local tourism organisation's separate site description confirms. It is not part of Stari Bar, and should not be added to that visit on the assumption that the two are within the same walls.

Getting back to your ship

Use the promenade drop-off as your starting point for the modern seafront. For Stari Bar, arrange a separate outward and return journey. Ask for Stari Bar, rather than simply “the town centre”, when discussing the trip with a driver. Agree where the vehicle will wait or collect you and how much time you will have inside the site.

Practical Information

• Currency: euro. Montenegro uses it without a monetary agreement with the EU.
• Emergency help: 112 connects callers to emergency services throughout Montenegro.
• Keep the ship's return instructions with you. Reaching the promenade is only one part of the return journey when a shuttle is needed through the port.

Frequently asked

Can you walk from Bar cruise port into the city centre? No. The centre is 1.0 km away, but passengers must use the port shuttle through the secure working area.

How far is Bar cruise port from the city centre? About 1.0 km to “Zero point” on the main promenade.

Do cruise ships dock or tender in Bar? They normally dock at one of Bar Cruise Port's two dedicated quays. The operator lists anchorage and tendering as available capabilities rather than the standard passenger route.

Where does the Bar cruise-port shuttle stop? At “Zero point” on the main promenade, where the operator identifies a taxi stand and tourism information desk.