- Sleeper trains
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- Serbia · Montenegro
Belgrade to Bar trainBelgrade to the Adriatic, through 254 tunnels
Tito’s railway to the sea.
The Lovćen sleeper leaves Belgrade in the evening, climbs through western Serbia in the dark, crosses into Montenegro at Bijelo Polje in the small hours, and comes down through the Morača canyon and across Lake Skadar to the Adriatic at Bar by seven.
It costs about €24.
Every stop, both ways
Every night, all year.
Times from the operator’s published timetable; track works can change them, and booked passengers are told of changes.
Belgrade → Bijelo Polje → Podgorica → Bar
| Arr. | Dep. | Station |
|---|---|---|
| — | 19:35 | Zemun |
| 19:42 | 19:54 | Beograd Centar |
| 20:02 | 20:03 | Rakovica |
| 20:44 | 20:45 | Lazarevac |
| 21:09 | 21:10 | Valjevo |
| 22:05 | 22:06 | Kosjerić |
| 22:34 | 22:36 | Požega |
| 22:56 | 23:06 | Užice |
| 00:51 | 00:52 | Pribojnext day |
| 01:58 | 01:59 | Prijepolje |
| 02:55 | 03:44 | Bijelo Polje |
| 04:09 | 04:10 | Mojkovac |
| 04:27 | 04:28 | Kolašin |
| 05:44 | 05:50 | Podgorica |
| 06:01 | 06:06 | Golubovci |
| 06:35 | 06:40 | Sutomore |
| 06:54 | — | Bar |
Bar → Podgorica → Bijelo Polje → Belgrade
| Arr. | Dep. | Station |
|---|---|---|
| — | 20:10 | Bar |
| 20:24 | 20:29 | Sutomore |
| 20:57 | 20:58 | Golubovci |
| 21:09 | 21:20 | Podgorica |
| 22:36 | 22:37 | Kolašin |
| 22:54 | 22:55 | Mojkovac |
| 23:20 | 00:10 | Bijelo Polje |
| 01:07 | 01:08 | Prijepolje |
| 02:07 | 02:08 | Priboj |
| 03:54 | 04:04 | Užice |
| 04:25 | 04:26 | Požega |
| 04:54 | 04:55 | Kosjerić |
| 05:50 | 05:51 | Valjevo |
| 06:18 | 06:19 | Lazarevac |
| 06:59 | 07:00 | Rakovica |
| 07:08 | 07:18 | Beograd Centar |
| 07:25 | — | Zemun |
Source: nachtzug.net, Belgrade → Bar and Bar → Belgrade (updated June 2026) ↗
Choose your berth
From a reclining seat to a suite with its own shower.
Pick a class to see what you get and what it costs.
4-berth couchette
A berth in a four-berth compartment.
€12 supplement
You buy a ticket (Belgrade–Bar €23.80 in 2nd class, €35.60 in 1st) and add a berth supplement.
Booking opens a month ahead in the Serbian Railways app; sleepers and 4-berth couchettes sell out first in summer. The Man in Seat 61, Belgrade to Bar railway (2026) ↗
Pick the right month
Daylight decides what you see from the window.
Hover a month for the verdict.
Runs every night all year.
The best mountain scenery is in Montenegro at the southern end; southbound, the mountain section is in daylight from about five in high summer.
In winter, take the summer day train or a local train for the views.
What you’ll see
254 tunnels, 435 bridges
Built from the 1950s and opened in 1976, one of the great feats of European railway engineering.
The Morača canyon
South of Kolašin the line drops through the mountains in the early-morning light.
Lake Skadar
A causeway across the Balkans’ largest lake, then a tunnel to the Adriatic.
About €24
One of the cheapest great train rides in the world, even with a berth.
Lovćen, Belgrade–Bar, answered
Yes, the Lovćen, every night all year.
It leaves Zemun at 19:35 and Beograd Centar at 19:54, and reaches Bar at 06:54.
Northbound it leaves Bar at 20:10 and arrives at Beograd Centar at 07:08. Timetable ↗
Belgrade to Bar costs €23.80 in second class or €35.60 in first, plus a berth supplement: €8 for a 6-berth couchette, €12 for a 4-berth, €16 or €24 for a triple or double sleeper, and €48 with a first-class ticket for a single. seat61 ↗
Since July 2026 you can book online with Serbian Railways (its app is in English and shows live availability) or Montenegro Railways.
Print couchette and sleeper tickets: the attendant collects them. seat61 ↗
The right going south and the left going north.
The finest scenery is between Bijelo Polje and Podgorica.
In summer, yes, with a change at Bijelo Polje.
For 2026 it ran from mid-June to mid-September. seat61 ↗
Every stop, and why you might get off
- ZemunThe Lovćen's northern terminus, serving a historic Danube district that feels like a separate town from central Belgrade.
- Beograd CentarBelgrade's main station (Prokop) and the practical place to board for Bar, with the capital a short bus or train ride away.
- RakovicaA suburban Belgrade stop, useful mainly for connecting to local lines; little reason to alight unless visiting Rakovica Monastery.
- LazarevacA small town best known for its First World War memorial church to the Battle of Kolubara; a short, focused stop at most.
- ValjevoA characterful western Serbian town with a 19th-century bazaar quarter and the Gradac river gorge on its doorstep.
- KosjerićA small rural town between the Maljen and Povlen mountains; worth it only for village tourism and hiking, not as a quick stop.
- PožegaMainly a rail junction where the Belgrade–Bar line meets the line to Čačak and Kraljevo; modest sights in the town itself.
- UžiceThe springboard for the Šargan Eight heritage railway and Drvengrad, with a clifftop fortress above the Đetinja river.
- PribojA small Lim valley town with a medieval monastery and spa nearby; the southbound train calls here just before 1am.
- PrijepoljeA plain town, but the stop for Mileševa Monastery and its famous White Angel fresco just outside.
- Bijelo PoljeNorthern Montenegro's main town on the Lim, home to the church where the Miroslav Gospel was written; also the border station.
- MojkovacA quiet mountain town on the upper Tara, offering a less crowded northern approach to Biogradska Gora national park.
- KolašinMontenegro's mountain base for Biogradska Gora's primeval forest and lake, plus Bjelasica skiing; arrive by train over Mala Rijeka.
- PodgoricaMontenegro's capital and transport hub; not a showpiece city, but a good base for Skadar Lake, Ostrog and Cetinje.
- GolubovciA small town on the Zeta plain, chiefly useful as the stop for Podgorica Airport; little to keep you otherwise.
- SutomoreThe first beach on the line: a busy, budget resort whose long sandy beach is a short walk from the platform.
- BarThe Lovćen's Adriatic terminus and a hub for coastal buses and Italy ferries, with the ruins of Stari Bar above town.
- nachtzug.net, Belgrade → Bar and Bar → Belgrade (updated June 2026) ↗
- The Man in Seat 61, Belgrade to Bar railway (2026) ↗
- Backpack Adventures, the train from Belgrade to Bar ↗
- Wikipedia, Belgrade–Bar railway ↗
Times are from the operator’s published timetable and can change.
The animation runs to the scheduled pace between stops; intermediate points are drawn to follow the line, not to show timings.
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