Kotor eSIM
In Kotor you connect to Telekom or One, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 52 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telekom and One
- Typical speed in Montenegro
- 52 Mbps typical, 13 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- 4G only
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Kotor
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.63 | $10.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.78 | $13.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.09 | $20.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.79 | $35.89 |
How Montenegro compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telekom, One
- 5G
- 4G only
- Next fastest nearby
- Albania, 54 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- North Macedonia, 49 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Kotor, Budva, Podgorica
Landing at Tivat Airport (TIV)
- Airport
- TIV / LYTV
- Distance
- 7 km from the centre of Kotor
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalAirports of Montenegro states that use of Wi-Fi is free of charge at Podgorica and Tivat airports, and the Tivat facilities page invites passengers to enjoy free Wi-Fi. Neither page publishes a network name or a login method.
- SIM on arrival
- No SIM counter in the terminalTivat's published facilities list names a business lounge, a medical clinic, Montenegro Duty Free, a tobacco shop selling mobile phone top ups, and a bakery. No mobile operator or SIM card counter is listed.
- Also serves
- Podgorica Airport (TGD)
Getting into Kotor
- Adriatic Highway (E65/E80) from Tivat Airport to Kotor (TIV). Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Cruise ship arrivals at the Kotor waterfront
- Kamenari to Lepetane ferry across the Verige Strait
Worth knowing about Kotor
- Kotor has no airport of its own; Tivat is about 7 km away and Podgorica about 65 km, so every arrival involves a road transfer.
- The road between Tivat and Kotor runs through the Vrmac Tunnel, so signal drops out on that stretch.
- Kotor is a cruise port and took over 250,000 tourists in 2019, many of them arriving by ship rather than by air.
- Coming from Podgorica the alternative route to the bay passes through the 4.2 km Sozina road tunnel.
- The Kamenari to Lepetane ferry runs around the clock on the summer timetable published by Morsko Dobro, departing every 20 minutes from 06:00 to midnight and every 30 minutes from midnight to 06:00.
- The Verige Strait, where the ferry crosses, is the narrowest part of the Bay of Kotor: 2300 metres long and only 340 metres wide at its tightest point.
- The Bay of Kotor is a ria, the drowned valley of the vanished Bokelj river, enclosed by two Dinaric massifs: Orjen to the west, reaching 1894 metres, and Lovcen to the east.
- A cable stayed Verige bridge across the strait, 981 metres long with a 450 metre main span, is fully planned but unbuilt. UNESCO raised concerns and Montenegro has considered a tunnel instead.
- Kotor's UNESCO listing, the Natural and Culturo-Historical Region of Kotor, was inscribed in 1979 and covers Kotor, Risan, Perast and the islets of Sveti Djordje and Our Lady of the Rocks.
- The earthquake of 15 April 1979 put the Kotor site on the List of World Heritage in Danger from the year of its inscription until 2003.
- The Port of Kotor states that about 500 cruise ships carrying roughly half a million passengers, plus around 1000 yachts, visit each year.
- The port offers two berths immediately in front of the old town walls and three anchorages in the Bay of Kotor, plus 170 yacht berths in Kotor Marina.
- Crnogorski Telekom states that citizens of Balkan countries and the EU may register a prepaid line with an ID card or a passport, while citizens of other countries must use a passport.
- Crnogorski Telekom sells tourist eSIM plans online, with the QR code and activation code sent to the buyer's email address. Physical SIMs are sold in Telekom branches and marked retailers.
- Montenegro's regulator EKIP announced roam like at home across the Western Balkans, under which Montenegrin users pay home network rates for regulated roaming calls, SMS and internet in the region.
- Kotor municipality publishes the city transport timetable for Kotor and Tivat, covering lines via Risan, Kostanjica and Kamp, operated by Blue Line of Herceg Novi.