Getting around Zlatibor
By bus from Belgrade, on foot and by gondola in the centre, and to the cave, the waterfall and Sirogojno by car or organised trip.
- From Belgrade
- bus from Belgrade bus station
- Return ticket
- €20.87–28.10
- Gondola
- €17 return, return tickets only
Zlatibor likes to say that everything is close. The map disagrees. The gondola, the lake and the centre lie within easy reach of each other, but the cave and the waterfall are a drive away, and no regular line runs to either. The plan is a bus to the centre, feet and a gondola in town, and a car or an organised trip for anything beyond.
From Belgrade to Zlatibor
Belgrade (BEG airport) is the hub, but the bus leaves from the Belgrade bus station, not the airport. There are 15 departures a day on the bus from Belgrade bus station, with one stop of 15 minutes on the road. Journey time: about 4 h.
A single ticket costs €14.90, and a round trip costs €20.87–28.10. Children get up to 50 % off and students up to 20 %. Eight buses a day leave Zlatibor on the same line, so the return is as easy to plan as the way in.
On foot, by bike, by gondola
The gondola starts in the centre, calls at Ribničko jezero and ends on Tornik, 9 km and about 25 minutes in all. The lake stop has a bar and a playground, and the top has a viewpoint, a bar and a shop. Tickets are sold return only, and children from 6 to 12 pay half, while younger ones ride free with an adult. Gondola price: €17. Booking: no, on-site or online. Closed day: none (periodic technical inspection).
Bikes are hired in several places in the centre, for half an hour or a whole day, and a mountain bike suits the ground best. Marked paths lead to Čajetina and Semegnjevo, and QR codes at the junctions give your exact position. On Tornik four trails add up to more than 30 km, and the marked route to Mokra Gora runs for over 60 km, so leave it to strong riders.
Car or organised trip
Distances from the centre: centre–Stopića cave 19 km · centre–Gostilje waterfall 25 km · gondola to Tornik 9 km. No regular line runs to the cave, the waterfall or Sirogojno, which leaves two ways. Both work. You can hire a car, which costs €14–36 per day, or join the morning trip.
The trip is organised through the tourist office by the agencies Trendy Travel and Navigator. It leaves Zlatibor in the morning and returns in the afternoon with a licensed guide, and it covers the cave, Sirogojno and the waterfall in one day. Entry tickets are extra, at €3.40 for the cave and €2.10 for the waterfall, and the trip itself costs €15.33. Without a car this is the better choice for those three, because you get a guide and no parking to look for. Mokra Gora is not on it, so that one needs wheels.
How to reach what
There is no regular line to the cave, the waterfall, Sirogojno or Mokra Gora; the trip runs in the morning, and entry tickets are paid separately.
Where to next
Zlatibor in 2 days
→The first day loops Stopića cave and the Gostilje waterfall together by car, the second leaves the gondola up Tornik for the morning and Mačkat for the afternoon.
Sirogojno · 16 km
→An open-air museum, and the sweaters Vogue made catalogues for
How well does Zlatibor suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
Nomadinho scores out of 100, the same ones behind “Where to go”.
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Three places with the closest scores, from any country.
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How do you get from Belgrade to Zlatibor without a car?
Take the bus from the Belgrade bus station, where 15 buses leave every day. Journey time: about 4 h. Fare: €14.90.
Can you reach Stopića cave and the Gostilje waterfall without a car?
No regular line runs there. What is left is the morning trip with a guide, with entry tickets paid separately, or a hired car. The trip costs €15.33, and a car €14–36 per day.
Do you need to book the gondola?
Booking: no, on-site or online. The ticket is sold return only, and the closed day: none (periodic technical inspection).
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