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Selected pickup city: Podgorica
Podgorica is Montenegro's capital but not its tourist centre — a flat, modern inland city that works better as a rental pickup point than a destination in itself. Its main advantage is the airport, Montenegro's busiest, and reasonably direct road connections both to the coast and north to Durmitor. The Sozina tunnel cuts the drive to Budva to under an hour; the older mountain route via Cetinje takes longer but is the more scenic option if you're not pressed for time.
The city centre has little of the historic character found on the coast, but the old Ottoman quarter of Stara Varoš and the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers are worth an hour before heading out. Podgorica also makes a practical base for reaching Lake Skadar, Europe's largest lake by area straddling the border with Albania, about 30 minutes south. Millennium Bridge over the Morača is the city's one distinctly modern landmark.
To the coast, the Sozina tunnel route to Budva or Bar is the fastest option and the one most rental cars will default to via GPS. Northbound, the road to Nikšić and on to Durmitor takes roughly two hours and climbs steadily once past Nikšić. Lake Skadar National Park, with its lakeside villages and vineyards, makes an easy half-day loop south of the city.
Airport car rental counters here get busy around peak arrival times, so allow extra time for paperwork if you're picking up straight off a flight. City traffic is straightforward compared to the coast — wide roads, functioning signals — but roundabout etiquette can differ from what non-local drivers expect. Fuel is generally cheaper in Podgorica than at coastal resort towns, worth noting if you're starting a longer road trip here.
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