Niš: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Niš is a city of 250,000 people in Serbia (Central Serbia), 194 m (636 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Niš runs from about 9 h 1 min a day in late December to 15 h 28 min in late June (computed for 43.32° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Niš is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Niš: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Niš · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Bucharest, 359 km (Romania) — flights · buses
- Belgrade, 201 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Sofia, 135 km (Bulgaria) — buses · car rental · tours
- Sarajevo, 292 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — tours
- Pristina, 94 km (Kosovo)
- Skopje, 153 km (North Macedonia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tirana, 281 km (Albania) — buses · car rental · tours
- Plovdiv, 266 km (Bulgaria) — buses · car rental · tours
- Thessaloníki, 310 km (Greece)
- Braşov, 391 km (Romania)
Twin towns and sister cities: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Veliko Tarnovo, Košice, Kursk, Rognan, Kraków, Marousi, Senta, Glyfada, Skopje, Beersheba, Sparta, Belgorod, Elektrostal.
Common questions
Which airport serves Niš?
Niš Constantine the Great Airport (INI), 4 km (2 mi) from the centre.
How big is Niš?
About 250,000 people live in Niš, across 597 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Niš in?
Europe/Belgrade, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Niš?
The Dinar (RSD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Niš?
Bucharest (359 km), Belgrade (201 km), Sofia (135 km), Sarajevo (292 km), Pristina (94 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.