Novi Sad: 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.
Novi Sad is a city of 215,400 people in Serbia (Vojvodina), 79 m (259 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Novi Sad railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Novi Sad runs from about 8 h 48 min a day in late December to 15 h 43 min in late June (computed for 45.25° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Novi Sad is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Osijek Airport (OSI, 83 km).
Flights to Novi Sad: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Novi Sad railway station, Old Novi Sad railway station. Trains to Novi Sad
Buses to Novi Sad · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 257 km (Hungary) — flights · trains · tours
- Belgrade, 70 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Sofia, 398 km (Bulgaria)
- Sarajevo, 195 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zagreb, 307 km (Croatia)
- Pristina, 306 km (Kosovo)
- Skopje, 384 km (North Macedonia)
- Bratislava, 383 km (Slovakia)
- Graz, 394 km (Austria)
- Cluj-Napoca, 336 km (Romania)
Twin towns and sister cities: Modena, Banja Luka, Changchun, Budva, Dortmund, Gomel, Ilioupoli, Norwich, Pécs, Timișoara, Ferrara, Lviv, Nizhny Novgorod, Irkutsk.
Common questions
Which airport serves Novi Sad?
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Novi Sad?
About 215,400 people live in Novi Sad, across 106 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Novi Sad in?
Europe/Belgrade, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Novi Sad?
The Dinar (RSD). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Novi Sad?
Budapest (257 km), Belgrade (70 km), Sofia (398 km), Sarajevo (195 km), Zagreb (307 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.