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Fuel is state-set weekly and reasonable; stay on the signed border crossings with Kosovo.
Drives on the right · RSD · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 32p cheaper than at home. Indicative national average, checked 19 Oct 2026. Serbia: prices set weekly by the government. Figure: globalpetrolprices.com weekly survey, converted at the ECB dollar rate.
- Bulgaria → Serbia +10p
- Hungary → Serbia +7p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
Motorways tolled by distance; a van over 1.9 m is class 2. Belgrade to the Hungarian border about €10, to Niš about €12. Card or cash at the barrier.
Clean air zones
None.
Sleeping in the van
Tolerated widely; Belgrade's river banks are an exception.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle, hi-vis vest, first-aid kit, spare bulbs, tow rope. Headlights on by day.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
130 / 80 / 50
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Balkans and Adriatic | 9° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Routes through here
- Vienna to Istanbul overland: The old road east: Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, the Bosphorus.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.