No visa needed

Do citizens of Montenegro need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Montenegro don’t need a visa for Romania and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Montenegro: the passport opens 80 countries visa-free; Podgorica — Bucharest: ≈ 590 km, about 1 hour of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Romania without a visa on a Montenegro passport?

Yes, citizens of Montenegro don’t need a visa for Romania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Romania visa rules at a glance

With a Montenegro passport you can visit 80 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 41 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Montenegro passport ranks 77th of 199.
Montenegro passport: visa-free access to 80 countries; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Montenegro and Romania can travel together visa-free to 76 countries, for example: Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Vatican City, San Marino, Greece, Slovakia, and Austria.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Montenegro. Montenegro visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Podgorica — Bucharest: about 590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Podgorica 12:00 — Bucharest 13:00.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 13th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Montenegro.