Private Boat Transfers & Water Taxi in Kotor Bay
Skip the summer gridlock on the coastal road. Direct private speedboat transfers across Boka Bay from our Kotor base at Park Slobode — your boat, your crossing.
Montenegro Submarine runs direct, private speedboat transfers — a true water taxi service — from our Kotor base at Park Slobode to hotels, marinas, beaches, and landmarks across the bay. You book directly with the fleet owner: no third-party contractors, certified English-speaking local captains, and the boat is yours for the crossing.
By road, the same crossings take roughly 60–120 minutes each way in season — before you factor in summer traffic jams and parking. By boat it's a direct ride across the bay: no detours, no parking.
Destinations & routes
Grouped by operational zone — speed limits differ by zone, and that drives transit time. Prices are flat per boat by capacity tier.
⚠ Open-mouth destinations (Mamula, Žanjice, Blue Cave, Rose) sit at the open-Adriatic mouth of the bay. These run in fair weather only and are subject to sea conditions — not guaranteed daily transfers.
Zone 1 — Inner Kotor–Risan basin
Closest destinations, mostly inside the 6-knot inner-shore limit, so transit stays slow even over short distances.
| Destination | Area | Docking point | Speed regime | One-way | Round-trip | Price (per boat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perast | Perast waterfront | Public Perast pier | 6 kn inner + 10 kn Verige | 25 min | 50 min | On request |
| Our Lady of the Rocks | Perast islet | Island jetty | 6 kn inner zone | 25 min | 50 min | On request |
| St. George Island | Perast islet | View pass / no landing | 6 kn inner zone | 20 min | 40 min | On request |
| Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay | Donji Stoliv | Hotel floating dock | 6 kn inner zone | 10 min | 20 min | On request |
| Blue Kotor Bay Premium Spa | Muo | Resort pier | 6 kn inner zone | 15 min | 30 min | On request |
| Forza Mare / Forza Terra | Dobrota | Hotel pier | 6 kn inner zone | 15 min | 30 min | On request |
| Dobrota waterfront | Dobrota | Public quay | 6 kn inner zone | 10 min | 20 min | On request |
| Risan | Inner bay head | Risan town pier | 6 kn inner zone | 40 min | 1h 20m | On request |
Zone 1 — Inner Kotor–Risan basin8
Closest destinations, mostly inside the 6-knot inner-shore limit, so transit stays slow even over short distances.
Zone 2 — Verige Strait & Tivat basin
Reached through the Verige Strait (max 10 knots), then opening up across the Tivat basin.
| Destination | Area | Docking point | Speed regime | One-way | Round-trip | Price (per boat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tivat – Porto Montenegro | Tivat | Porto Montenegro marina | 10 kn Verige + open | 40 min | 1h 20m | On request |
| Regent Porto Montenegro | Tivat | Hotel / marina berth | 10 kn Verige + open | 40 min | 1h 20m | On request |
| Nikki Beach Montenegro | Tivat Bay | Beach club jetty | 10 kn Verige + open | 50 min | 1h 40m | On request |
| Tivat town waterfront | Tivat | Public riva | 10 kn Verige + open | 45 min | 1h 30m | On request |
| Tivat Airport Water Terminal | Kukuljina | Airport water terminal | 10 kn Verige + open | 50 min | 1h 40m | On request |
| Ribarsko Selo / Mirište | Luštica (inner) | Beach jetty | 10 kn Verige + open | 1h | 2h | On request |
| Ćatovića Mlini | Morinj | Restaurant pier | 6 kn inner + 10 kn Verige | 30 min | 1h | On request |
| The Chedi Luštica Bay | Luštica Bay marina | Marina drop-off | 10 kn Verige + open | 1h 30m | 3h | On request |
Zone 2 — Verige Strait & Tivat basin8
Reached through the Verige Strait (max 10 knots), then opening up across the Tivat basin.
Zone 3 — Outer bay & Herceg Novi riviera
Past Verige toward the bay mouth — faster cruising, but the outermost points are exposed and weather-sensitive.
| Destination | Area | Docking point | Speed regime | One-way | Round-trip | Price (per boat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One&Only Portonovi | Kumbor | Resort marina | 10 kn Verige + open | 45 min | 1h 30m | On request |
| Lazure Hotel & Marina | Meljine | Hotel marina | 10 kn Verige + open | 55 min | 1h 50m | On request |
| Herceg Novi Old Town Port | Herceg Novi | Town port | 10 kn Verige + open | 1h 5m | 2h 10m | On request |
| Rose | Luštica (mouth) | Rose village pier | 10 kn Verige + open | 55 min | 1h 50m | On request |
| Žanjice Beach | Luštica (mouth) | Beach anchorage | Open + exposed | 1h | 2h | On request |
| Blue Cave (Plava Špilja) | Luštica (mouth) | Cave entry (no dock) | Open + exposed | 1h 15m | 2h 30m | On request |
| Mamula Island (Banyan Tree) | Bay mouth | Island marina | Open + fully exposed | 1h 5m | 2h 10m | On request |
| Heritage Grand Perast by Rixos | Perast | Perast waterfront berth | 6 kn inner + 10 kn Verige | 25 min | 50 min | On request |
Zone 3 — Outer bay & Herceg Novi riviera8
Past Verige toward the bay mouth — faster cruising, but the outermost points are exposed and weather-sensitive.
Point-to-point transfers (non-Kotor origins)
Transfers that don't start in Kotor — e.g. straight from the airport to your Herceg Novi hotel. Exposed routes follow the same fair-weather rule.
| From → To | Zone path | Docking point | One-way | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tivat Airport (Kukuljina) → KotorMost requested | open + Verige + 6 kn | Park Slobode | 50 min | On request |
| Tivat Airport → One&Only Portonovi | open | Resort marina | 25 min | On request |
| Tivat Airport → Porto Montenegro | open | Marina | 25 min | On request |
| Tivat Airport → Herceg Novi | open | Town port | 40 min | On request |
| Porto Montenegro → One&Only Portonovi | open | Resort marina | 25 min | On request |
| Porto Montenegro → Blue Cave / Žanjice | open + exposed | Anchorage | 30 min | On request |
| Perast → Tivat (Porto Montenegro) | 6 kn + Verige + open | Marina | 25 min | On request |
| One&Only Portonovi → Mamula | open + exposed | Island marina | 30 min | On request |
| Kotor → Tivat Airport | 6 kn + Verige + open | Airport terminal | 50 min | On request |
Signature routes
Kotor → Perast
By road, the Perast run crawls behind tour buses on a single coastal lane. By water it's a direct glide past the fortified walls and the two islets, with drop-off at the Perast public pier — steps from Heritage Grand by Rixos and the Our Lady of the Rocks shuttle.
Kotor → Our Lady of the Rocks
The bay's signature man-made island, reachable only by boat. We run you straight from Park Slobode to the island jetty and wait or return on your schedule.
Kotor → Tivat / Porto Montenegro
The marina, the Regent, the restaurants — without the Verige-road detour. Direct berth inside Porto Montenegro.
Kotor → One&Only Portonovi
The flagship luxury run. Skip the full coastal crawl to Kumbor and arrive at the resort marina. Subject to sea conditions near the bay mouth.
Kotor → Blue Cave / Žanjice
The iconic swim stop at the bay mouth. A fair-weather transfer to the cave and Žanjice beach — runs only in calm sea.
Tivat Airport → Kotor
Land, walk to the Kukuljina water terminal, and reach Park Slobode by sea while road traffic is still leaving the airport roundabout. Our most-requested transfer.
Hotel-pier delivery
Direct drop-off at your hotel's own pier, where the dock allows it. We hold docking permission and run regular pier drop-offs at Regent Porto Montenegro, Porto Montenegro Marina, Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay (Donji Stoliv), Heritage Grand Perast by Rixos, Forza Mare, and Forza Terra — plus many other hotels, villas, and private piers around Boka Bay, wherever the dock allows.
For other resorts — One&Only Portonovi, The Chedi Luštica Bay, Nikki Beach, Blue Kotor Bay, Lazure, Mamula Island — pier access is arranged on request and subject to the resort's own dock availability, weather, and any resort docking fee.
How it works
- On-demand, 08:00–20:00 — book a slot or call for same-day availability.
- Night transfers are bespoke — request in advance, priced per route.
- Capacity-tier pricing — you pay a flat price for the boat by its capacity bracket, not per passenger.
- Hotel-pier pickups are subject to dock availability, sea conditions, and any resort docking fee.
- Cruise passengers: we guarantee a back-on-time return to Park Slobode, timed to your ship's all-aboard.
Private transfer FAQ
Book your private transfer
Pick your route, tell us your group size and time, and we'll confirm the boat. 24-hour free cancellation on every transfer.