TRAVEL
TIPS
| Driving |
U.S
Driving Permit accepted |
| Currency |
(YUM)
Yugoslav Dinar |
| Electrical |
220 Volts |
| Telephones |
Country
Code 381, City Code, Pirot 10 +7D, Beograd 11+7D, Pancevo
13+7D |
Time:
GMT + 1
Currency:
Dinar (YUD) – 1 = 100 paras
Coins:
5, 10, 20, 50 paras, 1, 2 and 5 dinars
Banknotes:
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1000 dinar notes
Banks
& post offices:
Office hours, on workdays: 08.00 – 19.00; on Saturdays:
08.00 – 15.00. In Belgrade and other larger cities in Serbia,
some banks and post offices are open even on Sundays.
Stores:
Supermarkets and other food selling stores are open from 06.00
to 20.00. Other stores are open from 08.00 to 20.00. On Sundays,
they are closed. Everywhere, there are stores open 24 hours.
Power
supply voltage: 220 V
Area
codes:
For Yugoslavia 00381, for Belgrade (0)11, for Novi Sad (0)21,
for Pristina (0)38.
To
call from Yugoslavia: dial 99 + the code of the desired
country + the code for the city.
Important
phone numbers:
Police 92
Fire service 93
Medical emergency 94
Fuel:
The following types of fuel are available at gas stations in Serbia:
premium (95 octane), normal (86 octane), unleaded (95 octane)
and diesel fuel.
Road
help and information:
AMSS (Automobile and Motorists Association of Serbia) has workshops
and tow-away services along all main roads. AMSS information centers
are in:
Belgrade
+381 (0)11 / 34 41 515
Nis +381 (0)18 / 701 698
Novi Sad +381 (0)21 / 611 666
Pristina +381 (0)38 / 43 554
For help on the road, dial 987.
The phone number of the Information center of AMSJ (Automobile
and Motorists Association of Yugoslavia) is +381 (0)11 / 419 555,
9800 (non-stop, 00-24h), e-mail: info@AMSJ.co.yu, www.AMSJ.co.yu.
Air
transport
Rent-a-
car (in Belgrade):
PUTNIK,
+381 (0)11 / 641 543, Belgrade airport 011 / 600 634
AVIS, +381 (0)11 / 431 687, Belgrade airport 011 / 605 590
INEX, +381 (0)11 / 620 980, Belgrade airport 011/605-555/2732
UNIS, +381 (0)11 / 634 766, Belgrade airport 011/605-555/2754
PANALEX, +381 (0)11 / 137 703
YU TIM, +381 (0)11 / 692 339
VIP RENT-A-CAR, +381 (0)11 / 369 08 90
PROGRES, +381 (0)11 / 628 027
Accommodation facilities:
262 hotels, 32 boarding houses, 92 motels, 22 camping grounds,
262 rest-areas, mountain lodges and other places to spend the
night. The total number of beds in all the accommodation facilities
amounts to 105,000 beds.
[Source:National
Tourism Organization of Serbia]
