Day trips
12 Best Day Trips from Belgrade
Fortresses, monasteries, wine and wild nature within reach of the capital.
This guide contains affiliate links. If you book through them we may earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you. How we make money
Quick answer
The easiest day trip is Novi Sad by fast train. With a car or tour, add Golubac Fortress, Smederevo, Fruška Gora and Oplenac.
Quick facts
- Easiest
- Novi Sad by fast train
- Most dramatic
- Golubac & Iron Gates
- Wine
- Fruška Gora, Vršac
- Roman
- Viminacium
- Last checked
- 27 Oct 2026
Easy (under 1.5 hours)
- Novi Sad & Petrovaradin
- Sremski Karlovci
- Fruška Gora monasteries
- Smederevo Fortress (about 1 hour)
- Avala
- Zasavica nature reserve
Full day
- Viminacium Roman city
- Oplenac and Topola
- Manasija monastery
- Vršac vineyards
- Golubac Fortress & Iron Gates
- Subotica & Palić
How to get there
Novi Sad and Subotica: fast train. Smederevo, Viminacium, Golubac, Fruška Gora, Oplenac and Vršac: easiest by car or on a day tour. Most tours leave Belgrade early in the morning.
Tip: Topola and Oplenac are often skipped, but they are an easy day from Belgrade, with royal history, a huge mosaic church and local wine.
Day tours from Belgrade
Guided trips with transport, so you don’t need a car.
See day toursFrequently asked questions
What is the best day trip from Belgrade?
Novi Sad for ease; Golubac for the wow factor.
Keep planning
.jpg){kind=link}