Navigate Belgrade and beyond with the right local apps
Uber does not operate in Serbia. Use CarGo or Yandex Go for rides instead. Viber dominates messaging here; install it before you arrive as locals rely on it over WhatsApp. Serbia uses the Serbian Dinar (RSD).
Belgrade-focused homegrown ride app with upfront trip details, licensed local drivers and card or cash payment.
International ride-booking app in Belgrade with upfront estimates, English navigation and cash or card payment.
Large licensed Belgrade taxi app with airport booking and Visa, Mastercard, Maestro and UnionPay acceptance.
Licensed Belgrade taxi dispatch app with airport service, card-capable cars and conventional metered fares.
Food delivery in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Pančevo, Subotica, Zrenjanin, Čačak and many more cities.
Meal and retail delivery in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Pančevo, Subotica, Smederevo, Sombor and Novi Pazar.
Local delivery in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, Leskovac, Kruševac, Čačak and Pančevo.
Widely recommended for favorable exchange rates when spending in Serbian dinar (RSD).
The dominant messaging app in Serbia with over 90% usage. Essential for communicating with locals, hosts, and businesses.
The go-to navigation app for walking, driving, and exploring Serbia. Works well in smaller towns and rural areas.
Community-based GPS navigation with real-time traffic alerts, useful for road trips and avoiding Belgrade congestion.
Popular carpooling app for intercity travel between Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and other destinations.
Essential for navigating Serbian Cyrillic script. Camera translation is useful for menus, street signs, and labels.
Reliable mobile internet at better prices than most travel eSIMs, with polished iOS and Android apps and support for making and receiving phone calls.
One of the biggest travel eSIM brands, with a very large destination catalog.
Known for unlimited-data plans in many destinations, at a higher price per gigabyte.
Serbia is not in the EU, so EU roam-like-at-home does not apply, but a Serbian SIM does roam at domestic rates across the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia). The headline data packs have very short validity, 100 GB for 3 days or 75 GB for 5, so match the pack to your trip length rather than the gigabytes. A SIM kept from a previous trip may have been deregistered under the 2025 rule.
The market leader with the largest network, strongest nationwide 4G and expanding 5G.
A solid balance of coverage and simplicity, and a frequent traveler recommendation.
The fastest speeds and the biggest tourist data allowances, including a visitor-focused Welcome SIM. All three networks are close enough that the plan matters more than the carrier.
The essential apps for Serbia are CAR:GO, Yandex Go, Wolt, Glovo, Revolut.
We've curated 13 apps across 7 categories for traveling in Serbia, including 8 essential apps.
CAR:GO is the top-rated ride hailing app in Serbia. Belgrade-focused homegrown ride app with upfront trip details, licensed local drivers and card or cash payment.
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