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Smoking at Tivat Airport – TIV

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Yes, you can smoke at Tivat Airport (TIV) — outside the terminal building, on the open landside ground. The terminal interior is smoke-free, since Montenegro’s smoking restrictions apply to enclosed spaces rather than the ground outside them.

Tivat is the gateway to Montenegro’s Adriatic coast, serving Kotor and Budva through a single passenger terminal.

Outside the Terminal (Landside)

There is no marked or officially named smoking spot at TIV — the open forecourt outside the terminal, on either the departures or arrivals side, is where smoking is available.

After Security (Airside)

Once through security, the gates and departure lounge are smoke-free with no airside option, so a cigarette during a layover means exiting through arrivals and re-clearing the checkpoint.

E-Cigarettes and Vaping

Montenegro extended its public-place smoking restrictions to e-cigarettes in a 2019 amendment to the tobacco law, so vaping at TIV follows the same rule as smoking — outside the terminal only.

Summary

AreaSmokingNotes
Indoor terminalNoSmoke-free throughout
After security / airsideNoNo smoking room; re-clear security to reach the outdoor ground
Outdoor (landside)YesOpen forecourt outside the terminal
VapingOutdoor onlySame rule as smoking, under Montenegro’s 2019 amendment

For Montenegro’s airport smoking rules and Podgorica Airport, see our Montenegro airport guide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Tivat Airport?

Yes — in the open air outside the terminal building. Montenegro’s smoking restrictions cover enclosed spaces, so the landside ground outside TIV’s terminal is available before security; the building itself is smoke-free.

Can I smoke inside the terminal at Tivat Airport?

TIV’s terminal building is smoke-free throughout, including the departure lounge — there is no room set aside for smoking anywhere inside. Go outside for a cigarette.

Is there a smoking area after security at Tivat Airport?

The gates and departure lounge at TIV are smoke-free, with no airside smoking room. Smoke outside before security instead, since there is nowhere to do so once you are through the checkpoint.

Where can I smoke at Tivat Airport?

On the landside ground outside the terminal, before you check in or after you land. No published source names a specific marked spot, so use the open forecourt clear of the doors.

Can you vape at Tivat Airport?

Montenegro’s 2019 tobacco-law amendment extended its public-place restrictions to e-cigarettes as well as cigarettes, so vape outside the terminal at TIV, the same as smoking.

Can I smoke during a layover at Tivat Airport?

You would need to exit through arrivals, smoke outside, and re-clear security to reach your gate — TIV’s terminal has no airside smoking room, so there is no way to smoke without leaving the secure zone.