Smoking at Serbia Airports (BEG)

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Smoking in Serbia’s airports happens outdoors, landside: at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport you smoke at the designated points on the forecourt just outside the terminal entrances, reachable straight from both the check-in hall and the arrivals level. The airside transit smoking room by Gate C3 closed in August 2024, so any older guide describing an airside smoking area at Belgrade is out of date.

For international travel through Serbia, Belgrade (BEG) is the airport that matters, as Air Serbia’s hub.

How Serbian Airport Smoking Works

Serbia’s 2010 law bans smoking in enclosed public areas including airport terminals; it permits separately-ventilated indoor rooms, and Belgrade no longer runs one:

No airside smoking room at Belgrade since August 2024 — outdoor only
Smoking is at designated outdoor areas outside the terminal, landside
The airside “IQOS Zone” in Duty Free is a retail kiosk, not a smoking area
E-cigarettes are treated like tobacco — not in the indoor terminal

The Hub

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG). Serbia’s main gateway and Air Serbia’s hub. The former airside smoking area (by Gate C3) closed in August 2024, and smoking is now confined to the designated outdoor points outside the terminal. Transit passengers must clear passport control, smoke outside, then re-clear security.

Tips for Smokers at Serbian Airports

Belgrade no longer has an airside smoking room — plan to smoke before security or accept a no-smoking layover
Don’t be fooled by the “IQOS Zone” in Duty Free — it’s a shop, not a smoking area
E-cigarettes follow the same indoor ban as tobacco — outdoor areas only
Smoke at the designated outdoor areas outside the terminal entrances

Serbia Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security

Airport	After security	Indoor room	Outdoor area
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)	–	–	Yes

Last updated: September 8, 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you smoke at Belgrade Airport (BEG)?

Yes — at the designated outdoor smoking points on the landside forecourt, just outside the terminal entrances. Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport closed its airside transit smoking room by Gate C3 in August 2024, so connecting passengers clear passport control, smoke outside, then re-clear security.

Is there still a smoking room after security at Belgrade Airport?

Smoking at Belgrade is landside only, at the designated outdoor points on the forecourt outside the terminal entrances. The airside transit smoking room by Gate C3 closed in August 2024 — it had run under a time-limited Ministry of Health permit — and the airport has confirmed the indoor ban is permanent. Note the ‘IQOS Zone’ in airside Duty Free is a heated-tobacco retail kiosk, not a place to smoke.

Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Serbian airports?

Yes — vape at the designated outdoor points on the forecourt, the same spots used for cigarettes. Serbia treats e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco devices like conventional tobacco, so the indoor terminal is vape-free. Heated-tobacco products are sold at the airside IQOS Zone; that kiosk is a shop, not a place to use them.

Where can I smoke at Belgrade Airport?

At the designated outdoor areas outside the terminal entrances, landside — before you clear security, and again after you land and leave the terminal. There is no longer an airside smoking room.

What is Serbia's airport smoking law?

Serbia’s 2010 law bans smoking in enclosed public areas including airport terminals; it permits separately-ventilated indoor smoking rooms — the mechanism that once allowed Belgrade’s airside room (since removed). A broader hospitality ban has been proposed and repeatedly postponed.