Serbia’s international gateway, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), lists no smoking area before security: smoke in the open air outside the terminal building and ask staff for the nearest spot. After security, the airport’s August 2023 departures map marks a smoking room by Gate C3; in August 2025 travellers described smoking as banned inside both terminals, so ask staff whether it is open.
Serbia Airports Compared: Before and After Security
Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details.
| Airport | Before security | After security |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrade (BEG) | Yes | – |
How Serbian Airport Smoking Works
Serbia’s 2010 Law on Protection of the Population from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (Official Gazette No. 30/2010) bans smoking on aircraft and in every enclosed public space that serves as a waiting room or station for passengers on public transport, which covers airport terminals; the operator must keep those spaces free of tobacco smoke, cigarette ends and ashtrays. So:
- Belgrade (BEG): smoke in the open air outside the terminal building, before security; the airport lists no smoking area there, so ask staff for the nearest spot
- After security: the airport’s August 2023 departures map marks a smoking room by Gate C3; travellers described it as open in January 2023 and as closed in August 2024, and in August 2025 described smoking as banned inside both terminals, so ask staff whether it is open
- Fines: RSD 5,000 on the spot for smoking where it is banned; RSD 500,000 to 1,000,000 for a company that fails to enforce the ban, and RSD 30,000 to 50,000 for the person responsible within it
- E-cigarettes and heated tobacco: the law defines smoking as handling a lit tobacco product, and Belgrade Airport publishes no vaping rule, so ask staff before you vape
The Hub
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG). Smoking in the open air outside the terminal building, before security; the airport lists no smoking area there, so ask staff for the nearest spot; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, the airport’s August 2023 departures map marks a smoking room by Gate C3; in August 2025 travellers described smoking as banned inside both terminals and connecting passengers passing border and security controls to smoke outside, so ask staff whether the room is open.
Tips for Smokers at Serbian Airports
- At Belgrade, smoke outside the terminal before you clear security
- Ask staff for the nearest place to smoke outside, since Belgrade Airport lists no smoking area before security; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks
- On a connection, ask staff on arrival whether the Gate C3 smoking room is open; in August 2025 travellers described a cigarette as meaning leaving through border control and clearing security again
- Belgrade Airport publishes no vaping rule, so ask staff before you vape