Where is Expo 2027 located?
Expo 2027 is in the municipality of Surčin, in the western part of Belgrade, southwest of the city centre — and that location is the single most useful fact for planning your trip. The official Expo planning figures put the site approximately 13.5 kilometres from the city centre and just 5 kilometres from Nikola Tesla International Airport.
One main contractor describes the site as "about 15 km from the center of Belgrade" — that is a rounded estimate, while 13.5 km is the official planning value; both agree on the 5 km to the airport. The secure venue covers 25 hectares, and the wider footprint, including the Expo village, services and parking, reaches 113 hectares. (Serbian spatial-planning documents describe an even larger 167-hectare zone that takes in the adjacent National Stadium; that figure refers to the whole development area, not the Expo grounds you will visit.)
Because the grounds sit out by the airport rather than in the old town, almost every practical question about getting to Expo 2027 comes down to one thing: how the local transport network connects the airport, the centre and Surčin by the time the gates open in May 2027.
How far is Expo 2027 from the airport?
About 5 km. The official Expo documents place the Surčin site roughly 5 kilometres from Nikola Tesla International Airport — meaning that if you fly in, you land closer to the Expo grounds than to central Belgrade (around 13.5 km away).
That proximity is the planning win to remember. The new railway now under construction runs right past the airport on its way to Surčin and the National Stadium, and officials have promised dedicated Expo bus lines linking the airport directly with the site. For now, though, the dependable way to cover those 5 km is by road — a taxi or a ride-hail car (see below) — because, as of June 2026, no airport-to-Expo rail timetable or shuttle route has been finalised.
How do I get from the airport into the city today?
As of 2026, all regular Belgrade city public transport is free. Since 1 January 2025, buses (including line 72 and its night variant 72N), trams, trolleybuses and the BG Voz suburban trains carry no tickets, fares or validation on regular city lines. This is a real, current policy — but it is also a perishable one. A future administration could change it, so it is worth re-checking closer to your travel date.
For reaching the centre, city bus line 72 connects the central Zeleni venac terminal with Nikola Tesla Airport, and the night variant 72N runs between Republic Square and the airport. Buses leave roughly every half hour and the ride takes about 40 minutes. As regular city lines, both are free to ride. Older guides often described bus 72 as the cheapest way into town; under the current policy it simply costs nothing. Other lines also serve the airport area — among them 600 (central railway station–airport) and 607 (Banovo Brdo–airport) — all free as regular city services. All airport buses depart from stops just outside the Arrivals hall on the ground floor.
If you have read a guidebook that tells you to buy a ticket or a travel card, that advice predates the change. Belgrade used to run a card-and-ticket system — BusPlus from 2012, then Beograd Plus from May 2023 — with tickets bought at kiosks, by app or by SMS. Since transport became free, there are no fares to pay on regular lines, and the app now serves route and schedule information rather than ticketing. (Old single, day and weekly ticket prices you may still see quoted online no longer apply.)
The one paid exception is the A1 airport minibus, which runs between Nikola Tesla Airport and Trg Slavija, stopping in New Belgrade (Fontana). It is a sep
