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Can you drink tap water in Pristina?

Updated October 2026Sources
Boil itFilter or boil

Can you drink the tap water in Pristina?

Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is treated but outages and old pipes are common; most visitors drink bottled. Cafés serve bottled water.

Key facts

Tap water across Kosovo

PlaceTap water
PristinaFilter or boil
PrizrenFilter or boil
PejaFilter or boil

Quick answers

Is tap water safe to drink in Pristina?

Tap water is treated, but filter or boil it. Tap water is treated but outages and old pipes are common; most visitors drink bottled. Cafés serve bottled water.

Can you drink tap water in Kosovo?

Tap water is treated, but outages and old pipes are common; most visitors and many locals drink bottled.

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Sources

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