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There are only a few trains to Banja Luka, so it makes more sense, generally, to go by bus. The bus and train stations are adjacent to each other, and about a 10-15 minute walk from the centre of town. (The toilets at the bus station are the worst I saw in Bosnia, for what that is worth.) The travel information posted at the bus station was not reliable, up to date or accurate, although the staff were friendly enough. (As you would expect, you'll need to speak some Bosnian/Serbian/Croation though...) Information on buses that actually go to Sarajevo itself (as opposed to the so-called "Srpsko Sarajevo", Lukavica, on the hills above the city) is as rare as gold dust.
FROM Sarajevo - there are several buses a day from the main central bus station near the railway station and the Holiday Inn. These take a more direct and more scenic route than those from Lukavica. You pass through historic towns Travnik and Jajce on the way, and some of the scenery along the Vrbas river (which itself flows into Banja Luka) is outstanding. The buses from Lukavica take a slightly more deviating route, mostly through "Republika Srpska".
If you get a bus from Banja Luka to Sarajevo and find that you have ended up in "Srpsko Sarajevo" (which is where you will get a ticket to if you ask for one to Sarajevo at the counter), it is fairly easy, but a nuisance, to get into town. Basically head right out of the bus station and carry on along the road, ignoring all the taxi drivers who will offer their services. In less than 5 minutes (at "Dobrinje") you'll see a bus layby on the right. Get the 31E bus (which starts here) into town, and get off at the road junction of the main road with the side road that leads up to the railway and bus stations (near the Holiday Inn.) Then it's a five-minute walk or so to Sarajevo bus station. Or stay on the bus, which goes right into town. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Bus and train station - located about 2 kms south east of the centre, serves all main locations in BiH, as well as international buses. International trains - despite printed schedule - do not run yet (Oct. 2000) - maybe the railways agree with next timetable...
Airport - flights to Vienna (AUA Group) and Zurich (Air Srpska)
Buses - local transport. Ticket price is 0,80 KM Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Banja Luka is very well connected to all major European cities. There is an internatioanl airport 25 km north from the city center which connects Banja Luka with Wien, Zurich and Belgarde.
if you are coming to Banja Luka from Zagreb, take highway E-70 towards Lipovac, and make right on Okucani exit. Continue driving right and after the tollgate make left and drive south for 50 km.
The best way to get around Banja Luka is to use taxi. Taxi is not expensive, and it will take you anywhere you want.
Public transportation is getting better every day. If you want to get from the main station to downtown take one of these buses: #6, #8, #10, #13 and make sure you get off at the post office. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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As dheaney pointed out, publicly displayed information about bus times is sometimes out of date. For reliable information get a copy of the daily newspaper Glas (ГЛАС as it appears in the Cyrillic alphabet).
Unless you can read Serbian in the Cyrillic alphabet, your first thought will be that this is a useless acquisition. But it is easy enough to see which page lists bus times,and you will quickly come to recognise the Cyrillic versions of the towns you're interested in. (Банја Лука = Banja Luka etc.) It is then easy to read the bus departure times themselves which are of course presented in arabic numerals as used throughout the west.
Failing that, put the newspaper into the hands of a youngster who can speak a bit of English (most can) and you will be told what you want to know. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Banja Luka is quite a small city - I found it easier just to walk everywhere instead of trying to find public transport or a taxi. Taxis are a bit expensive, public transport quite unavailable, so... Just put your sneakers on and walk, I never walked more than 40 minutes to get from one place to another. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Bus services throughout the former Yugoslavia are reliable and cheap and Banja Luka has excellent links to other towns within Republika Srpska; also with Zagreb, Belgrade and Sarajevo. Bus services to towns in the other of B-H's two entities are not so good. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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