Top Bosnia and Herzegovina hotels
Sponsored Links
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a small country, easy to travel around. The distances between the towns are very short and you don't have to be vorried about accomodations.The best way to explore the country is definetely by the car. Although there are no highways in B&H at all, the narrow and very curved roads are very attractive.
A good place to hire rental cars in Mostar is the Hotel Bristol; they offer competitive rates (office is open from 9. a.m.). It might be sensible to book or call ahead, as I don`t know how big their car-pool is.
Bosnia has a very efficient, reasonably fast and cheap bus system which connects all major cities within Bosnia and even the neighbouring countries (Croatia, Serbia). Usually it is not necessary to book ahead or reserve a seat. You should check the arrival & departure times early. A good website to do so would be the autobus Kolodvor website.
Many buses link cites in Bosnia and Hercegovina. However, the best way (if you want to be absolutely safe from the mines!) is to take a one day excursion tour from the ATLAS travel agency in Dubrovnik, Croatia to Mostar and Pocitelj. They also have tour to the holy village of Medjugorje as well.
OK - I used to be the "train expert" here... but after moving from the States we landed up taking all our cars with us and I did not board the train since ;-)On the other hand with our driving habits we scared the heck out of the poor citizens all across ex-YU, Srpska and Kosovo included so I maybe can help.1) GPS. Do not be stingy, buy one. You have pretty much only one choice - Garmin. Do NOT, NOT and NOT buy anything fancier than 265W Nüvi because they have a nasty firmware bug. Garmin Nüvi 255W is just perfect, but I got a bit better one (285W, US model) lately (still have the old 255, just in case - before it goes on eBay). Do not buy TomTom: you have practically zero coverage in YU.That GPS is not enough, you will need extra maps. These are the "Adria Route" (Slovenia-Croatia-Bosnia) and "SCG Route" (Serbia with KiM - Macedonia - Montenegro). You can google and buy on-line. The...
in Sarajevo, when you buy a ticket from the drivers, be sure to insert the machine to validate your ticket, otherwise your ticket is not valid. Bus conductors are trying to find tourist to impose penalty, even if you have a valid ticket.
The bus from Sarajevo to Belgrad departs from Lukavica bus station in the Serb-dominated eastern parts of Sarajevo. The tour takes approx. 9 hours with several stops in the serbian areas in Bosnia. The price was 20 USD. It was very strange to notice that the serbs had passport control of all the passengers after 1 hour drive. The two men in their old russian dress asked where I was going, and I said Belgrad. They gave the passport back to me with a smile. The passengers on the bus were mainly serbs. I thought they were friendly and maybe proud to have tourists in this parts of Bosnia. The bus went through small villages and narrow roads. Very steep roads with beautiful mountains and forrests. Almost all the parts of Bosnia towards Serbia is mountainous. And Serbia is flat. The bus had some stops on the way where passengers could buy food and drinks, and go to toalet. All the letters are...
If you are travelling in Bosnia, and do not have an own car, the public transportation system is very good; at least between the main cities. I found it very comfrotable to travel from Sarajevo to Mostar (and later back all the way from Dubrovnik/Croatia to Sarajevo).Tickets were not expensive, they were easily available from the bus station, no lining. Buses were comfortable and it was nice to enjoy the changing landscape. Especially beautiful was the green river beside the road; against the mountains. I suggest everyone who travels to Bosnia, to visit both Sarajevo and Mostar. They are different cities but I wouldn't leave none of them away at any price.
The railwaynetwork in Bosnia-Herzegovina is not very big (about 1000 km). There are 2 main axes: Loznica (Serbia) - Zvornik - Banja Luka - Bihaæ - Knin (Croatia) and Slavonski Šamac (Croatia) - Doboj - Maglaj - Zenica - Sarajevo - Mostar - Ploèe (Croatia). Some minor lines exist, deriving from one of these axes. Bijeljina also has a railwaystation but is it only connected with Šid in Serbia. Since many bridges etc. have been damaged during the war, services are not frequently.There are 2 companies: The ŽBH (in the Federation) and the ŽBH. International connections exist (e.g. Zagreb, Budapest, Belgrade) but local traffic runs till the entity-border, where travellers must switch trains.
Bosnia-Herzegovina has good connections by plane. There are direct flights to Zagreb (Croatia Airlines), Budapest (Malev), Frankfurt, Munich (Lufthansa), Rome (Alitalia), Ljubljana (Adria Airways) and Vienna (Austrian Airlines). From the airport, Sarajevo is easy to be reached by taxi or bus. The major rent-a-car companies have an office at the airport (like Budget, Avis, Hertz)Mostar airport is hardly used for flights to Vienna and Zagreb. But charters use it sometimes for pilgrimages to Meðugorje.Air Srpska (the airline of the Republika Srpska) connects Banja Luka with Zürich, other companies fly to Vienna and Belgrade. There is no commercial airtraffic between Srpska and the Federation. The Tuzla airport has been opened in 2003 for commercial flights.
Hotel Safir Sarajevo
1 Review and 41 Opinions Extremely convenient position, in a quiet side-street just outside the old town, with buses and a...
Hotel-Restaurant Kriva Cuprija Mostar
6 Reviews and 65 Opinions This hotel is the best thing happened to us in 10 days vacation in the Balkans.The hotel was built...
Cezar Hotel Banja Luka
3 Reviews and 5 Opinions Hotel “Cezar” is located by the Banja Luka center. It is close to the Banjaluka Fair, and easily...
Reviews and photos of Bosnia and Herzegovina attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Bosnia and Herzegovina sightseeing.
Q: We would appreciate any information on the train from Sarajevo to Mostar, how many trains per day ? time of day they leave, how...
A: If you click 'train timetable' on http://www.zfbh.ba/zfbhenx/ and choose 'Mostar' as the arrival station, you will see train times from Sarajevo (not many per...
Read 2 Replies
Sponsored Links
