Notes from the road
Borders, drive times, luggage, timing — written by the people who actually drive these routes, not by someone summarising a guidebook.
Child seats and family transfers in Bosnia
Infant, toddler and booster seats on a private transfer in Bosnia: what the law says, what we carry, how to book them and how many fit in each vehicle.
Read → PlanningFive days, Sarajevo to the Adriatic, one driver
One-way from Sarajevo to Mostar, Dubrovnik and Kotor with the same driver and vehicle: a five-day shape, two borders handled, luggage that stays in the car.
Read → Practical infoLuggage on a Bosnia transfer: skis, bikes and big bags
What fits in a sedan, when you need a minivan, how skis, bikes, strollers and oversize bags travel, and what to tell us at booking so the right car comes.
Read → Practical infoCash or card? Paying for a transfer in Bosnia
Marks or euros, why drivers take cash, what the fixed fare covers, tolls and parking, tipping, and where the ATMs are between Sarajevo and the coast.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Belgrade by road: Višegrad or Zvornik?
The two ways to drive Sarajevo to Belgrade, the Kotroman and Zvornik borders, why the bus takes seven hours, and where the Drina is worth stopping for.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Dubrovnik by road: which border to cross?
Doljani and the Pelješac bridge, Bijača and the motorway, or Trebinje and Ivanica: three ways to drive Sarajevo to Dubrovnik and what each border costs.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Kotor and Budva by road: the two ways in
Through Trebinje to the Bay of Kotor via Herceg Novi or the inland road past Grahovo, or over the mountains via Foča: routes, borders, timing, stops.
Read → Practical infoSarajevo Airport arrivals: where your driver is waiting
Landing at SJJ: the arrivals hall, the meeting point, cash and SIM cards, winter fog, and how far the city really is. Written from the driver's side.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Split by road: border, motorway, real timing
How the Sarajevo to Split drive really goes: the Neretva canyon, Bijača or Vinjani at the border, where the A1 starts, and why five hours is honest.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Zagreb by road: the honest five hours
Why Sarajevo to Zagreb is 400 km but only half of it is motorway, the Slavonski Brod and Svilaj borders, EES, and how the bus ends up taking seven to nine.
Read → PlanningThree days in Herzegovina with a private driver
A Sarajevo to Sarajevo loop through Konjic, Mostar, Blagaj, Počitelj, Kravica and Trebinje, day by day, with drive times, where the car waits and the price.
Read → Practical infoWinter transfers to Jahorina and Bjelašnica: what changes
Winter tyres and chains, the Pale road, the two ways up Bjelašnica, ski bags in the car, black ice in the shoulder season and when to leave for a morning lift.
Read → CorridorsMostar to Sarajevo for a flight: train or transfer?
Flying out of Sarajevo the day you leave Mostar? What the two trains, the buses and a private transfer each mean for your check-in time and your luggage.
Read → CorridorsSarajevo to Mostar one-way: train, bus or transfer?
Not coming back to Sarajevo? Here is how the two daily trains, the buses and a private transfer compare when you have suitcases and an onward plan.
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