Zagreb to Banja Luka by train
Travel from Zagreb (Croatia) to Banja Luka (Bosnia-Herzegovina) by train (150km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Zagreb in Croatia to Banja Luka in Bosnia-Herzegovina, please read the following information.
Your travel route could be like that.
150 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Zagreb to Banja Luka, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Banja Luka - Zagreb / Zagreb - Mostar / Split - Banja Luka / Split - Mostar / Split - Sarajevo / Dubrovnik - Banja Luka / Dubrovnik - Mostar / Dubrovnik - Sarajevo / Rijeka - Sarajevo1 Zagreb (Croatia) - Banja Luka (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
1a Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Banja Luka (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
To travel from Croatia to Bosnia-Herzegovina by train is currently not possible. The last international train connection from Zagreb to Sarajevo was cancelled in 2016. Other international railway lines have been closed for several years. Therefore you have to travel a bus.
There are several bus connections available. In the north from Zagreb in direction of Banja Luka (3:20 hours, 15 EUR) and Sarajevo (8 hours, 25 EUR). And in the south from Dubrovnik and Split in direction of Mostar (3:30 hours, 18 EUR) and Sarajevo (6:30 hours, 23 EUR).
Inside Bosnia-Herzegovina there are train connections available.
Find the exact bus and train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Banja Luka?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Brzi (B)
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Mostar
train company:
ZFBH Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / ZRS Željeznice Republike Srpske / HŽ Hrvatske željeznice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Banja Luka - Zagreb / Zagreb - Sarajevo / Zagreb - Mostar / Dubrovnik - Sarajevo / Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Sarajevo / Split - Mostar
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Zagreb and Banja Luka? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.