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Driving distances between cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

By DarBosnia editorial team Published Last reviewed

Quick answer

Sarajevo to Mostar is about 125 km (2 h 10 min), to Banja Luka about 196 km (3 h 30 min), to Bihać about 299 km (5 h 25 min) and to Trebinje about 241 km (4 h 30 min) — all without stops. Use the table below for any pair of cities, and add about a third for mountain roads, breaks and winter conditions.

How to read the table

Find your starting city in the left column and your destination along the top. Each cell shows the road distance in kilometres and the driving time without stops. The data comes from OpenStreetMap routing and was checked in October 2026.

Useful rules of thumb

  • Keep travel days under about three hours of driving, especially with children — see our family holiday ideas.
  • Put the long drive in the middle of the trip, never on the day you land or fly home.
  • Mountain roads are slow. Mostar to Jajce looks short on the map but takes over three hours.
  • In winter allow extra time and use winter tyres — read driving in Bosnia.
Route Typical plan
Sarajevo → Mostar A half-day drive with stops in Konjic and Jablanica
Sarajevo → Jajce Via Visoko and Travnik, a full day with sightseeing
Mostar → Trebinje The southern loop through Herzegovina — see Trebinje
Jajce → Banja Luka Through the Vrbas canyon — see Banja Luka
Sarajevo → Višegrad A long day trip to the UNESCO bridge — see Višegrad

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Distances between cities

FromSarajevoSarajevo Airport (SJJ)MostarKonjicVisokoTravnikJajceBanja LukaBihaćTuzlaVišegradTrebinje
Sarajevo—915 min1252 h 10 min5855 min3830 min951 h 30 min1492 h 35 min1963 h 30 min2995 h 25 min1182 h 25 min1131 h 55 min2414 h 30 min
Sarajevo Airport (SJJ)915 min—1212 h 5 min5350 min3325 min901 h 25 min1452 h 30 min1913 h 20 min2945 h 15 min1212 h 20 min1222 h 5 min2374 h 25 min
Mostar1252 h 10 min1212 h 5 min—691 h 20 min1402 h 15 min1452 h 50 min1633 h 10 min2464 h 25 min3035 h 5 min2284 h 10 min2384 h 5 min1172 h 20 min
Konjic5855 min5350 min691 h 20 min—721 h 971 h 50 min1382 h 40 min1983 h 50 min3085 h 15 min1592 h 55 min1702 h 45 min1853 h 40 min
Visoko3830 min3325 min1402 h 15 min721 h —621 h 5 min1162 h 10 min1633 h 2665 h 1232 h 15 min1512 h 25 min2564 h 35 min
Travnik951 h 30 min901 h 25 min1452 h 50 min971 h 50 min621 h 5 min—551 h 5 min1022 h 2053 h 55 min1542 h 55 min2083 h 25 min2615 h 10 min
Jajce1492 h 35 min1452 h 30 min1633 h 10 min1382 h 40 min1162 h 10 min551 h 5 min—711 h 25 min1502 h 50 min2343 h 45 min2624 h 30 min2935 h 15 min
Banja Luka1963 h 30 min1913 h 20 min2464 h 25 min1983 h 50 min1633 h 1022 h 711 h 25 min—1562 h 55 min1652 h 25 min3235 h 15 min3526 h 30 min
Bihać2995 h 25 min2945 h 15 min3035 h 5 min3085 h 15 min2665 h 2053 h 55 min1502 h 50 min1562 h 55 min—3045 h 4117 h 20 min4986 h 45 min
Tuzla1182 h 25 min1212 h 20 min2284 h 10 min1592 h 55 min1232 h 15 min1542 h 55 min2343 h 45 min1652 h 25 min3045 h —1613 h 5 min3436 h 30 min
Višegrad1131 h 55 min1222 h 5 min2384 h 5 min1702 h 45 min1512 h 25 min2083 h 25 min2624 h 30 min3235 h 15 min4117 h 20 min1613 h 5 min—2023 h 40 min
Trebinje2414 h 30 min2374 h 25 min1172 h 20 min1853 h 40 min2564 h 35 min2615 h 10 min2935 h 15 min3526 h 30 min4986 h 45 min3436 h 30 min2023 h 40 min—

Road distance in km and driving time without stops (OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, October 2026). On mountain roads allow about a third more.

Questions travellers ask

How long does it take to drive across Bosnia and Herzegovina?

From Bihać in the north-west to Trebinje in the south is a full day's drive — well over six hours. Most trips use two or three bases instead, such as Sarajevo, Mostar and Jajce.

Why are the times longer than on a map app?

The table shows pure driving time without stops or traffic. Two-lane mountain roads, trucks, photo stops and winter weather add time; plan about a third more.

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