Transportation to the mountains around Sarajevo in 2020

Nearby mountains Trebević, Igman, Bjelašnica, Jahorina and Ravna planina are at about half an hour drive from the city center. If you don’t own a car, you can use GRAS and Centrotrans bus lines, services of the Meet Bosnia Agency or arrange a fixed taxi fare.

2020/01/04

Transportation to Bjelašnica and Igman

The Olympic Mountains – Bjelašnica and Igman are situated only 25km to the south-west of Sarajevo. The Olympic Centre Bjelašnica has all necessary infrastructure with parking areas at every ski run, Babin Do parking in Bjelašnica holds 1,200 spaces, while Veliko and Malo Polje in Igman has 1,000 parking spaces.

City transportation companies GRAS (Sarajevo Public Transport Company) and Centrotrans introduced regular daily bus lines to Bjelašnica in the period from January 2nd to 31st. However, after the winter school-break, i.e. from February 2nd to April 2nd, both companies will resume their schedule of driving to Bjelašnica only on weekends, but will follow the same hourly schedule.

GRAS

Sarajevo – Bjelašnica

(January 2nd – 31st – every day / February 2nd – April 2nd – on weekends)

Departure – 9 a.m. - Franje Račkog St. (near National Museum) - Bjelašnica

Arrival - 3:30 p.m. - Bjelašnica - Franje Račkog St.

Commercial bus ticket prices:

Sarajevo - Bjelašnica: KM 3.20; return-ticket: KM 7.40

Centrotrans

Sarajevo – Bjelašnica

(January 2nd – 31st – ever day / February 2nd – April 2nd – on weekends)

Departure - 8:30 a.m. - Vijećnica - Bjelašnica

Arrival - 4 p.m. - Bjelašnica - Vijećnica

Meet Bosnia

Meet Bosnia Agency offers van rides to Bjelašnica every day until 15th of April.

The departure is from Sarajevo at 8 a.m. and return from Bjelašnica is at 4:15 p.m. every day.

A single-direction fare per person is KM 10.00 and round-trip fare is KM 18.00 per person.

If you are interested in their services, you will need to make a reservation at this phone number +387 61 240 286 (Viber/WhatsApp) or by e-mail at info@meetbosnia.com.

Transportation to Jahorina

Jahorina is situated to the south-east of the B&H capital, i.e. at 28km from Sarajevo and at 12km from Pale. You can reach Jahorina by the newly constructed road leading from the Sarajevo Airport via Lukavica to Trebević.

If going by car, parking prices are KM 2.00 per hour, daily ticket is KM 15.00, while season parking ticket is available for KM 60.00.

Centrotrans a.d.

Centrotrans a.d. East Sarajevo will offer a regular daily line to Jahorina from Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and Pale, starting with February 1st.

Departure

East Sarajevo (bus station) - 08:30h

Sarajevo (National Museum) - 08:45h

Pale (Bus station) at 09:15h.

Arrival - from Jahorina at 16:00h

Pale (Bus station) - 16:30h

Sarajevo (National Museum) - 17:00h

East Sarajevo - 17:15h.

Return ticket for Sarajevo and East Sarajevo costs 7KM, while return ticket for Pale - Jahorina line costs 5KM.

Meet Bosnia

Meet Bosnia Agency provides daily transportation to this mountain up until 15th of March.

The departure from Sarajevo is at 8 a.m. and the return from Jahorina at 4:15 p.m. every day.

A single-direction fare per person is KM 10.00 and round-trip fare is KM 18.00 per person

If you are interested in their services, you will need to make a reservation at this phone number +387 61 240 286 (Viber/WhatsApp) or by e-mail at info@meetbosnia.com.

Transportation to Trebević

You can get from Sarajevo to Trebević either on foot or by car or taxi through the city’s neighborhoods on the left bank of the Miljacka River or via Vraca. However, the most popular way of getting there is by Sarajevo cable car going every day from Bistrik to this mountain.

A road leading from Stari Grad (Austrijski trg, Bistrik) to Trebević  is currently not that well charted on the most frequently used digital maps (Google Maps, Via Michelin, etc.), so it often happens that tourist go astray in the narrow streets at the foot of Trebević.

If going by car, you will need to start from the last trolleybus station and follow our instructions to the traffic light located at the entrance to the Brdo džamija tunnel, on the Put mladih muslimana Street, where you would turn left to Terzibašina Street and follow the instructions until you exit to the road leading further left to Trebević or right to the entrance to Sunnyland.

Transportation to Ravna planina

Ravna planina is the youngest ski center in destination Sarajevo that is located in Gornje Pale, at 20km from the center of Sarajevo and 2km from Pale. This year, there is no organized transportation to this location, so you can get there only by car or taxi.

If departing from Sarajevo, you will need to drive towards Pale until you reach the entry point to this town. On the crossroads located at the entrance to Pale, you will go straight forward towards Prača. After two kilometers, you will reach the marked turning spot to the right towards the Ravna planina ski center.

Taxi services

Sarajevo has some of the cheapest taxi rates in Europe and several private taxi companies operate in the city 24 hours a day.

We are recommending Sarajevo Taxi company (Phone: 1515 or +387 33 660 666), whose stands are clearly marked around the entire city and the starting fare is 1.90 KM. All vehicles use a taxi meter and the driver will issue a receipt upon request.

The regular rate per kilometer is 1.20 KM, and it is possible to negotiate a rate with the driver in advance for distances longer than 25 kilometers.

All legitimate taxis are required to have a “TAXI” sign on top and license plates with “TA” on them, and 1 KM is charged for each piece of baggage.

If you want to use taxi services to the mountains, make an agreement with the driver in advance about the price, since it is a ride outside the city area.

Taxi fares can vary, depending on traffic, but they should not be much higher than the following:
• Sarajevo – Igman/Bjelašnica: cca 60 KM
• Sarajevo – Jahorina: cca 60 KM
• Baščaršija – Trebević: 15-20 KM

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