There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Sarajevo by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane ZRH - SJJ
5h 57m$146–415Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane BSL - SJJ
6h 58m$105–286Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Kakanj, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
16h 3mTrain, night train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.nighttrain En
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brodtrain Re
- Take the bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Maglaj, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the train from Maglaj to Sarajevotrain 711
26h 42mDrive, car train
- Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sarajevocar
13h 52m$291–403Bus via Bugojno
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Bugojno, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Bugojno, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
24h 5m$182Drive 1,235.6 km
- Drive from Basel to Sarajevocar 1,235.6 km
14h 43m$250–360
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sarajevo (SJJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Sarajevo is to bus via Bugojno which costs $183 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Sarajevo is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $140 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Kakanj, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 3m.
The distance between Basel and Sarajevo is 960 km. The road distance is 1235.6 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Sarajevo without a car is to bus which takes 16h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Basel to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Basel to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Bosna Tours, depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Sarajevo is to bus which takes 16h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $100 - $290 and takes 6h 58m.
Basel to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Bosna Tours, arrive at Kakanj, Autobuska stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Sarajevo is 1236 km. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Basel to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
You can take a bus from Basel SBB to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Kakanj, Autobuska stanica in around 16h 3m. Alternatively, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Basel (BSL) to Sarajevo (SJJ) 6 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Basel to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Basel to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Basel to Sarajevo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sarajevo via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Slavonski Brod
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +387 33 655 330
- info@zfbh.ba
- Website
- zfbh.ba
Train from Maglaj to Sarajevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.zfbh.ba/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- + 387 30 514 886
- Website
- bosnatours.ba
Bus from Basel SBB to Kakanj, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- bosnatours.ba
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- info@centrotrans.com
- Website
- centrotrans.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://centrotrans.com/en
- Phone
- +387 51 214 994
- info@autoprevoz-gs.com
- Website
- autoprevoz-gs.com
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.autoprevoz-gs.com/
- Phone
- +387 32 246 306
- bbabic@biss-tours.ba
- Website
- biss-tours.ba
Bus from Kakanj, Autobuska stanica to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- biss-tours.ba
- Phone
- +387 61 265 850
- usoraturs@gmail.com
- Website
- usora-turs.com
Bus from Slavonski Brod, Autobusni Kolodvor to Maglaj, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- usora-turs.com
- Phone
- +387 34 206 501
- Website
- livnobus.com
Bus from Basel SBB to Bugojno, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $152
- Schedules at
- livnobus.com
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Bugojno, Autobusni kolodvor to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
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