There are 10 ways to get from Banja Luka to Ankara by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane ZAG - ESB
12h 25mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankarabus
29h 50m₺4,069–6,212Bus, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaraybus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
25h 39m₺4,809–8,358Drive 1,712.8 km
- Drive from Banja Luka to Ankaracar 1,712.8 km
15h 36m₺13,499–19,498Bus, shuttle to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžićabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane SJJ - ESB
10h 13m₺13,755–19,470Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BEG - ESB
12h 31m₺7,942–13,812Bus to Podgorica Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus stationbus
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane TGD - ESB
12h 50m₺8,888–20,418Fly from Mahovljani Airport
- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane BNX - ESB
8h 29m₺8,928–36,495Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Srbacbus
- Drive from Srbac to Nova Kapela-Batrinacar
- Take the train from Nova Kapela-Batrina to Tovarniktrain Re
- Take the bus from Šid, Bus station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaraybus
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain Yht
27h 53mBus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Ankarabus
29h 44m₺7,312–13,986
Banja Luka to Ankara by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Banja Luka to Ankara is to bus and train which costs 4.800 ₺ - 8.500 ₺ and takes 25h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Banja Luka to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 37.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Banja Luka to Ankara. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Ankara via Belgrade bus station, İstanbul Esenler and İstanbul Dudullu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 44m.
The distance between Banja Luka and Ankara is 1749 km. The road distance is 1712.8 km.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Ankara without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 39m and costs 4.800 ₺ - 8.500 ₺.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Banja Luka to Ankara, including transfers.
Banja Luka to Ankara bus services, operated by Lasta, depart from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica station.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Ankara is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs 8.500 ₺ - 37.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus via Maltepe, which costs 7.000 ₺ - 14.000 ₺ and takes 29h 44m.
Banja Luka to Ankara bus services, operated by Lasta, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Ankara is 2h ahead of Banja Luka. It is currently 9:35 AM in Banja Luka and 11:35 AM in Ankara.
What companies run services between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ankara, Turkey?
Air Serbia and AJet fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Ankara via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, İstanbul Esenler, and İstanbul Dudullu in around 29h 44m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–22,000
Flights from Sarajevo to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–25,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,000–24,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–18,000
Flights from Sarajevo to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–21,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–17,000
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–19,000
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,500–19,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–8,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–11,000
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–36,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–13,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–17,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Nova Kapela-Batrina to Tovarnik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺556
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,510–1,560
- Schedules at
- lasta.rs
- Book at
- lasta.rs
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- [email protected]
- Website
- novisajt.bocactours.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,853
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺275
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,853
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
- Phone
- +381 11 2687141
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,668
- Schedules at
- kostajnicaturizam.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,668
- Schedules at
- kostajnicaturizam.com
- Phone
- +387 65 803 830
- [email protected]
- Website
- zamtours.net
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Schedules at
- zamtours.net
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,900
- Schedules at
- zamtours.net
- Phone
- +387 (51) 211-889
- [email protected]
- Website
- smiljiccompany.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,700
- Schedules at
- smiljiccompany.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,700
- Schedules at
- smiljiccompany.ba
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- [email protected]
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,502
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,502
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
- Phone
- +38751219600
- [email protected]
- Website
- pavlovic-turs.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pavlovic-turs.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Srbac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pavlovic-turs.com
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- ₺9,000–11,000
- Phone
- +387 51 306 855
- [email protected]
- Website
- neobas.org
Bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Schedules at
- Neobas
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica , Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,200
- Schedules at
- Neobas
Bus from Laktaši to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–2,700
- Schedules at
- Neobas
- Phone
- +381 22 2710 320
- [email protected]
- Website
- sidexpres.rs
Bus from Šid, Bus station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺929
- Schedules at
- sidexpres.rs
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–7,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,335
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,259
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from İstanbul Dudullu to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kamil Koç
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- Kamil Koç
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Belgrade bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,900
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,700
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- ₺1,100–1,700
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