There are 5 ways to get from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Banja Luka to Novi Gradtrain
- Drive from Novi Grad to Plitvice Lakes National Parkcar
3h 51m€17–23Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Bihac, ASbus
6h 17m€14–18Bus via Zagreb
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvorbus
5h 55m€28–32Drive 170.4 km
- Drive from Banja Luka to Plitvička Jezeracar 170.4 km
3h 7m€24–35Bus via Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1bus Arriva
6h 37m€19–47
Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to bus which costs €13 - €18 and takes 6h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park is to drive which takes 3h 7m and costs €23 - €35.
No, there is no direct bus from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 55m.
The distance between Banja Luka and Plitvice Lakes National Park is 174 km. The road distance is 170.4 km.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park without a car is to bus via Zagreb which takes 5h 55m and costs €27 - €32.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park, including transfers.
Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Pepeks Zagreb, depart from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica station.
Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park bus services, operated by Pepeks Zagreb, arrive at Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Yes, the driving distance between Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park is 170 km. It takes approximately 3h 7m to drive from Banja Luka to Plitvice Lakes National Park.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Plitvice Lakes National Park.
What companies run services between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor via Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor and Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor in around 5h 55m.
- Phone
- +387 53 241 368
- [email protected]
- Website
- zrs-rs.com
Train from Banja Luka to Novi Grad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6
- Schedules at
- zrs-rs.com
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +387 (0)36 653 250
- [email protected]
- Website
- Globtour
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–16
- Website
- Globtour
- Phone
- +385 91 255 0999
- [email protected]
- Website
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- prijevoz-knezevic.hr
- Phone
- +385 99 227 4442
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, aut.kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 51 214 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autoprevoz Banja Luka
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Bihac, AS
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Autoprevoz Banja Luka
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- [email protected]
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €67
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €1–16
- Website
- Arriva Croatia
- Phone
- +385 47 777 276
- [email protected]
- Website
- autopromet.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Schedules at
- autopromet.hr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Plitvička Jezera, D1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
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