There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Banja Luka by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mahovljani Airport
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mahovljani Airport (BNX)plane MAD - BNX
15h 30m$116–409Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Station to Prijedorbus
- Take the train from Prijedor to Banja Lukatrain
26h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagrebbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
32h 31m$300–435Drive 2,255.4 km
- Drive from Madrid to Banja Lukacar 2,255.4 km
23h 44m$390–563Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane MAD - ZAG
- Take the bus from Velika Gorica to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 21mFly to Sarajevo, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane MAD - SJJ
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
14h 3m$132–378Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
37h 49mBus via Novo Mesto
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
39h 1m$260–963
Madrid to Banja Luka by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Banja Luka is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $380 and takes 14h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Banja Luka is to fly and bus which takes 14h 3m and costs $130 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Banja Luka. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica via Padova and Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 49m.
The distance between Madrid and Banja Luka is 1804 km. The road distance is 2255.4 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Banja Luka without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 26h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 30m to get from Madrid to Banja Luka, including transfers.
Madrid to Banja Luka bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Banja Luka is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs $110 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 37h 49m.
Madrid to Banja Luka bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Banja Luka is 2255 km. It takes approximately 23h 44m to drive from Madrid to Banja Luka.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Ryanair, Air Serbia, and Iberia fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Mahovljani Airport (BNX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica via Padova and Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja in around 37h 49m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mahovljani Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Mahovljani Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sarajevo via Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sarajevo via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sarajevo via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +387 53 241 368
- [email protected]
- Website
- zrs-rs.com
Train from Prijedor to Banja Luka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- zrs-rs.com
- Phone
- +387 61 197 121
- Website
- evropatours.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Station to Prijedor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- evropatours.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Velika Gorica to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +387/(0)52-751-339
- [email protected]
- Website
- topingtrade.com
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $74
- Schedules at
- topingtrade.com
- Phone
- +387 33 770 889
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
Bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Website
- Centrotrans Eurolines
- Phone
- +387 51 214 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autoprevoz Banja Luka
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Autoprevoz Banja Luka
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Padova to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $124–950
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $124
- Private
- $458
Bus from Padova to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $87–750
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $87
- Private
- $516
- Phone
- +387 051/ 211-788
- [email protected]
- Website
- intravel.ba
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intravel.ba
- Phone
- +387 066 890 490
- [email protected]
- Website
- touristcompany.ba
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Schedules at
- touristcompany.ba
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