There are 6 ways to get from Venice to Banja Luka by bus, car, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 13m$401–790Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Ronchi dei Legionari, Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia to Ljubljana Dolgi mostbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 15m$71–102Drive 538.5 km
- Drive from Venice to Banja Lukacar 538.5 km
5h 32m$98–141Fly, bus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane VCE - ZAG
- Take the bus from Velika Gorica to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
10h 51mCar ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Port of Venice to Pirancarferry
- Take the bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
11h 51mTrain, bus via Rijeka
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rijeka, Autobusni Kolodvor to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanicabus
13h 9m$208–289
Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Venice to Banja Luka is to train and bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Venice to Banja Luka is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs $95 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Venice to Banja Luka. However, there are services departing from Liberta' Santa Chiara and arriving at Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica via Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 13m.
The distance between Venice and Banja Luka is 573 km. The road distance is 538.5 km.
The best way to get from Venice to Banja Luka without a car is to bus which takes 10h 13m and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Venice to Banja Luka, including transfers.
Venice to Banja Luka bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Stazione Mestre station.
Venice to Banja Luka bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venice to Banja Luka is 539 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Venice to Banja Luka.
Book your Venice to Banja Luka bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Venice, Italy and Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
You can take a bus from Liberta' Santa Chiara to Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica via Stazione MESTRE FS C4, Stazione Mestre, Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja, and Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor in around 10h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Stazione Mestre to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $360–600
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- $25
- Private
- $104
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Piran
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- $85
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