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Rail map for Sarajevo to Ploče
Rail link between Bosnia & Croatia
Rail link between Bosnia & Croatia
Currently there is only one international rail route functional between the two countries, and that is the route to Ploče from Sarajevo via Mostar.
The current train schedule is as follows
MONDAY-THURSDAY
no service
FRIDAYS
B393 1646 Sarajevo to Ploče 2015
SATURDAYS
B392 0505 Ploče-Sarajevo 0835
SUNDAYS
B1391 0715 Sarajevo-Ploče 1036
B1390 1540 Ploče-Sarajevo 1907
If you are travelling from Sarajevo, you can purchase tickets for this train at the ticket office up to noon the day before travel. You can also buy tickets on board the train on the day.
If you are travelling from Ploče, you can only buy tickets on board the train on departure from Ploče.
You cannot buy tickets online for this service. Seat reservations are not available.
FIP coupons are not accepted for either ZFBH or HZPP. FIP discounted tickets can be purchased at 50% off at ticket offices before boarding.
Interrail tickets are valid throughout.
Immigration
Immigration
NORTHBOUND TOWARDS BOSNIA
NORTHBOUND TOWARDS BOSNIA
Northbound border checks are carried out on the Croatian side at Metković. The border patrol officers are complaint with the European Unions EES system and carry out face scans with mobile devices. Officers will come on board the train to complete their checks then the train will depart for Čapljina. At this point, you will have officially left the European Union. At Čapljina, Bosnian border guards will then complete their checks on board.
You are not allowed to leave the train during either of these checks, leaving the station at Metković is also not permitted. Once the checks are completed at Čapljina, you are free to leave the train.
SOUTHBOUND TOWARDS CROATIA
SOUTHBOUND TOWARDS CROATIA
Southbound border checks are carried out at Čapljina where Bosnian border guards will board the train and examine passports as you leave Bosnia. At time of writing, they are not equipped with exit stamps.
The train will then continue to Metković where Croatian border guards will join the train, and use the EES system equipped on their mobile devices to check you in to Croatia and the European Union. Once this is complete, the train will continue to Ploče.
You are not allowed to leave the train during either of these checks, leaving the station at Metković is also not permitted.
DELAYS often occur on this train, we would recommend allowing between 60-90 minutes minimum connection time at either end for onward travel arrangements
Example Fares
Example Fares
€12.80/25.00 BAM Sarajevo-Ploče Single
€21.20/41.50 BAM Sarajevo-Ploče Return
50% discount applies to FIP holders when booking at a ticket office no later than 1200 the day before departure.
Single tickets are valid for 4 days, return tickets are valid for one month.
Locomotives booked to work
Locomotives booked to work
Sarajevo to Čapljina: ZFBH Class 441/9
Čapljina to Ploče: HZPP Class 1141 (usually 1141.302)
The train on arrival at Ploče
The train on arrival at Ploče
Onward from Ploče
Onward from Ploče
There are no further rail services from Ploče, the nearest rail connection in Croatia is in Split.
Regular Flixbus services run from the bus station at Ploče through to Split bus station.
Booking online in advance is neccasary, as these buses often fill up especially during the summer season.
Some buses also pass through and stop at Makarska bus station, a popular tourist destination in southern Croatia.
If you are travelling on a Sunday, you can connect in Split with the overnight train for Zagreb, more details on that service can be found here.
You can also head further west towards Zadar, or east towards Dubrovnik. Both, along with Split, also have airports with direct flights to the United Kingdom.
Ploče bus station
Ploče bus station
Flixbus route 898 connects Dubrovnik with Ploče, Split and Zadar along the Croatian coast
Flixbus route 898 connects Dubrovnik with Ploče, Split and Zadar along the Croatian coast
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