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AIR: The national airlines are Air Bosna (JA),which operates regular flights from Düsseldorf, Berlin, Belgrade, Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Istanbul and Vienna to Sarajevo; and Air Srpska (R6), which operates regularly from Banja Luka to Belgrade and other destinations. Other airlines serving Sarajevo include Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Adria Airways, Lufthansa, Malev Hungarian Airlines, Croatia Airlines and Turkish Airlines. Flights from London are operated by Adria Airlines (via Ljubljana) and Croatia Airlines (via Zagreb).
International airports: Sarajevo (SJJ) is the main international airport. Mostar (OMO) (website: www.mostar-airport.com) and Banja Luka (BNX) also receive a small number of international flights (from Vienna and Zagreb).
Departure tax: US$12. Transit passengers not leaving the airport transit area are exempt.
RAIL: The railway system was badly damaged during the civil war and links to Eastern and Central European cities are currently being restored. There is a daily Sarajevo–Zagreb train; the journey takes around nine hours.
ROAD: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s road network is still in the process of being reconstructed, following massive damage during the 1992-1995 civil war. It is possible to enter the country by car from Croatia. There are frequent bus services from Sarajevo to many Eastern and Central European cities. Eurolines, departing from Victoria Coach Station in London, serves destinations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For further information, contact Eurolines (4 Cardiff Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, L41 1PP; tel: (08705) 143 219; fax: (01582) 400 694; website: www.eurolines.com or www.gobycoach.com).
Note: The border crossing from Croatia at Bosanski Brod is now open.
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