Banja Luka: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Banja Luka is a city of 221,106 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Srpska), 151 m (495 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Banja Luka International Airport (BNX), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Banja Luka railway station.
Key facts
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Daylight in Banja Luka runs from about 8 h 51 min a day in late December to 15 h 39 min in late June (computed for 44.78° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Banja Luka is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Banja Luka International Airport (BNX), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,202 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Banja Luka: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Banja Luka railway station, Vrbanja railway station. Trains to Banja Luka
Buses to Banja Luka · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Budapest, 334 km (Hungary) — flights
- Vienna, 387 km (Austria) — flights
- Belgrade, 257 km (Serbia) — flights · trains · tours
- Sarajevo, 138 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Zagreb, 150 km (Croatia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Pristina, 395 km (Kosovo)
- Bratislava, 375 km (Slovakia)
- Graz, 289 km (Austria) — tours
- Ljubljana, 254 km (Slovenia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Timişoara, 333 km (Romania)
Twin towns and sister cities: Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica, Patras, Kaiserslautern, Campobasso, Bitonto, Focșani, Hakkâri, Bari, Moscow, Kranj, Graz, Västerås Municipality.
Common questions
Which airport serves Banja Luka?
Banja Luka International Airport (BNX), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre.
How big is Banja Luka?
About 221,106 people live in Banja Luka, across 1,239 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Banja Luka in?
Europe/Sarajevo, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Banja Luka?
The Marka (BAM). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Banja Luka?
Budapest (334 km), Vienna (387 km), Belgrade (257 km), Sarajevo (138 km), Zagreb (150 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.