Bosnian-Herzegovinian border crossings to neighboring countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina has three neighboring states: Croatia with 932 km, Serbia with 357 km and Montenegro with 249 km of common borders . The border with Croatia has also been the EU's external border since July 1, 2013, and in future it will probably also be the external border of the Schengen area .
Categories of border crossings
The legal basis for the Bosnian-Herzegovinian border crossings into the neighboring countries is the resolution of the Council of Ministers on the border crossings of Bosnia and Herzegovina of May 3, 2012. The resolution defines four categories of border crossings:
- Međunarodni granični prelaz I kategorije
- for people and goods
- Međunarodni granični prelaz II kategorije
- as above; excluding goods that must be checked or taxed
- Međunarodni granični prelaz za putnički saobraćaj
- only for people and luggage, but no goods
- Granični prelazi za pogranični saobraćaj
- only for people residing in the border area (local)
Border crossings in the first three categories are open all the time.
Croatia
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Neum_border.jpg/220px-Neum_border.jpg)
A special feature of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia is that it divides Croatia into two parts near Neum on the Adriatic Sea. The area around Dubrovnik forms an exclave, with transit traffic via Neum.
Road and path crossings
Railroad crossings
last stop in Bosnia-Herzegovina |
first stop in Croatia | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brčko | Gunja | 51.210 | ||||
Samac | Slavonski Šamac | Samac – Sarajevo | 21.746 | |||
Dobrljin | Volinja | Banja Luka – Sunja | 21.278 | |||
Čapljina | Metković | Sarajevo – Ploce | 170.390 | |||
Martin Brod | Ličko Dugo Polje | 1948 | Novi Grad – Knin railway line | 119.444 | A total of seven crossings of the state border, a so-called division point was established |
Serbia
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Place in the neighboring state | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rača ![]() |
Sremska Rača ![]() |
1st category | Rača Bridge over the Sava | |
Karakaj | Mali Zvornik | 1st category | ||
Vardište ![]() |
Kotroman ![]() |
1st category | ||
Uvac | Uvac | 2nd category | ||
Ustibar | Vagan | 2nd category | ||
Popovi | Badovinci | 2nd category | ||
Sepak | Trbušnica | only people | ||
Bratunac | Lyubovija | only people | ||
Skelani | Bajina Bašta | only people | ||
Donje Crnjelovo | Jamena | Local | ship | |
Zvornik | Mali Zvornik | Local | Old Bridge (Stari most) | |
Petrica | Crvica | Local | ship | |
Mokronozi | Priboj | Local |
Railroad crossings
last stop in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
first stop in Serbia | opened | abandoned | Railway line | kilometre | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bijeljina | Sremska Rača | |||||
Štrpci | Priboj | Belgrade bar | 205.5 214.8 |
Transit route Serbia – BiH – Serbia, no connection to the rest of the railway network in Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
Zvornik | Brasina |
Montenegro
The border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro is mountainous and has few significant border crossings.
Road and path crossings
Border crossing | Place in the neighboring state | Type of transition | to | comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hum ![]() |
Šćepan Polje ![]() |
1st category | ||
Klobuk ![]() |
Ilino Brdo ![]() |
1st category | ||
Metaljka (R-448) | Metaljka (R-3) | 2nd category | ||
Deleuša | Vraćenovići | 2nd category | ||
Zupci | Sitnica | 2nd category | ||
Vitins | Šula (R21) | only people | ||
Meštrevac | Meštrevac | Local | ||
Biteljica | Biteljica | Local | ||
Krstac | Krstac | Local | ||
Aranđelovo | Nudo | Local |