Igoumenitsa to Velika Kladuša by train
Travel from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina) by train (730km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Igoumenitsa in Greece to Velika Kladuša in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the main route leads via Serbia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
- 2Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
730 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Igoumenitsa to Velika Kladuša, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Velika Kladuša - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Banja Luka / Athens - Mostar / Thessaloniki - Sarajevo / Thessaloniki - Banja Luka / Thessaloniki - Mostar / Alexandroupoli - Sarajevo / Larissa - Sarajevo / Patras - Sarajevo / Piraeus - Sarajevo1 Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
From the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the south to get to the KTEL bus terminal. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before leaving since there is no catering on board of the bus.
Once the bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from the bus station to the train station of Thessaloniki you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the terminal. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
From Thessaloniki bus station you have three bus connections daily to Istanbul. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
Where to buy a ticket from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Igoumenitsa
1b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Belgrade by direct overnight train. The journey time is 14 hours.
Important note: this direct overnight train only runs in the summer months June to September. If the this train is not available you have to travel from Thessaloniki to Sofia. And from Sofia to Belgrade. Please search for these train connections to find details.
The departure time in Thessaloniki is 18:50. The arrival time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 08:40.
The overnight train offers one wagon with seats and one couchette-car with 6 beds per compartment. The couchette-car is recommended. Buy train tickets for 35 EUR. The supplement for the couchette-car is 8 EUR per person. Usually there is enough free seats and berths available even on the day of departure. Ask the conductor to optimize the occupancy of the couchette compartments if you want to have more space. Just be friendly.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Belgrade?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Thessaloniki
1c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
There are currently no trains operating between Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Instead you have to travel by bus.
There are frequent buses running between Belgrade and Sarajevo as well as on other routes. The ticket price from Belgrade to Sarajevo starts from 15 EUR. The journey time is about 7 hours.
Buy your bus ticket and find bus schedules via the given booking links or at the bus station.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Velika Kladuša?
Buy your ticket at the bus station or at the website of the bus company.
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bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Belgrade - Sarajevo
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Velika Kladuša - Belgrade / Belgrade - Sarajevo / Belgrade - Banja Luka / Belgrade - Mostar / Niš - Sarajevo / Novi Sad - Sarajevo
2 Igoumenitsa (Greece) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Zagreb (Croatia) - Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Igoumenitsa (Greece) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki by bus. There is no train connection available.
The bus journey time from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki is 4 hours with a stop half the way. Buy your bus ticket from 38 EUR. There are normally 3 buses per day. The KTEL bus network in Greece offers comfortable, air-conditioned buses.
From the ferry terminal you have to walk 10 minutes to the south to get to the KTEL bus terminal. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops nearby so make sure that you buy a few snacks and drinks before leaving since there is no catering on board of the bus.
Once the bus arrives you just give your luggage to the driver who puts it in the designated luggage compartment. You then show your ticket to the driver and board the bus. Your seat number is printed on your bus ticket.
Thessaloniki Macedonia Intercity bus station is one of the biggest and most impressive bus stations in Greece. To get from the bus station to the train station of Thessaloniki you have to use the urban bus lines 45, 45A or 45B. The departure is in front of the terminal. The journey time is 10 minutes with a ticket price of 1 EUR. The bus runs every hour. If you want to walk, it is a way of 30 minutes (2,5 kilometres).
From Thessaloniki bus station you have three bus connections daily to Istanbul. The journey time is 10 hours and ticket fares start at 45 EUR.
Find the exact bus schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links. Or use this website: www.ktel-thesprotias.gr
Where to buy a ticket from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Igoumenitsa
2b Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Thessaloniki to Sofia by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 18 EUR at the train station in Thessaloniki.
The departure time in Thessaloniki is 05:50. The arrival time in Sofia is 14:20. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure, even very early in the morning at Thessaloniki railway station.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Sofia?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Thessaloniki
2c Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Dimitrovgrad and Niš. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Sofia to Belgrade by direct day train is 09:15 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Sofia is 09:15. The arrival time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 18:30.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Sofia to Niš.
2. Niš to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Belgrade.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Belgrade?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Sofia
2d Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Zagreb (Croatia)
Travel from Serbia to Croatia by direct train. There is one daily train connection on the main railway line between Belgrade and Zagreb. The journey time is eight hours. The train ticket fare is 29 EUR.
The departure time in Belgrade is 10:00. The arrival time in Zagreb 18:15.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Zagreb?
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train company:
HŽ Hrvatske Željeznice Putnički Prijevoz / SV Srbija Voz
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zagreb - Belgrade / Belgrade - Dubrovnik / Belgrade - Osijek / Belgrade - Pula / Belgrade - Rijeka / Belgrade - Split / Belgrade - Zadar / Novi Sad - Zagreb / Novi Sad - Dubrovnik / Novi Sad - Split
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2e Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Velika Kladuša (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
To travel from Croatia to Bosnia-Herzegovina by train is currently not possible. The last international train connection from Zagreb to Sarajevo was cancelled in 2016. Other international railway lines have been closed for several years. Therefore you have to travel a bus.
There are several bus connections available. In the north from Zagreb in direction of Banja Luka (3:20 hours, 15 EUR) and Sarajevo (8 hours, 25 EUR). And in the south from Dubrovnik and Split in direction of Mostar (3:30 hours, 18 EUR) and Sarajevo (6:30 hours, 23 EUR).
Inside Bosnia-Herzegovina there are train connections available.
Find the exact bus and train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Velika Kladuša?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Brzi (B)
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Mostar
train company:
ZFBH Željeznice Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine / ZRS Željeznice Republike Srpske / HŽ Hrvatske željeznice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Velika Kladuša - Zagreb / Zagreb - Sarajevo / Zagreb - Mostar / Zagreb - Banja Luka / Dubrovnik - Sarajevo / Dubrovnik - Mostar / Split - Sarajevo / Split - Mostar
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
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