Bihać

Bihać is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Una River has defined Bihać, the city and municipality for centuries. The waterfalls in Štrbački buk and Martinbrod are widely known. A valley near the Una headwaters, and the upper Una River valley are a national park since 2008. Every summer Bihać hosts the Una Regatta coupled with many cultural events.

Understand
Bihać municipality occupies an area of 900 km² with around 70,000 citizens people. Since ancient times, the geographic position and favorable climate conditions have been suitable for settling in this region. The research based upon excavations and numerous remains has revealed the presence of humans in the Older Stone Age, Late Bronze Age, Late and Early Iron Age. Presence of the Japodes tribe in this area has certainly been proved. The Japodes culture marked Bihać by its extraordinary values and ancient inheritance. It began with building solutions for houses on stilts, jewelry made of bronze, iron, silver and the “Japodes horseman”. The archeological findings from many places like Bihać, Golubić, Pritoka and Ripač indicate the specific characteristics of the Illyrian culture in the Japodes area.

By plane
Bihać is 17 km from the Croatian border, which gives a favourable geographic location, proximity to major cities in Europe. Bihać can be reached by plane, through Croatian territory, the airport in Zagreb, which is 170 km away, about 3 hours drive by car from the town of Bihać.

If you decide to come through the airport of Sarajevo, Bihać is 350 km away, about 4 hours drive that leads through Travnik, Jajce, Mrkonjic Grad, Kljuca and in Bihać, which gives you a unique opportunity to explore areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

By car
Bihać can be reached by car from all European directions, regardless if coming from west, east, north or south. If arriving from the west of Europe, all major roads to Bihać lead through Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. If arriving from the north you pass through Croatia, the east from Serbia, or the directions of Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria respectively. Coming from the south requires a trip on a ferry that goes across Italy to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

By train
There is one train per day from Sarajevo.



By bus


Buses to Ćukovi, Orašac and Kulen Vakuf (for Una): 07:10, 10:30, 12:30, 14:15, 15:30, and 19:30 ... in winter a few less. Price: 5-6.50 KM, depending on where you get off—it stops in most villages along the way. The bus seems to also go around east of the centre of Bihać along "Bedem St." So, you might want to catch it there, but better ask beforehand.

Drink
Bihać is home to a beer brewery which makes the award winning Preminger.

Go next
Cross the border to Croatia and visit the famous Plitvice Lakes National Park, or go further into Bosnia-Herzegovina toward Banja Luka and Sarajevo.