I am finishing up a 3 week Slovenia/Croatia/Bosnia vacation. I am leaving Sarajevo June 10 and flying out of Venice early June 13. I had planned on going up to Rovinj on June 10, but somehow misread the bus table, and it is much further than I thought.
We are already going to Bled, Plivtice, Split, Dubrovnik, Budva, and Mostar. I really had wanted to see the Istrian Peninsula, but a 12 hour bus ride at 1 time is too much.
Any thoughts on breaking up the trip form Sarajevo to Venice? I don't want to rent a car, so travel is by bus/train only.
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If I'm not mistaken, the easiest way to get from Sarajevo to Venice by public transport is via Zagreb and Ljubljana. An idea would be to get to Ljubljana, which is a lovely city and then take a bus to Piran in the Slovenian part of Istria. From Piran you could then book a shuttle transfer to Venice Airport. Getting from Sarajevo to Ljubljana involves an 8-hour bus from Sarajevo to Zagreb and then a 2-hour bus or train to Ljubljana. You could also fly Sarajevo to Ljubljana directly with Adria, you can get tickets for €100.
EDIT: Just noticed that Croatia flies between Sarajevo and Zagreb, too. Flights on that route are somewhat more expensive at €150. From Zagreb you could take a bus to Rovinj and then again a shuttle transfer to Venice Airport.