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Border Crossings

Posted by (West Islip, NY) on

Hi. I just signed up for the Best of Eastern Europe tour. I noticed that Croatia is not yet a Schengen country, so I assume that there will be stops at the borders when entering and leaving. From the map, it appears that we will be entering Croatia at Gorican (from Hungary), and leaving at Plovanija (to Slovenia).

I was wondering if there were any concerns or cautions for busloads of tourists at the border. I'm mostly concerned about the Slovenia crossing, because I remember that the wars that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia were bitter and bloody.

Thanks.

Posted by
11160 posts

That must explain why RS hands out helmets and flak vest on this tour, rather than money belts and guide books.

( Sorry, just could not help myself--- not used to being snowed in, so will plead the 'cabin fever' defense)

Contact the RS office and ask how they handle the crossings, to allay your concerns

Posted by
27063 posts

I took public buses across the Slovenia/Croatia, Croatia/Serbia and Montenegro/Croatia borders in 2015. There were no issues. I think we always had to get off the bus and line up in a little booth. There would be a possibility of a delay at a busy time on a busy day, but nothing to worry about. If anything, I bet a tour bus would get an even more cursory look than a public bus.

Posted by
3826 posts

When we crossed the border from Croatia to Slovenia this past summer they just checked our passports, took a quick look into the mini van and off we went. Interesting though, when we passed through to Italy, they pulled us over, took our passports, and asked us how much money we were carrying. When we said 60 euros he thought we said 60,000. When he realized we said just 60, he took a look at us and passed us through. Weird.

Posted by
1206 posts

In June 2018 I crossed the Croatia/Bosnia border two times by public bus and one time by tour bus. With the tour group, our passports were collected by our tour group leader and then processed by the border guards (Croatian or Bosnian) in their office, then returned to us. When on the public bus, the Bosnian border guards came onto the bus and handled our passports individually. No problem anywhere. At least I was sitting down, not standing in an interminable line at CDG or ROM airport!

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