Driving in Bosnia and Herzegovina: licence, roads and tolls
Part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina arrival guide.
This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Driving in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the three basics
Drives on the
right
The driver sits on the left and overtakes on the left. Roundabouts turn anticlockwise.
Your licence
Licence plus an IDP
Your own licence works with an International Driving Permit beside it. Get the permit at home before you fly - no country issues one for another country's licence.
Motorways
Tolls by distance
Motorways charge for the distance driven, at barriers or by camera. Budget for it on a long drive; it is rarely trivial.
Bosnian motorways charge at booths, the mountain roads are slow, and off-road driving carries a mine risk in some areas.
Toll booths on the short motorway network, and rules about where not to go that are unlike anywhere else in Europe.
Do not drive or park off marked roads in areas still being cleared of mines from the 1990s. The hazard is real, marked where known, and the reason nobody parks on the verge outside towns.
The A1 motorway is tolled at booths; most of the country is served by two-lane roads through the mountains at 40 to 60 km/h.
A green card is required for a foreign-registered car.
The alcohol limit is 0.3 g/l, and zero for anyone under 21 or holding a licence less than three years.
Winter equipment is compulsory from 1 November to 15 April, and the routes over Vlasic and to Sarajevo close in heavy snow.
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