Transport from Tuzla Airport: My Tips
The journey to the centre of Tuzla takes about 20 minutes and can be made by taxi, airport shuttle bus or local bus from a nearby village.
City bus
From July 2026, bus route 34 operated by the city transport company GIPS will run directly to the terminal.
The route runs through the whole of Tuzla along the main road, past the historic centre and the main long-distance coach station, to Tuzla Istok station on the eastern outskirts of the city.
- 2,50 bam – fare: payable in cash to the driver
- Once every 2 hours –frequency
- 25 minutes –journey time to the centre
- gipstk.com/red-voznje/34– exact departure times
Where to stay in Tuzla?
- If you’re looking for a traditional hotel – Hotel Vertigos ****
- If you’re looking for local accommodation in the old town – Pansion Kipovi
Airport shuttle bus
Shuttle buses (minibuses/vans) run directly to the terminal, connecting the airport with Tuzla’s main bus station (approx. 2 km from the historic centre).
The fare is 10 bam and is payable in cash only to the driver. You can also pay in euros; in that case, the fare is 5 eur.
These shuttle vans usually run approximately 30–40 minutes after every scheduled arrival at the airport.
They depart from Tuzla bus station approximately 2.5 hours before each departure.
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Taxi
The fare for a taxi from the airport to anywhere in the centre of Tuzla is a fixed rate of 30 BAM.
Any higher price means the taxi driver is trying to overcharge you. Payment is by cash only, and there are plenty of taxis both at the airport and throughout Tuzla.
Car hire
A good option if you want to explore the Bosnian countryside is to hire a car directly at the airport, where several major international car hire companies are based. Prices for a 4-day hire in Tuzla are around 50 eur.
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Bus to Sarajevo
If you’re heading straight to Sarajevo, you’ll most likely use the Centrotrans bus service from the centre of Tuzla.
The service to Sarajevo runs roughly once an hour to an hour and a half; the journey takes over 3 hours and tickets cost around 32 bam, with return tickets costing around 55 bam.
You can check timetables and buy tickets on the company’s website: centrotrans.com
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Those tickets to Sarajevo from Tuzla cost over thirty marks; a return ticket on the same day cost me 55 marks. This was the situation at the end of June.Otherwise, intercity travel with GIPS (which also operates public transport) costs a flat rate of 2.50 marks, regardless of the distance travelled.
Bus 34 runs to and from the airport.
The right-hand column shows departures from Istok station to the airport; there is a bus leaving from the bus station in the city centre approximately every 10 minutes.
The left-hand column shows departures from the airport. The bus travels through the whole of Tuzla and passes the bus station in the city centre in about 20 minutes.
Apparently, it’s only been available since the start of the summer holidays.
We’ll give it a go on the way back to the airport.
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Today’s experience on route no. 11 – departing from the mosque in Dubrava Gornje to the centre of Tuzla. Ticket price: 2.5 BAM. The gipstk.com website mentioned here features a map showing buses with GPS, on which you could clearly see where the bus was located.
Great, thanks for sharing your recent experience!
Hello, do you know if bus route 34 to the airport stops near the coach station next to the bingo hall?
If not, do you have any shuttle bus numbers for getting to the airport?
Thank you
Yes, bus 34 stops on the main street, about 70 metres from the bus station.
Thank you
Is that 70 metres before or after, heading towards the airport?