Bosnia & Herzegovina travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Bosnia & Herzegovina: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 230V, emergency 112, currency BAM.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-13
Latest change (original, English)
New information on wait times if travelling to and from the Schengen area from Bosnia and Herzegovina. New information that the border crossing at Gradiška has been relocated to a new facility ('Warnings and insurance' page).
New information on wait times if travelling to and from the Schengen area from Bosnia and Herzegovina. New information that the border crossing at Gradiška has been relocated to a new facility ('Warnings and insurance' page).
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CapitalSarajevo
CurrencyBAM, BAD
LanguagesCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Calling code+387
Emergency numbers112 · 122 · 123 · 124
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population3.8M