No visa needed

Do citizens of Croatia need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Citizens of Croatia don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Croatia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina without a visa on a Croatia passport?

Yes, citizens of Croatia don’t need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bosnia and Herzegovina visa rules at a glance

With a Croatia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Croatia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Croatia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Bosnia and Herzegovina passport: 77.
Citizens of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina can travel together visa-free to 72 countries, for example: Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, San Marino, Serbia, Montenegro, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Italy, Vatican City, Albania, North Macedonia, Switzerland, and Bulgaria.
A language both countries share: Croatian.
Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in turn, don’t need a visa for Croatia. Croatia visa for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: good to know

Zagreb — Sarajevo: about 290 km in a straight line.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark.
Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BAM 1.72.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Croatia.