Sarajevo Car Rental

Sarajevo is a singular city with an enticing East-meets-West vibe all of its own. It was once renowned as a religious melting pot, earning it the epithet 'the Jerusalem of Europe'. Within a few blocks, you can still find large Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals, however, the Jewish population was decimated during WWII and Sarajevo is now a divided city, with most of the Orthodox Christians living in East Sarajevo

Sarajevo is the center of a road network and has a rail connection to the Adriatic. Old craft trades, particularly metalware and carpet making, continue. Sarajevo was the site for the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. The city’s pre-civil war industry included a sugar-beet refinery, brewery, furniture factory, tobacco factory, hosiery works, communications plants, an agribusiness combine, and an automobile industry.

Sarajevo's large manufacturing, administrative, and tourism sectors make it the strongest economic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Indeed, Sarajevo Canton generates almost 25% of the country's GDP

While Sarajevo had a large industrial base during its communist period, only a few pre-existing businesses have successfully adapted to the market economy. Sarajevo industries now include tobacco products, furniture, hosiery, automobiles, and communication equipment

Sarajevo has a wide tourist industry and a fast expanding service sector thanks to the strong annual growth in tourist arrivals. Sarajevo also benefits from being both a summer and winter destination with continuity in its tourism throughout the year.

Sarajevo is host to many parks throughout the city and on the outskirts of the city. A popular activity among Sarajevo citizens is street chess, usually played at Trg oslobođenja Alija Izetbegović. Veliki Park is the largest green area in the center of Sarajevo.

Sarajevo is also famous for its city lookouts; including an observation deck on Avaz Twist Tower. A symbol of Sarajevo is the Trebevic cable car which was reconstructed in 2018; also it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the city taking visitors from the city center to mount Trebevic.

Sarajevo's location in a valley between mountains makes it a compact city. Narrow city streets and a lack of parking areas restrict automobile traffic but allow better pedestrian and cyclist mobility.

Sarajevo is the main center of the country's media. Most of the communications and media infrastructure was destroyed during the war but reconstruction monitored by the Office of the High Representative has helped to modernize the industry as a whole

There are seven tramway lines supplemented by five trolleybus lines and numerous bus routes. The main railroad station in Sarajevo is in the north-central area of the city. From there, the tracks head west before branching off in different directions, including to industrial zones in the city. Sarajevo is undergoing a major infrastructure renewal; many highways and streets are being repaved, the tram system is undergoing modernization, and new bridges and roads are under construction.

All international flights usually land at Sarajevo International Airport. It is a busy Airport located in the capital city, in the suburb of Butmir.

There are plenty of ground transportation options in the country, but car rental is the best. As a tourist, you are in the country for the sake of touring, and a car would make your touring experience convenient and unforgettable. This does not mean that there are no other transport means, because you can hire a taxi, board a bus or even a train.

If you are not sure which car to rent or do not understand completely how it works, you can always contact our call center by phone or live chat. We can help you out by selecting the right car for you and advising there where its needed.

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