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Five Weeks Overland Through the Balkans
Alpine lakes to the Aegean by bus and train across seven countries.
Simpan
Jalur putus-putus bersifat skematik (busur mendekati lingkaran besar antar perhentian), bukan rute transportasi.
Perhentian demi perhentian
Klik sebuah perhentian (atau pin-nya di peta) untuk melihat biaya, fakta tentang negara tersebut, dan hal-hal yang bisa dilakukan di sana.
1Ljubljana SIWalk the Ljubljanica riverbanks and ride the funicular up to the castle.3 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Ljubljana atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 320 km).
bus · tentang 1.5 jam
2Lake Bled SICircle the lake on foot and take a pletna boat to the island church.2 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Lake Bled atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 370 km).
bus to Ljubljana, then train · tentang 3.5 jam
3Zagreb CroatiaExplore the Upper Town and the Dolac market.2 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Zagreb belum, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 260 km).
Croatia: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (since 2023) (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Croatian; English very widely spoken on the coast
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe to drink
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
bus · tentang 2.5 jam
4Plitvice Lakes CroatiaWalk the lake boardwalks early, before the day-trip coaches arrive.1 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Plitvice Lakes belum, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 170 km).
Croatia: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (since 2023) (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Croatian; English very widely spoken on the coast
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe to drink
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
bus · tentang 4.5 jam
5Split CroatiaBase in Diocletian's Palace with an island day trip by ferry.4 malam
$672 menengah
Photo: Silverije · CC BY-SA 3.0A Roman palace turned living city, with the islands of the Adriatic at the end of the pier.
Split grew inside the retirement palace of the emperor Diocletian, and 1,700 years later the palace is still the centre: cafes in the peristyle, apartments in the walls, the cathedral in his mausoleum. Around it is a confident Dalmatian port city of beaches, the Marjan hill forest, a ferry harbour that serves Hvar…
- Anggaran harian
- $70–$332 per orang, dari kelas backpacker hingga nyaman, estimasi editorial, Oct 2026
- Perhentian ini
- $672 4 malam berdasarkan estimasi harian kelas menengah
- Bulan-bulan terbaik
- May, Jun, Sep
- Internet
- 100 Mbps baris tetap tipikal, editorial
Hal yang bisa dilakukan
- Diocletian's Palace The cellars, the cathedral bell tower, the peristyle at night.
- Marjan hill Pine forest, viewpoints and swimming coves on the city's own peninsula.
- Hvar, Brac and Vis Day trips are possible; stay a night and the islands change.
- Krka national park Waterfalls an hour away; Plitvice is 3 hours.
Croatia: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (since 2023) (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Croatian; English very widely spoken on the coast
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe to drink
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
Panduan destinasi lengkap →Croatia panduan negara →Aturan visa →
coastal bus · tentang 4.5 jam
6Dubrovnik CroatiaWalk the city walls and take the cable car up Mount Srd.3 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Dubrovnik belum, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 160 km).
Croatia: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (since 2023) (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Croatian; English very widely spoken on the coast
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe to drink
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
bus · tentang 3.5 jam
7Mostar BASee the Old Bridge and the Ottoman-era bazaar quarter.2 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Mostar atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 110 km).
train · tentang 2.5 jam
8Sarajevo BAWander Bascarsija and visit the War Childhood Museum.3 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Sarajevo atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Split (tentang 160 km).
bus · tentang 7.0 jam
9Kotor MEClimb the fortress steps above the old town for views over the bay.3 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Kotor atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Tirana (tentang 150 km).
bus · tentang 6.0 jam
10Tirana AlbaniaVisit Bunk'Art and the Blloku cafe district.2 malam
$190 menengah
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0The Balkans' most colourful capital, a year-long welcome for Americans, and a coast and mountains no one has priced in yet.
Tirana was a closed, grey capital until 1991 and has spent three decades painting itself: pastel apartment blocks, a cafe culture that rivals Italy's, a boulevard of new architecture, a cable car to a mountain, and the Blloku district where the Communist elite once lived now full of bars and coworking spaces. It is…
- Anggaran harian
- $41–$189 per orang, dari kelas backpacker hingga nyaman, estimasi editorial, Oct 2026
- Perhentian ini
- $190 2 malam berdasarkan estimasi harian kelas menengah
- Bulan-bulan terbaik
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- Internet
- 80 Mbps baris tetap tipikal, editorial
Hal yang bisa dilakukan
- Bunk'Art 1 and 2 Communist-era bunkers turned into museums of the dictatorship.
- Skanderbeg Square and the National History Museum The mosaic facade and the centre's new face.
- Blloku Hoxha's villa, the cafes, the bars.
- Dajti Express cable car Up the mountain for views and hiking.
Albania: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Albanian lek (ALL) · 80.66 ALL/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Albanian; Italian and English widely understood
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Generally treated in Tirana; most visitors drink bottled
- Darurat
- 112 (129 police, 127 ambulance)
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 2
Panduan destinasi lengkap →Albania panduan negara →Aturan visa →
bus · tentang 4.0 jam
11Ohrid MKWalk the lakeshore to the Church of St John at Kaneo.3 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Ohrid atau negaranya belum tersedia, sehingga belum ada data biaya, iklim, maupun visa untuk perhentian ini; catatan rute menjelaskan apa yang perlu diketahui. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Tirana (tentang 90 km).
bus via Skopje · tentang 8.0 jam
12Thessaloniki GreeceStroll the waterfront to the White Tower and eat in the Ladadika district.2 malam
Kami belum memiliki profil destinasi lengkap untuk Thessaloniki belum, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara. Destinasi berprofil terdekat: Tirana (tentang 270 km).
Greece: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Greek; English widely spoken
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe in Athens and most of the mainland; bottled on many islands
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
train or bus · tentang 5.0 jam
13Athens GreeceEnd at the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum.3 malam
$438 menengah
Photo: A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0The Acropolis above, a city of neighbourhood tavernas and rooftops below, and the islands beyond.
Athens was a city people flew through on the way to the islands; now it is a city people stay in. The reasons: low rents by European capital standards, a cafe and nightlife culture that spills onto the street, Koukaki and Pangrati's neighbourhood life a walk from the Acropolis, the Riviera beaches on the tram line…
- Anggaran harian
- $64–$292 per orang, dari kelas backpacker hingga nyaman, estimasi editorial, Oct 2026
- Perhentian ini
- $438 3 malam berdasarkan estimasi harian kelas menengah
- Bulan-bulan terbaik
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct
- Internet
- 100 Mbps baris tetap tipikal, editorial
Hal yang bisa dilakukan
- The Acropolis and its museum Timed tickets; 8 a.m. or the last two hours; the museum at dusk.
- Ancient Agora and Kerameikos Quieter ruins where the city actually lived.
- Lycabettus and Filopappou hills Sunset over the whole basin.
- Koukaki and Pangrati Cafes, bakeries and the city's best neighbourhood tavernas.
Greece: belum tersedia, sehingga tidak ada data biaya atau iklim di tingkat perhentian di sini; fakta di bawah ini adalah data tingkat negara.
- Mata uang
- Euro (EUR) · 0.89 EUR/USD (Financial Modeling Prep (indicative mid), Nov 05, 2026)
- Bahasa
- Greek; English widely spoken
- Colokan listrik dan tegangan
- C, F (230 V)
- Air keran
- Safe in Athens and most of the mainland; bottled on many islands
- Darurat
- 112
- Peringatan AS
- Tingkat 1
Panduan destinasi lengkap →Greece panduan negara →Aturan visa →
The Alps to the Adriatic
The route opens in Ljubljana, a compact riverside capital, with a short hop to Lake Bled and its island church. Zagreb follows by train, then Plitvice Lakes National Park, where boardwalks run over a chain of terraced lakes and waterfalls. From there buses descend to Split, built around the Roman palace of Diocletian, and continue down the coast to the walled city of Dubrovnik. This first stretch is the busiest and most expensive part of the trip, especially in high summer.
Bosnia, Montenegro and Albania
Inland, Mostar is known for the rebuilt Stari Most bridge over the Neretva, and the train north to Sarajevo is one of the region's most scenic short rail journeys. Sarajevo mixes Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian and Yugoslav layers, and its museums cover the 1990s siege in detail. A long bus ride through the mountains reaches the Bay of Kotor, a fjord-like inlet with a fortified old town. Tirana, the Albanian capital, has grown into a lively, low-cost city with a strong cafe culture and museums in former Cold War bunkers.
Lake Ohrid to Athens
Ohrid sits on one of Europe's oldest lakes, with Byzantine churches above the shoreline and a UNESCO listing shared between North Macedonia and Albania. Crossing into Greece, Thessaloniki offers a waterfront promenade, Roman and Byzantine monuments and a well-regarded food scene. The final leg runs south to Athens and the Acropolis. Border crossings are routine but add time, so the plan keeps two buffer days and avoids tight connections on international legs.
Catatan praktis
Visas: Slovenia, Croatia and Greece are in the Schengen Area, while Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia are not and apply their own entry rules. Most Western passports currently enter all seven without a pre-arranged visa for short stays, but the EU Entry/Exit System registers non-EU travellers at Schengen external borders, and the ETIAS pre-travel authorisation is scheduled to follow; check the official EU and national sources before travel. Transport: buses do most of the work; regional trains run Ljubljana to Zagreb and Mostar to Sarajevo. Some cross-border buses run only once or twice a day, so timetables are worth confirming locally. Weather: late spring and early autumn are warm without the July and August crowds on the Croatian coast; inland Sarajevo and Ohrid are cooler. Budget: the mid figure assumes private rooms or guesthouses, local transport, park entry fees and a few paid tours, with Croatia costing noticeably more per day than Albania or North Macedonia. Safety: the region is generally considered safe for travellers; in rural Bosnia and Herzegovina, marked paths are the norm because of residual landmine risk. Check current official travel advisories.