Mostar day trips by taxi: Blagaj, Počitelj, Kravice
Mostar is the best base in Bosnia for short trips, because four of the country’s most-visited places sit within forty kilometres of it. None of them are on a useful bus route, which is why almost everyone ends up in a car — either an organised tour or a taxi hired for the day.
Here is what that actually costs, and how to arrange it without the price changing halfway through.
The four trips, with real distances and prices
Prices are per vehicle, not per person, and are ranges because transfer fares in Bosnia are agreed in advance rather than metered.
Blagaj (12 km, about 18 minutes)
Roughly 16–25 KM one way.
The Dervish house (tekija) sits at the foot of a cliff where the Buna river emerges fully formed from a cave. It is the closest and cheapest of the four, and the easiest to underestimate — most people spend longer there than planned, between the tekija, the riverside restaurants and the short walk up the gorge.
Because it is close, this is the trip most worth doing as a return hire with waiting time rather than two separate rides.
Počitelj (30 km, about 30 minutes)
Roughly 40–70 KM one way.
An Ottoman hillside town of stone houses stacked up a slope, with a fort at the top. It takes an hour to see properly and involves a genuine climb — worth knowing in July, when it is very hot and there is little shade on the steps.
Počitelj sits on the road towards Čapljina, which makes it a natural stop when combined with Kravice rather than a trip on its own.
Kravice Waterfalls (40 km, about 55 minutes)
Roughly 80–120 KM one way.
The big one: a wide semicircle of falls on the Trebižat river with a swimmable pool below. Summer means crowds and an entrance fee; spring means far more water and far fewer people. Allow three hours minimum — there is a walk down from the car park and, more to the point, a walk back up.
Međugorje (25 km, about 30 minutes)
Roughly 60–120 KM one way.
A major Catholic pilgrimage site, busy year-round and very busy on feast days. The wide price range reflects that: demand around pilgrimage dates pushes fares to the top of the band.
The combination that makes sense
Počitelj and Kravice lie in the same direction from Mostar, roughly along the same road. Doing them as one hire — Mostar → Počitelj → Kravice → Mostar — is the single best-value day out from the city, and far cheaper than two separate return trips.
Blagaj sits the other way, close to town, and pairs naturally with a half-day. Međugorje is its own direction again.
A realistic full day is Počitelj + Kravice, with Blagaj added in the late afternoon if you still have energy. Trying to add Međugorje to that is possible but rushed.
How to hire a driver for the day
This is the part that decides whether the price stays what you were told.
Agree the whole day, not each leg. Say plainly: “Mostar, then Počitelj, then Kravice, then back to Mostar, with waiting at each stop.” A driver quoting per leg has every reason to add legs; a driver quoting for the day has one number to give you.
Agree the waiting time explicitly. This is the most common source of disputes. Say how long you want at each stop — an hour at Počitelj, three at Kravice — and confirm that waiting is included in the quoted price. Waiting time is a legitimate charge with a real rate; it just needs to be settled before you leave, not after.
Confirm the total out loud before departure. Total price, number of passengers, waiting included. If any of the three is vague at the start, it will be expensive at the end.
Ask about entrance fees. Kravice charges admission and it is not included in the fare. Neither is lunch, and a driver who suggests a particular restaurant may have a reason.
Book the day before. Mostar has plenty of taxi companies, but a driver who knows he has a full day booked gives a better price than one you flag down in the street.
Taxi or organised tour?
A tour is cheaper per person if you are travelling alone or as a couple — the operator fills the minibus. A private taxi wins as soon as there are three or four of you, because the price is per vehicle, and it wins outright on flexibility: you decide how long to stay, you skip what does not interest you, and you leave when you like rather than when the group does.
Group tours also usually run one fixed route. If you want Kravice at 9am before the crowds, that is a taxi decision, not a tour option.
Practical notes
- Bring cash in convertible marks (KM). Cards are not accepted for this kind of hire, and there are no cash machines at Kravice or Počitelj.
- Uber and Bolt do not exist in Bosnia. These trips are booked by phone with a Mostar company.
- Summer heat is real. Počitelj and Kravice both involve climbing, with midday temperatures well above 35°C in July and August. Start early.
- Kravice is seasonal. Water volume is dramatically higher in spring; late summer can be modest.
- Bring swimwear for Kravice — most people wish they had.
- Confirm the return. Have your driver’s number, and agree where and when you are being collected at each stop.
In short
Blagaj is the cheap half-day. Počitelj and Kravice are the day trip, and should be booked as one hire in one direction. Međugorje is separate. Prices are per car, so from three people up a taxi usually beats a tour — provided you agree the whole day, the waiting time and the total price before you set off.
Current prices for every route are on our transfers page, and Mostar taxi companies and meter rates are on the Mostar city page.