Medjugorje
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Medugorje is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Medugorje, (the name is of Slavic origin, and signifies a region between mountains) forms a Roman-Catholic parish where today about 5000 inhabitants live. The pastoral care of the parish is confided to the priests of the Herzegovinian Franciscan Province of the Assumption of Mary. Thanks to Our Lady's apparitions, Medugorje became a place of gathering for a multitude of pilgrims from the whole world (in the first 20 years, more then 20 million), and one of the biggest prayer centres in the world, comparable to Lourdes and Fatima.
How to get to Medjugorje
Medugorje is 25 km southwest of Mostar. You can get there by yellow public bus no. 48 (it does not take off from the main bus station but the northern one) and costs KM 3.50 one way. It runs about every 45 minutes to an hour.
For foreign travelers, the easiest way to get into Medugorje is to fly into Split, Croatia (airport code SPU). Take the Croatia Airlines bus from the airport to Split bus terminal (cost is 30 Kuna). The Croatia Airlines leaves the airport about 45 min after the arrival of each Croatia Airlines flight. The bus drops you off right next to the city bus and ferry terminal where you can connect to another bus to Medugorje.
The bus from Split to Medugorje departs daily at 6am, 1055am, and 520pm. The journey takes about 3.5 hours. The return bus leaves Medugorje daily at 717am, 1142am, and 530pm. Cost is 85 Kuna or 10 Euro, payable onboard the bus or you can pre-buy tickets at the terminal. Luggage cost is an extra 1 Euro per piece. Visit AK Split website for latest schedules.
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