Sarajevo Practical Matters
Your comprehensive guide to Everything Sarajevo
Bank
| Workdays: | 08 00 till 19 00 |
| Saturday: | 08 00 till 14 00 |
| Sunday: | closed |
Market places
| Workdays: | 07 00 till 17 00 |
| Saturday: | 07 00 till 17 00 |
| Sunday: | 07 00 till 17 00 |
Saturday and Sunday are the days when the local population, mostly, goes on the market, so you can expect bigger crowds and a little more expensive prices.
Shopping Mall
| Workdays | 08 30 till 22 00 |
| Saturday | 08 30 till 22 00 |
| Sunday | 08 30 till 21 00 |
Holidays:
Non-working Holidays
- 1 - 2 January New Year
- 1 March Independence Day
- 1 - 2 May International May Holiday
- 25 November National Holiday
During these holidays, only 24-hour stores and institutes are open. Citizens do not to work on religious holidays in accordance with their beliefs.
Power supply:
- Voltage 220 V
- Frequency 50 Hz
Water:
BiH has an exceptionally high quality of drinking water. Water from the tap is safe to drink as well as most places in the mountains or fountains in towns or along the side of the road. Water supply system in the city delivers clear and drinkable water.
Money:
Originally, the KM was fixed related to the German mark, but after the introduction of currency EUR in all Eurozone, KM/BAM is related to the EUR by a fixed exchange rate (1, 95583 KM = 1 EUR). Most shops will accept payment in Euro currency, using a 1 EUR to 2 BAM ratio. There are many ATM machines in all major towns and cities. US dollars, British pounds and other major currencies can be exchanged at the banks and exchange offices that are present in most major towns. They also swap your leftover KMs back into any of these main currencies. Most banks do not have a fixed fee, but take a percentage of the total amount. As this percentage varies, you should do a bit of research before exchanging large amounts of money. Although credit cards are increasingly widely accepted in major towns, you should not rely on them. Credit Cards like VISA and MasterCard are accepted in all shopping centers and smaller stores, while with the American Express card that is not yet the case, but you may find a lot of shopping centers and stores that have installed P.O.S. terminals to accept the AMEX card.
For practical conversion use the:
Time:
| Standard time zone: | UTC/GMT +1 hour |
Health:
| Hospital Koševo | |
| Address: | Bolni?ka 2 |
| Phone: | +387 33 444 800 |
| E-mail: | info@kcus.ba |
| Website: | http://www.kcus.ba |
| General Hospital | |
| Address: | Bolni?ka 2 |
| Phone: | +387 33 285 100 |
| E-mail: | hospital@obs.ba |
| Website: | http://www.obs.ba |
| Medical Emergency | |
| Address: | Kranj?evi?eva 12 |
| Phone: | +387 33 124 |
| +387 33 611 111 | |
| Website: | http://www.hitnasa.com |
International Tel. Number Directory:
| Phone: | +387 33 1201 |
Police:
| Phone: | +387 33 122 |
Road Assistance Service:
| Phone: | +387 33 1282 |
| +387 33 1288 | |
| E-mail: | callcentre@bihamk.ba |
| Website: | http://www.bihamk.ba |
Fire Emergency:
| Address: | Str. Fehima ef. ?uri?i?a |
| Phone: | +387 33 664 115/123 |
| E-mail: | pvbks@vatrogasci-sa.org.ba |
| Website: | http://www.vatrogasci-sa.org.ba |
