There are 6 ways to get from Bansko to (Olymp) by bus, taxi, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Katerínibus
- Take the taxi from Kateríni to (Olymp)taxi
7h 59m€140–179Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Katerini Katerini Stationbus
- Drive from Litochoro to (Olymp)car
10h 53m€30–45Drive 354 km
- Drive from Bansko to (Olymp)car 354 km
5h 37m€63–90Bus, drive via Dráma
- Take the bus from Bansko to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Katerínibus
- Drive from Litochoro to (Olymp)car
10h 41mBus, drive #2
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad bulevard Sveti Dimitar Solunski bus stop to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki - Kapsis hotel to Olympusbus
- Drive from Olympus to (Olymp)car
11h 57m€82–99Drive, train, taxi
- Drive from Bansko to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Katerinitrain Ic / ...
- Take the taxi from Katerini to (Olymp)taxi
7h 45m€154–202
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to (Olymp) is to bus and drive which costs €30 - €45 and takes 10h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to (Olymp) is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs €60 - €90.
The distance between Bansko and (Olymp) is 400 km. The road distance is 354 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to (Olymp) without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 7h 59m and costs €140 - €180.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Bansko to (Olymp), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to (Olymp) is 354 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Bansko to (Olymp).
There are 794+ hotels available in (Olymp).
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and (Olymp), Thessaly, Greece?
There is no direct connection from Bansko to (Olymp). However, you can take the bus to Blagoevgrad, take the bus to Serres, take the bus to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Kateríni, then take the taxi to (Olymp). Alternatively, you can drive from Bansko to (Olymp) in around 5h 37m.
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Katerini
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Katerini Katerini Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 23510 46720
- ktelpier@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kateríni
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
- Book at
- ktelpierias.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad bulevard Sveti Dimitar Solunski bus stop to Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki - Kapsis hotel to Olympus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Agios Christoforos
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
Taxi Kristallinos
- Phone
- +30 6945912337
- Website
- taxikristallinos.com
Averof Square Taxi
- Phone
- +30 2351 021222
- Website
- taxikaterini.gr
Agios Christoforos
- Phone
- +30 2351 029894
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