There are 9 ways to get from Bansko to Geneva by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SOF - GVA
9h 3mCHF 91–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
30h 9mCHF 189–307Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
30h 52mCHF 231–491Drive 1,838.1 km
- Drive from Bansko to Genevacar 1,838.1 km
17h 56mCHF 300–433Bus, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SOF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
10h 59mCHF 126–272Bus, fly to Basel, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Basel (BSL)plane SOF - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
11h 33mCHF 122–452Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
31hCHF 143–263Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
31h 56mCHF 159–212Bus
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Genevabus
35h 49mCHF 235–275
Bansko to Geneva by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Geneva is to bus and fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 250 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Geneva is to bus and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Bansko Gondola and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via Sofia - Ovcha Kupel, Sofia Central Bus Station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica and Annecy - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
The distance between Bansko and Geneva is 1592 km. The road distance is 1838.1 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Geneva without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 9m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Bansko to Geneva, including transfers.
Bansko to Geneva bus services, operated by Traventuria, depart from Bansko Gondola station.
Bansko to Geneva bus services, operated by Traventuria, arrive at Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad.
Geneva is 1h behind Bansko. It is currently 12:13 AM in Bansko and 11:13 PM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Geneva is 1838 km. It takes approximately 17h 56m to drive from Bansko to Geneva.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bansko Gondola to Geneva - Bus Station via Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad, Sofia - Ovcha Kupel, Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Annecy, and Annecy - Bus Station in around 31h.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 1–3
- 1st Class
- CHF 2–3
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 100–160
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 84
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 84
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- polazak.rs
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://polazak.rs/ci/prevoznici/trans-jug
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Annecy
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–240
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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