There are 8 ways to get from Bansko to Geneva by bus, plane, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 76–195Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- 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 / ...
29h 35mCHF 226–485Drive 1,838.1 km
- Drive from Bansko to Genevacar 1,838.1 km
17h 56mCHF 289–417Bus, 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 126–445Bus, 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
11h 34mCHF 109–274Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aostabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
29h 55mCHF 181–265Bus, 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 155–206Bus
- 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 223–328
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 75 - SFr 200 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 75 - SFr 200.
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 via Bratislava which takes 29h 35m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 490.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Bansko to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 1h behind Bansko. It is currently 3:06 AM in Bansko and 2:06 AM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Geneva is 1838 km. It takes approximately 17h 56m to drive from Bansko to Geneva.
There are 577+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bansko Gondola to Geneva via Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad, Кв. Овча купел, Централна Гара, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Niš, Autobuska Stanica in around 35h 49m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- 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 85–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- 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 10–15
- 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 10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- Schedules at
- -
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- 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
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 83
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–23
- 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 12–20
- 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 200–290
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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