There are 9 ways to get from Bansko to Geneva by bus, plane, train, car, or car train
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Bus, fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SOF - GVA
8h 30mCHF 82–196Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Chambery Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chambéry to Geneva739
33h 41mCHF 78–126Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Take the bus from Sofia to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to GeneveEc
29h 56mCHF 181–275Drive 1,881.5 km
- Drive from Bansko to Geneva1,881.5 km
19hCHF 301–435Bus, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)SOF - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
10h 38mCHF 89–310Bus, train via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bratislava
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zuerich HbRjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to GenèveIc1 / ...
29h 58mCHF 192–326Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to GeneveEc
31h 56mCHF 156–208Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Geneva
36h 7mCHF 259–269Drive, car train
- Drive from Bansko to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Drive from München Ost to Geneva
18h 58mCHF 348–500
Bansko to Geneva by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 33h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Geneva is to bus and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Bansko Gondola and arriving at Geneva via Sofia - Ovcha Kupel, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Chambéry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 41m.
The distance between Bansko and Geneva is 1587 km. The road distance is 1881.5 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Geneva without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 56m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 8h 30m 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 12:15 AM in Bansko and 11:15 PM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Geneva is 1882 km. It takes approximately 19h 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 via Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad, Sofia - Ovcha Kupel, Sofia, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, and Chambéry in around 33h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- 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 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- 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 11–15
- 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 11–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Stazione Centrale - Piazza Duca d'Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Chambery Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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
- 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 84
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- 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 230
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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