There are 9 ways to get from Bansko to Ighiu by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Ruse
best- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iuliabus
16h 42m$67–107Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Bansko to Septemvritrain
- Take the train from Septemvri to Stara Zagoratrain
- Take the night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vesttrain
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iuliatrain
20h 26m$60–94Drive 715.9 km
- Drive from Bansko to Ighiucar 715.9 km
10h 14m$114–165Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SOF - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
10h 57m$77–248Bus
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiubus
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Alba Iuliabus
18h 35mBus, train
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Craiovatrain
- Take the train from Craiova to Alba Iuliatrain
20h 47m$71–90Bus, shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapadbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane OTP - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
12h 50m$351–547Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, train
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SOF - OTP
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vesttrain
- Take the train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iuliatrain
14h 51m$113–250Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- 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
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane SKG - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iuliabus
12h 13m$101–287
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Ighiu is to train and night train which costs $60 - $95 and takes 20h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Ighiu is to drive which takes 10h 14m and costs $110 - $170.
The distance between Bansko and Ighiu is 893 km. The road distance is 715.9 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Ighiu without a car is to bus via Ruse which takes 16h 42m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 16h 42m to get from Bansko to Ighiu, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Ighiu is 716 km. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Bansko to Ighiu.
There are 295+ hotels available in Ighiu.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Ighiu, Alba, Romania?
You can take a bus from Bansko Gondola to Ighiu via Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad, Sofia - Ovcha Kupel, Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, Ruse, Sibiu, and Alba Iulia in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Bansko to Septemvri
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Septemvri to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–9
Night train from Stara Zagora to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Sofia Sever to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–16
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Vidin to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Bus and Coach Station Zapad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://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
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- 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
- $14–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40766.318.799
- Website
- emmalines.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- emmalines.ro
- Phone
- +40751451862
- Website
- starcof.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- starcof.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40744619453
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $280–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.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
- $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
- +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
- $11–16
- 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
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
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