There are 9 ways to get from Bansko to Ksamil by car, bus, or plane
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Drive, bus
best- Drive from Bansko to Strumicacar
- Take the bus from Strumica to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Sarandëbus
11h 14mDrive 578 km
cheapest- Drive from Bansko to Ksamilcar 578 km
7h 47m$105–151Bus to Sofia Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Ksamilcar
11h 8m$117–275Bus
- 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 Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandëbus
13h 43mBus 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 Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandëbus
14h 49mBus #2
- Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ksamilbus
16h 48mBus #3
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus
17h 9mBus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly, drive
- 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 Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SKG - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Ksamilcar
12h 15m$161–344Bus to Kavala International Airport, fly, drive
- Take the bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane KVA - IOA
- Drive from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Ksamilcar
19h 24m$143–477
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Ksamil is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 7h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Ksamil is to drive which takes 7h 47m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Ksamil. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Ksamil via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Igoumenitsa and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 43m.
The distance between Bansko and Ksamil is 695 km. The road distance is 578 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Ksamil without a car is to bus which takes 13h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Bansko to Ksamil, including transfers.
Bansko to Ksamil bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Ksamil bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, arrive at Blagoevgrad station.
Ksamil is 1h behind Bansko. It is currently 7:57 PM in Bansko and 6:57 PM in Ksamil.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Ksamil is 578 km. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Bansko to Ksamil.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Ksamil, Albania?
You can take a bus from Bansko to Ksamil via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Igoumenitsa, Sarandë, and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare in around 13h 43m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Rhodes, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ioannina National Airport via New Paros, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Strumica to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Strumica to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- 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
- $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/
- 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
- $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
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- 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
- $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
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- contact@ahmetitravel.com
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- 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
- $15–23
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Bansko to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- 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
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ksamil
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 001 267-805-2830
- Website
- albanianbus.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- https://albanianbus.com/wordpress/
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