There are 9 ways to get from Bansko to Ksamil by bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Bus, drive
best- 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 Ioanninabus
- Drive from Ioannina to Ksamilcar
11h 24m$72–106Drive 578 km
- Drive from Bansko to Ksamilcar 578 km
7h 47m$105–151Bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Ioannina National Airport, 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$126–364Bus via Thessaloníki
- 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 Sarande,Posta Shqiptarebus
13h 46mBus
- 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 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 Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Sarandëbus
16h 56mBus to Sofia Airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Flying Dolphin
- Take the bus from Bansko New Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SOF - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
8h 32m$115–279Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Ioannina National Airport, 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 17m$176–349Bus to Kavala International Airport, fly to Ioannina National Airport, 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 49m$152–496
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Ksamil is to bus and drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 11h 24m.
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 46m.
The distance between Bansko and Ksamil is 630 km. The road distance is 578 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Ksamil without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 13h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 24m 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 6:44 PM in Bansko and 5:44 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, and Sarande,Posta Shqiptare in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–360
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Ioannina National Airport via New Paros, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–280
Flights from Kavala International Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
- 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
- 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
- $11–15
- 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 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- 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
- +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 Sarande,Posta Shqiptare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Bansko to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- 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
- 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
- $29–40
- 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
- +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
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station 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/
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- info@ionianseaways.com
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- info@finikas-lines.com
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–36
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $36
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- info@albanialuxuryferries.com
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- albanialuxuryferries.com
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