How to get fromBansko to Samokovby bus, car, taxi or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Bansko to Samokov by bus, car, taxi, or train

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
2. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Samokovbus
4h 13m
$6–10
Bus, line 5612 train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
2. Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Dupnitsatrain
3. Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
4h 34m
$5–12
Drive 127.4 km
1. Drive from Bansko to Samokovcar 127.4 km
1h 43m
$21–29
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Bansko to Samokovtaxi 127.4 km
1h 43m
$55–70
Bus via Sofia Airport (SOF)
1. Take the bus from Bansko Gondola to Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Stationbus Traventuria 81 / ...
2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Samokov Lidl Parking Lotbus Traventuria 13758 / ...
4h 26m
$25–35

Bansko to Samokov by bus

26Weekly Buses

4h 26mAverage Duration

$25Cheapest Price

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Distance: 127.5 km
Duration: 4h 13m

What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Samokov, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bansko to Samokov via Blagoevgrad in around 4h 13m.

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Samokov, Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Samokov is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in Samokov Valley between the mountain ranges of Rila, Vitosha and Sredna Gora, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia. Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Samokov, together with the nearby resort Borovets, is a major tourist centre. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Samokov

Borovets(Opens in a new window)

Borovets (Bulgarian: Боровец), known as Chamkoria (Чамкория) until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m. Borovets is 10 km from Samokov, 73 km from Sofia and 125 km from Plovdiv.

Tsarska Bistritsa(Opens in a new window)

Tsarska Bistritsa ("Tsar's Bistritsa"; Bulgarian: Царска Бистрица) is a former royal palace in southwestern Bulgaria, high in the Rila Mountains, just above the resort of Borovets and near the banks of the Bistritsa River. Built between 1898 and 1914, it served as the hunting lodge of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria and his son Boris III.

Chernia kos(Opens in a new window)

Chernia kos is a ski jumping venue in Samokov, Bulgaria. The venue includes three hills, K40, K25 and the small K10. The hills are covered with plastic matting during the summer. Every summer youth competitions are hosted, in order to train Bulgarian ski jumpers.

Rila National Park(Opens in a new window)

Rila National Park (Bulgarian: Национален парк „Рила“) is the largest national park in Bulgaria spanning an area of 810.46 km² in the Rila mountain range in the south-west of the country. It was established on 24 February 1992 to protect several ecosystems of national importance. Its altitude varies from 800 m. near Blagoevgrad to 2925 m. at Musala Peak, the highest summit in the Balkan Peninsula. There are 120 glacial lakes, including the prominent Seven Rila Lakes. Many rivers have their source in the national park, including the longest river entirely in the Balkans, the Maritsa, and the longest river entirely in Bulgaria, the Iskar. The national park occupies territory from 4 of the 28 provinces of the country: Sofia, Kyustendil, Blagoevgrad and Pazardzhik. It includes four nature reserves: Parangalitsa, Central Rila Reserve, Ibar and Skakavitsa.

Places to stay in Samokov

Guest house Legeto(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

The Clock house(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Hotel Grand(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Guesthouse Elizabeth(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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