There are 9 ways to get from Batumi to Bansko by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or car
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Fly Batumi International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BUS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
10h 58m$251–470Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Arhavi Artvin
- Take the bus from Arhavi to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
29h 42m$57–100Car ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Take the train from Vladimir Pavlov to PlovdivRe
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
2d 18h$250–284Drive 1,813.3 km
- Drive from Batumi to Bansko1,813.3 km
22h 17m$286–413Bus to Rize–Artvin, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Fındıklı
- Fly from Rize–Artvin (RZV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)RZV - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
14h 32m$215–683Fly Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)BUS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
14h 2m$237–459Bus via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Arhavi Artvin
- Take the bus from Arhavi to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
29h 53m$65–106Bus, train
- Take the bus from Batumi Central to Fındıklı
- Take the bus from Findikli to Gebze
- Take the train from Darica to Halkali
- Take the train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Take the train from Plovdiv to BelovoRe
- Take the train from Avramovo to BanskoRe
34h 27m$81–116Bus via Çayeli
- Take the bus from Sarp to Cayeli
- Take the bus from Cayeli to İstanbul Dudullu
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
37h 4m$64–89
Batumi International Airport (BUS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Batumi to Bansko is to bus via Çayeli which costs $60 - $90 and takes 37h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Batumi to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 10h 58m and costs $250 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Batumi to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Batumi Central and arriving at Bansko via Arhavi, Istanbul Samandira Tesis and Plovdiv South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 42m.
The distance between Batumi and Bansko is 1677 km. The road distance is 1813.3 km.
The best way to get from Batumi to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 29h 42m and costs $55 - $100.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Batumi to Bansko, including transfers.
Batumi to Bansko bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Batumi Central station.
Batumi to Bansko bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Arhavi Artvin station.
Bansko is 2h behind Batumi. It is currently 9:07 AM in Batumi and 7:07 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Batumi to Bansko is 1813 km. It takes approximately 22h 17m to drive from Batumi to Bansko.
What companies run services between Batumi, Georgia and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Batumi Central to Bansko via Arhavi, Istanbul Samandira Tesis, and Plovdiv South in around 29h 42m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–410
Flights from Rize–Artvin to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Batumi International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Vladimir Pavlov to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Plovdiv to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Avramovo to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Darica to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Batumi Central to Arhavi Artvin
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–11
Bus from Arhavi to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–36
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $27–33
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–39
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $15–19
Bus from Batumi Central to Fındıklı
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–12
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–11
Bus from Findikli to Gebze
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–36
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $26–32
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Website
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Sarp to Cayeli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
Bus from Cayeli to İstanbul Dudullu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Schedules at
- aliosmanulusoy.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $32–33
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler Otogari to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/
- Phone
- +359 56 871 628
- booking@portbulgariawest.com
- Website
- pbm.bg
Car ferry from Batumi to Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–260
- Website
- http://www.pbm.bg/
- Motorcycle
- $40–290
- Child ticket
- $90–120
- Adult passenger
- $230–260
- Personal Car
- $637–638
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