There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Bansko by plane, bus, car ferry, night train, train, taxi, or busferry
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
12h 44m$85–328Fly Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BFS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
13h 19m$84–221Car ferry, bus, night train, train, taxi
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
2d 8h$304–443Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
12h 54m$111–532Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BHD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
14h 35m$130–372Fly Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane BFS - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
16h 25m$109–305Fly Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BFS - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
17h 30m$154–631Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 10hBus and ferry, bus via Munich
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 18hBus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharestbusferry
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
3d 20h
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $230 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 12h 44m and costs $85 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Bansko via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Belfast and Bansko is 2671 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Bansko without a car is to car ferry and bus and night train and train and taxi which takes 2 days 8h and costs $300 - $450.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Belfast to Bansko, including transfers.
Belfast to Bansko bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Bansko bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Bansko is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 9:21 PM in Belfast and 11:21 PM in Bansko.
Book your Belfast to Bansko bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Bansko. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Serdica, take the line 2 subway to Central Station, walk to Sofia Central Bus Station, then take the bus to Bansko. Alternatively, you can take the line 96 bus to Stena Line terminus, walk to Port Of Belfast, take the car ferry to Liverpool, walk to Liverpool, Liverpool One, take the bus to London Victoria, take the bus to Bucharest, walk to Bucharest North, take the vehicle to Stara Zagora, walk to Stara Zagora, take the train to Belovo, then take the taxi to Bansko.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- Dublin Express
- 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
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 17h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $49–140
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $49
- Car Passenger
- $188
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 750 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
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