There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Bansko by bus, plane, car ferry, night train, train, taxi, or busferry
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 25mFly 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 Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
12h 40m$81–247Car ferry, bus, night train, train, taxi
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
43h 42m$155–232Fly 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
16h 49m$116–352Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 5m$92–293Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
2d 3h$150–242Bus and ferry, train, night train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 4hBus and ferry, bus via Prague
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 12hBus 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 to Antwerpbus 814
- Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 14h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $250 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $90 - $300.
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, Birmingham, Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Belfast and Bansko is 2804 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 43h 42m and costs $150 - $240.
It takes approximately 11h 25m 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 3:33 AM in Belfast and 5:33 AM in Bansko.
There are 1330+ hotels available in Bansko.
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 bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Bansko New Station. 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 Bucharest Obor, walk to Gara Obor, take the line 85 train to Gara de Nord, 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
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via East Midlands
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–340
- Couchette Carriage
- $200–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–140
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- $11–16
- 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
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
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/
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- 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
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 650 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
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