There are 6 ways to get from Berlin to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BER - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 10m$73–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
25h 37m$89–202Drive 1,701 km
- Drive from Berlin to Banskocar 1,701 km
17h 45m$281–405Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
27h 57m$103–219Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
32h 22m$139–267Drive, car train
- Drive from Berlin to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Banskocar
19h 19m$385–1,499
Berlin to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $70 - $240 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 10m and costs $70 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Bansko via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 57m.
The distance between Berlin and Bansko is 1499 km. The road distance is 1701 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 37m and costs $85 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Berlin to Bansko, including transfers.
Berlin to Bansko bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Bansko bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 2:27 AM in Berlin and 3:27 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Bansko is 1701 km. It takes approximately 17h 45m to drive from Berlin to Bansko.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bansko via Sofia Serdica Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 27h 57m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–1,050
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $500–550
- Car Compartment
- $900–1,050
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +381 25 424577
- office@severtrans.rs
- Website
- severtrans.rs
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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