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How to get fromBern to Banskoby train, plane, car, or bus

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There are 10 ways to get from Bern to Bansko by train, plane, car, or bus

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    best
    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane ZRH - SKP
    3. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar car
    8h 9m
    $182–421

  2. Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BSL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 40m
    $75–296

  3. Bus via Kumanovo

    1. Take the bus from Bern to Kumanovobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    28h 34m
    $95–141

  4. Drive  1,814.1 km

    1. Drive from Bern to Banskocar car 1,814.1 km
    18h 33m
    $366–529

  5. Train to Mulhouse, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane MLH - SKP
    3. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar car
    8h 31m
    $93–750

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane ZRH - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 28m
    $138–337

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane ZRH - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    11h 57m
    $178–359

  8. Train, bus via Padova

    1. Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain train Ic8 / ...
    2. Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Padovatrain train Fr
    4. Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    29h 32m
    $200–253

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bern, Hauptbahnhof to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus bus
    34h 8m
    $279–316

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    34h 31m
    $167–236

Bern to Bansko by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration29h 32mAverage Duration
Ticket$200Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,543.9 km
  • Duration: 8h 9m

What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Bansko, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Bern to Bansko via Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa, and Blagoevgrad in around 28h 34m.

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