There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Bansko by night train, train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Night train, train
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to BelovoRe
- Take the train from Avramovo to BanskoRe
9h 34m$41–68Night train, train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to PlovdivRe / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
9h 45m$21–42Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus TerminalN980
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
10h 32m$46–65Drive 494.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bansko494.6 km
7h 57m$79–114Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
7h 6m$141–328Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Bansko GondolaTraventuria 85 / ...
12h 15m$34–48Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
14h 21m$54–64Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
9h 16m$374–591
Bucharest to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bansko is to night train and train and bus which costs $21 - $45 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs $140 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Bansko. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Bansko via Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
The distance between Bucharest and Bansko is 619 km. The road distance is 494.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bansko without a car is to night train and train which takes 9h 34m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Bucharest to Bansko, including transfers.
Bucharest to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Bansko is 495 km. It takes approximately 7h 57m to drive from Bucharest to Bansko.
There are 1224+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bansko via Blagoevgrad in around 10h 32m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $7–8
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
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 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 Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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
- $13
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/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/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Bansko Gondola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $220–310
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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