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, bus via Plovdiv
best- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
10h 23m$20–39Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N980 / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 30m$42–72Drive 531.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Banskocar 531.2 km
7h 8m$85–123Fly from Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
7h 6m$143–310Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
11h 55m$22–37Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus Union Ivkoni
14hShuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Varna
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
9h 16m$368–565Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Bansko Gondolabus Traventuria 85 / ...
9h 14m$294–400
Bucharest to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bansko is to night train and train and bus via Plovdiv which costs $19 - $40 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs $140 - $310.
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 30m.
The distance between Bucharest and Bansko is 591 km. The road distance is 531.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bansko without a car is to night train and train and bus via Plovdiv which takes 10h 23m and costs $19 - $40.
It takes approximately 10h 23m 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 531 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Bucharest to Bansko.
There are 214+ 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 30m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- 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
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–53
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
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 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/
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 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 Vasil Levski Monument to Bansko Gondola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–380
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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