There are 8 ways to get from București - Ilfov 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
10h 47m$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
10h 58m$21–42Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Blagoevgrad Central Bus TerminalN980
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
12h 10m$43–71Drive 495 km
- Drive from București - Ilfov to Bansko495 km
7h 58m$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$142–329Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
15h 32m$54–66Shuttle 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$376–624Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 2 Bus Station to Bansko GondolaTraventuria 85 / ...
9h$295–431
București - Ilfov to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București - Ilfov to Bansko is to night train and train and bus which costs $21 - $45 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from București - Ilfov to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 6m and costs $140 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from București - Ilfov to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 and arriving at Bansko via București, Autogara Militari and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
The distance between București - Ilfov and Bansko is 623 km. The road distance is 495 km.
The best way to get from București - Ilfov to Bansko without a car is to night train and train which takes 10h 47m and costs $40 - $70.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from București - Ilfov to Bansko, including transfers.
București - Ilfov to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
București - Ilfov to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between București - Ilfov to Bansko is 495 km. It takes approximately 7h 58m to drive from București - Ilfov to Bansko.
There are 1252+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between București - Ilfov, Romania and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 to Bansko via Valea Cascadelor, București, Autogara Militari, and Blagoevgrad in around 12h 10m.
- 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
- $48–52
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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
- $6–10
- 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
- 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 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
- 4 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
- 4 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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