There are 7 ways to get from Budva to Bansko by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
11h 30m$70–81Drive 594.6 km
- Drive from Budva to Banskocar 594.6 km
9h 9m$109–157Fly Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane TIV - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
12h 10m$137–369Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
21h 31m$73–91Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take a shuttle bus from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane TGD - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
10h 12m$231–456Fly Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
14h 13m$127–364Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
12h 50m$181–401
Tivat Airport (TIV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Budva to Bansko is to bus which costs $70 - $85 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Budva to Bansko is to drive which takes 9h 9m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Budva to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Budva, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Bansko via Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
The distance between Budva and Bansko is 637 km. The road distance is 594.6 km.
The best way to get from Budva to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 11h 30m and costs $70 - $85.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Budva to Bansko, including transfers.
Budva to Bansko bus services, operated by Vardar Express, depart from Budva, Autobuska Stanica station.
Budva to Bansko bus services, operated by Vardar Express, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Budva. It is currently 6:07 PM in Budva and 7:07 PM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Budva to Bansko is 595 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Budva to Bansko.
What companies run services between Budva, Montenegro and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Bansko via Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa, and Blagoevgrad in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–440
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–330
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Skopje International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Skopje International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
- 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
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- info@barilevaturist.com
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +383 44 317 988
- vetonitouristsh.p.k@gmail.com
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Vetoni Tourist
- Phone
- +383 44 184 195
- info@shpjetimi.net
- Website
- shpejtimi.net
Bus from Budva, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- shpejtimi.net
- Book at
- shpejtimi.net
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Bečići to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
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