There are 4 ways to get from Cairo to Bansko by plane or bus
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CAI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h$175–671Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CAI - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
11h 53m$164–285Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane CAI - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
14h 36m$170–467Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane CAI - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
13h 52m$181–523
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairo to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $290 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cairo to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 11h and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between Cairo and Bansko is 1770 km.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Cairo to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1241+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Cairo, Egypt and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Cairo to Bansko. However, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Bansko New Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Cairo Fair, walk to Cairo International Fair, take the line 111 bus to Cairo Airport Bridge, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki KTEL, walk to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Serres, take the bus to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, then take the bus to Bansko.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens, Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- 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/
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- 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/
- 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
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
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