There are 3 ways to get from Chicago to Bansko by plane or bus
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Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
17h 48m$396–825Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ORD - 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
21h 28m$326–989Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ORD - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
22h 15m$452–1,437
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $390 - $850 and takes 17h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 17h 48m and costs $390 - $850.
The distance between Chicago and Bansko is 8560 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Chicago to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:31 PM in Chicago and 3:31 AM in Bansko.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Bansko. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 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 subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Brussels, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- 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
- $11–15
- 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
- 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
- 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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