There are 7 ways to get from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)CLJ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
7h 53m$99–241Bus, train, night train
cheapest- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Feldioara
- Take the train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv492
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
17h 33m$42–86Bus
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to HaţegCj1
- Take the bus from Hateg to CaransebeşT1
- Take the bus from Caransebeș to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
19h 35mDrive 805.3 km
- Drive from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko805.3 km
10h 59m$129–186Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
21h 56m$66–87Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to București, Autogara Militari
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
21h 56m$67–84Train, bus
- Take the train from Cluj Napoca to Craiova
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidin
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
23h$66–85
Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko is to bus and train and night train which costs $40 - $90 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 53m and costs $95 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest and arriving at Bansko via Hateg, Caransebeș and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 35m.
The distance between Cluj-Napoca and Bansko is 630 km. The road distance is 805.3 km.
The best way to get from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 17h 33m and costs $40 - $90.
It takes approximately 7h 53m to get from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko, including transfers.
Cluj-Napoca to Bansko bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, depart from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca to Bansko bus services, operated by Normandia Transport, arrive at Haţeg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cluj-Napoca to Bansko is 805 km. It takes approximately 10h 59m to drive from Cluj-Napoca to Bansko.
There are 1274+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Cluj-Napoca, Romania and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Bansko via Haţeg, Hateg, Caransebeş, Caransebeș, and Sofia in around 19h 35m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Cluj-Napoca to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–49
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Cluj Napoca to Craiova
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $38–41
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- Website
- interregional.ro
Train from Brașov to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
Train from Cluj Napoca to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- interregional.ro
- 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 Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
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
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–7
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- 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
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Feldioara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- 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 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/
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
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Haţeg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
Bus from Hateg to Caransebeş
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caransebeș to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
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 Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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 București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
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