There are 9 ways to get from Cyprus to Bansko by plane, bus, car ferry, car, taxi, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Ercan International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ECN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
7h 48m$157–395Fly from Paphos International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PFO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 5m$60–2,817Car ferry, bus via Istanbul
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
33h 59m$160–194Drive, car ferry, bus, taxi, train
- Drive from Nicosia to Mağusacar
- Take the car ferry from Mağusa to Mersincarferry
- Drive from Mersin to Ereğlicar
- Take the bus from Ereğli to Karapınarbus
- Take the taxi from Karapınar to Karamantaxi
- Take the train from Karaman to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
37h 14m$208–334Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 25
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Athens to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
2d$114–279Fly from Larnaca International Airport, bus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LCA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 22m$106–190Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Mersinbus
- Take the bus from Mersin to Edirnebus
- Take the bus from Edrine to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
34h 50mBus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 25
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 16h$249–595Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Drive from Taşucu to Banskocar
21h 29m$271–386
Ercan International Airport (ECN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cyprus to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $60 - $2,900 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Cyprus to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 48m and costs $150 - $400.
The distance between Cyprus and Bansko is 1398 km.
The best way to get from Cyprus to Bansko without a car is to car ferry and bus via Istanbul which takes 33h 59m and costs $160 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Cyprus to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1235+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Cyprus and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Cyprus to Bansko. However, you can take the taxi to Ercan International Airport (ECN) 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 a vehicle from Nicosia to Bansko via Girne, Taşucu, Taşucu, Esenler Otogar, Istanbul, and Blagoevgrad in around 33h 59m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Cukurova, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Kayseri, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ercan International Airport to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Karaman to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
- 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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- (495) 796 19 58
- order@hastur.ru
- Website
- hasturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ereğli to Karapınar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hasturizm.com.tr/eng/
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Dionysios Solomos Square to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Schedules at
- intercity-buses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Athens to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 444 50 33
- bilgi@villaseyahat.com
- Website
- villaseyahat.com
Bus from Mersin to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- villaseyahat.com
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Edrine to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $16–23
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $46–49
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
Car ferry from Mağusa to Mersin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $76–135
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Car Passenger
- $135
- Motorbike Passenger
- $90
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
- Website
- scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $47–153
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- $47
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- $87
- Vehicle
- $153
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–400
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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