There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
7h 30m$96–208Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
28h 49m$246–477Drive 1,839.4 km
- Drive from Geneva to Banskocar 1,839.4 km
17h 59m$371–536Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paduabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
29h 42m$147–184Train, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Brigtrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
31h 55m$208–374Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
35h 49m$307–491Drive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Banskocar
19h 15m$437–619
Geneva to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $210 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 30m and costs $95 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via Padova and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 42m.
The distance between Geneva and Bansko is 1591 km. The road distance is 1839.4 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Bansko without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 28h 49m and costs $240 - $480.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Geneva to Bansko, including transfers.
Geneva to Bansko bus services, operated by Optop Travel, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Bansko bus services, operated by Optop Travel, arrive at Niš, Autobuska Stanica station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 9:09 AM in Geneva and 10:09 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Bansko is 1839 km. It takes approximately 17h 59m to drive from Geneva to Bansko.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bansko via Padova and Blagoevgrad in around 29h 42m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Padova to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $104
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- 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 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/
- 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
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Padua
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Geneva to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–450
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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