There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Bansko by plane, car, train, or bus
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Fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane GVA - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
5h 12m$168–381Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane GVA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
9h 29m$109–329Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Padovatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
28h 22m$296–560Drive 1,839.4 km
- Drive from Geneva to Banskocar 1,839.4 km
17h 58m$371–536Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Geneva to Veronabus
- Take the bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
30h 36m$154–185Train, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
33h 31m$294–641Bus
- Take the bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
36h 22m$311–328
Geneva to Bansko by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Bansko is to bus via Verona which costs $150 - $190 and takes 30h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 5h 12m and costs $160 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Bansko via Verona Porta Nuova and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 36m.
The distance between Geneva and Bansko is 1544 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 22m and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Geneva to Bansko, including transfers.
Geneva to Bansko bus services, operated by Optop Travel, depart from Genève, Place des Alpes 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 11:28 PM in Geneva and 12:28 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Bansko is 1839 km. It takes approximately 17h 58m to drive from Geneva to Bansko.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Geneva to Bansko via Verona, Verona Porta Nuova, and Blagoevgrad in around 30h 36m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $100–150
- 2nd Class
- $85–120
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Trenord
- 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
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Verona Porta Nuova to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.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
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Genève, Place des Alpes to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $286–288
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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