There are 3 ways to get from Haifa to Bansko by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLV - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
9h 28m$90–184Fly Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HFA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
10h 20m$71–282Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''גtrain
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane TLV - 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
12h 23m$123–258
Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haifa to Bansko is to train and fly and bus which costs $90 - $190 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Bansko is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 28m and costs $90 - $190.
The distance between Haifa and Bansko is 1831 km.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Haifa to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1287+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Haifa, Israel and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Haifa to Bansko. However, you can take the train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 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 train to נתב''ג, walk to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–150
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–140
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–280
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- tusairways.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Paphos
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Phone
- *5770
- pniyotz@rail.co.il
- Website
- rail.co.il
Train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- $10–14
- 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
- +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
- $10–15
- 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
- +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
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