There are 3 ways to get from Haifa to Bansko by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)TLV - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
9h 38m$99–243Fly Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Haifa International Airport (HFA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)HFA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
11h 20m$66–282Train to Ben Gurion Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Haifa Center to נתב''ג
- Fly from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)TLV - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
12h 22m$103–252
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 $95 - $250 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Haifa to Bansko is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 38m and costs $95 - $250.
The distance between Haifa and Bansko is 1831 km.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Haifa to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1211+ 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.
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- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–330
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Larnaca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–260
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–480
Flights from Haifa International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- bluedartaviation.com
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- 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
- $10–13
- Website
- https://rail.co.il/?
- Adult single ride
- $10–13
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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
- 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
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