There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Bansko by plane, bus, train, night train, taxi, car, ferry, 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 Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
12h 44m$120–362Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
47h 23m$228–376Bus, train, night train, taxi
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
2d 8h$478–808Drive 4,763.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Banskocar 4,763.5 km
2d 3h$1,008–1,456Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
14h 47m$126–323Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane TLL - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
13h 8m$170–367Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HEL - 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 28m$150–365Fly Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane HEL - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
11h$144–396Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
2d 11h$191–271Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
3d 14h$299–587Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Banskocar
2d 7h$912–1,315
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bansko is to ferry and fly and bus which costs $120 - $330 and takes 14h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 11h and costs $140 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Bansko via Tallinn, Bus Station, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 23m.
The distance between Helsinki and Bansko is 2152 km. The road distance is 4763.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 47h 23m and costs $220 - $380.
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Helsinki to Bansko, including transfers.
Helsinki to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Bansko is 4764 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Bansko.
Book your Helsinki to Bansko bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Bansko via Tallinn, Bus Station, Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 47h 23m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–440
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–460
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–420
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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 Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- 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
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- 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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Viking Line
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 750 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
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