There are 7 ways to get from Italy to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus
best- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
5h 5m$80–207Fly from Naples Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NAP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
7h 13m$50–186Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
24h 12m$183–208Drive 1,787.1 km
- Drive from Rome to Banskocar 1,787.1 km
17h 4m$324–467Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, bus
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BLQ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
7h 27m$68–190Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Termini to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
30h 29m$146–177Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
35h 9m
Italy to Bansko by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Italy to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $50 - $190 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Italy to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 5h 5m and costs $80 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Italy to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Bansko via Kumanovo and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
The distance between Italy and Bansko is 752 km. The road distance is 1787.1 km.
The best way to get from Italy to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 12m and costs $180 - $210.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Italy to Bansko, including transfers.
Italy to Bansko bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Roma Termini station.
Italy to Bansko bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Italy. It is currently 11:03 PM in Italy and 12:03 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Italy to Bansko is 1787 km. It takes approximately 17h 4m to drive from Italy to Bansko.
What companies run services between Italy and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Roma Termini to Bansko via Kumanovo and Sofia in around 30h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–140
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
Flights from Naples Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- $75–95
- Smart Flex
- $80–100
- 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
- $105
- 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
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@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
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Roma Termini to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
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