There are 13 ways to get from Leeds to Bansko by train, plane, bus, night train, taxi, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
10h 13m$113–256Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LBA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
12h 16m$108–348Train, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
40h 30m$447–737Train, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
2d$636–1,142Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leeds to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Banskocar
26h 54mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BHX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
10h 53m$153–476Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LPL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
10h 49m$113–389Train to Luton Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Stevenagetrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LTN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 49m$161–471Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane MAN - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
12h 23m$131–431Bus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 171 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
42h 28m$123–195Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 6h$195–406Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nordbusferry
- Take the train from Craiova to Vidintrain
- Take the train from Vidin to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 13h$125–285Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leeds to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Banskocar
28h 6m$557–826
Leeds to Bansko by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Bansko is to bus which costs $120 - $200 and takes 42h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Bansko is to train and fly and bus which takes 10h 13m and costs $110 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station and arriving at Bansko via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki train station and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 28m.
The distance between Leeds and Bansko is 2482 km.
The best way to get from Leeds to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 30m and costs $440 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Leeds to Bansko, including transfers.
Leeds to Bansko bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Leeds to Bansko bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Bansko is 2h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 5:43 PM in Leeds and 7:43 PM in Bansko.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Bansko via Manchester, Coach Station, Bucharest, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki train station, and Blagoevgrad in around 42h 28m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Liverpool to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Leeds to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $23–35
- 1st Class
- $45–55
Train from Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $17–24
- 1st Class
- $35–45
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $120–180
Train from Leeds to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $110–160
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $110–170
- Comfort
- $130–190
- Premium
- $180–230
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $100–140
- Comfort
- $110–160
- Premium
- $150–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- $100–130
- 1st Class
- $130–170
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–230
- Seating Carriage
- $100–130
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $15–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
Train from Vidin to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $75–110
- 1st Class
- $140–200
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Craiova to Vidin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
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/
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
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 Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Craiova, Autogara Pelendava Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $55–65
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 650 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
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