There are 3 ways to get from Luqa to Bansko by plane, bus, or busferry
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)MLA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
5h 25m$71–232Bus and ferry, bus via Larissa
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Larisa, Periphereiakos Stathmos Yperastikon Ktel
- Take the bus from Larissa Niavis Restaurant Group to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
42h 41mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Take the busferry from Scicli to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Drama
- Take the bus from Drama to Bansko
46h 20m
Malta International Airport (MLA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luqa to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $70 - $240 and takes 5h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Luqa to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 5h 25m and costs $70 - $240.
The distance between Luqa and Bansko is 1245 km.
The best way to get from Luqa to Bansko without a car is to bus and ferry and bus via Larissa which takes 42h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Luqa to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Luqa. It is currently 8:28 PM in Luqa and 9:28 PM in Bansko.
There are 1211+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Luqa, Malta and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Luqa to Bansko. However, you can 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 a bus from Daqquqa, Hal Luqa to Bansko via Blata L-Bajda 4, Il Hamrun, Valletta, Pozzallo, Scicli, Vlorë, Vlore , station, Larisa, Periphereiakos Stathmos Yperastikon Ktel, Larissa Niavis Restaurant Group, and Blagoevgrad in around 42h 41m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
Flights from Malta International Airport to Sofia Airport via Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- 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
- (+356) 22069022
- res@virtuferries.com
- Website
- virtuferries.com
Busferry from Valletta to Pozzallo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $84
- Website
- https://www.virtuferries.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Scicli to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Larisa, Periphereiakos Stathmos Yperastikon Ktel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Larissa Niavis Restaurant Group to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- 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
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
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