There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, 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, bus
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LYS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 40m$101–267Train, bus via Padova
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Padovatrain
- Take the bus from Padova to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
28h 8m$211–293Drive 1,961 km
- Drive from Lyon to Banskocar 1,961 km
19h$352–508Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
30h 26m$176–223Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
31h 12m$181–248Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nisbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
42h 27m$315–513Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Banskocar
20h 53m$449–636
Lyon to Bansko by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $270 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs $100 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via Ljubljana and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 12m.
The distance between Lyon and Bansko is 1683 km. The road distance is 1961 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Bansko without a car is to train and bus via Padova which takes 28h 8m and costs $210 - $300.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Lyon to Bansko, including transfers.
Lyon to Bansko bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station.
Lyon to Bansko bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Ljubljana station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:48 AM in Lyon and 5:48 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Bansko is 1961 km. It takes approximately 19h to drive from Lyon to Bansko.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bansko via Ljubljana and Blagoevgrad in around 31h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 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
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Milano, Stazione Centrale to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $106
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $103
- 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/
- 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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 Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- info@optoptravel.rs
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Nis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $290–480
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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