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How to get fromManchester to Banskoby plane, bus, night train, train, taxi, car, car train, busferry or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Manchester to Bansko by plane, bus, night train, train, taxi, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Manchester Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeMAN - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
    9h 4m
    $97–187

  2. Bus, night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
    3. Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain492
    4. Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
    33h 38m
    $54–85

  3. Train, night train, taxi

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordtrainEil
    3. Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingtrainNj
    4. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
    6. Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain
    7. Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
    2d 1h
    $565–1,430

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Banskocar
    27h 34m

  5. Train to Liverpool, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
    2. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeLPL - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
    9h 51m
    $114–281

  6. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)planeBHX - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
    10h 35m
    $114–396

  7. Fly Manchester Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)planeMAN - PDV
    2. Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
    11h 14m
    $125–382

  8. Fly Manchester Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeMAN - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
    12h 18m
    $121–236

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
    36h 47m
    $60–84

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
    45h 7m
    $241–795

  11. Bus and ferry, bus

    1. Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motrubusferry
    2. Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
    3. Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
    4. Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
    2d 8h

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Banskocar
    28h 41m
    $558–827

Manchester to Bansko by train, foot, and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration45h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket$241Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Manchester, England and Bansko, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bansko via Bucharest Obor, Bd. Garii Obor, Piata Unirii 1, Soseaua Viilor, Bucharest Gară Filaret, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Sofia in around 36h 47m.

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