There are 4 ways to get from Manhattan to Bansko by plane or bus
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)EWR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
16h 56m$329–797Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)JFK - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
16h 42m$348–588Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)EWR - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
20h 11m$393–906Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)JFK - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
20h 2m$362–747
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $340 - $600 and takes 16h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 16h 42m and costs $340 - $600.
The distance between Manhattan and Bansko is 7792 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Manhattan to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 7h ahead of Manhattan. It is currently 7:53 PM in Manhattan and 2:53 AM in Bansko.
There are 1146+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Manhattan to Bansko. However, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, 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 the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Bansko New Station.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
- 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
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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
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