There are 6 ways to get from Meteora (Station) to Bansko by bus, car, taxi, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Meteora to Thessaloníki Aristotelous Squarebus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 2m$82–96Bus via Sérres
cheapest- Take the bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 20m$42–63Drive 441.5 km
- Drive from Meteora (Station) to Banskocar 441.5 km
5h 17m$93–134Taxi, fly, bus
- Take the taxi from Meteora (Station) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)taxi
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane IOA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 9m$227–426Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Meteora to Thessaloníki Aristotelous Squarebus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 7m$83–93Taxi, train, drive
- Take the taxi from Meteora (Station) to Larissataxi
- Take the train from Larissa to Thessalonikitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Banskocar
7h 27m$149–192
Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Meteora (Station) to Bansko is to bus via Sérres which costs $40 - $65 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Meteora (Station) to Bansko is to drive which takes 5h 17m and costs $90 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Meteora (Station) to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Kalampáka and arriving at Bansko via Trikala, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Meteora (Station) and Bansko is 480 km. The road distance is 441.5 km.
The best way to get from Meteora (Station) to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 10h 2m and costs $80 - $100.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Meteora (Station) to Bansko, including transfers.
Meteora (Station) to Bansko bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, depart from Trikala station.
Meteora (Station) to Bansko bus services, operated by KTEL Trikala, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Meteora (Station) to Bansko is 442 km. It takes approximately 5h 17m to drive from Meteora (Station) to Bansko.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Meteora (Station), Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Meteora to Bansko via Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square, Venizelou, Thessaloniki New Station, Thessaloniki train station, and Blagoevgrad in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Meteora to Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $66
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- 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
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@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
- 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
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Monastiriou Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Trikala to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- 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
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Taxi Tsergoulas
- Phone
- +30 698 153 3333
Taxi A22
- Phone
- +30 697 764 0473
- Website
- taxi-a22.business.site
Joint Venture Taxi Trikalon
- Phone
- +30 2431 022022
Taxi Tsergoulas
- Phone
- +30 698 153 3333
Taxi A22
- Phone
- +30 697 764 0473
- Website
- taxi-a22.business.site
Joint Venture Taxi Trikalon
- Phone
- +30 2431 022022
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