There are 8 ways to get from Paphos to Bansko by plane, bus, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PFO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
9h 28m$78–255Bus to Larnaca International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Paphos Airport to Larnaca Airportbus
- Fly from Larnaca International Airport (LCA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LCA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
12h 23m$63–255Bus, car ferry via Istanbul
- Take the bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to Dionysios Solomos Squarebus 26
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
38h 8m$150–380Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 56
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the bus from Piraeus to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 4h$138–261Fly Paphos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane PFO - SKG
- 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
11h 4m$74–275Fly Paphos International Airport to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane PFO - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
17h 17m$107–393Bus, car ferry #2
- Take the bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to Dionysios Solomos Squarebus 26
- Take the car ferry from Girne to Taşucucarferry
- Take the bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogarbus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
39h 44m$167–390Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to New Port - Passenger Buildingbus 56
- Take the car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeuscarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 16h$230–585
Paphos International Airport (PFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paphos to Bansko is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $260 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Paphos to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 9h 28m and costs $75 - $260.
The distance between Paphos and Bansko is 1364 km.
The best way to get from Paphos to Bansko without a car is to bus and car ferry via Istanbul which takes 38h 8m and costs $150 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 28m to get from Paphos to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1347+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Paphos, Cyprus and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Paphos to Bansko. However, you can take the line 613 bus to Pafos Airport, walk to Paphos International Airport (PFO) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Летище София Терминал 1, take the line 84 bus to Умбал Св. Анна, take the line 305 bus to Централна Гара, walk to Sofia, then take the bus to Bansko. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to Bansko via Dionysios Solomos Square, Girne, Taşucu, Taşucu, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Plovdiv South in around 38h 8m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Chania, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Larnaca International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Paphos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
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 Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +357 24 643493
- info@intercity-buses.com
- Website
- intercity-buses.com
Bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to Dionysios Solomos Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
Bus from Pafos District Courthouse 1 to New Port - Passenger Building
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://intercity-buses.com/en/
- Phone
- 0(850) 244 33 33
- info@mersinnurturizm.com
- Website
- mersinnurturizm.com
Bus from Taşucu to Esenler Otogar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- mersinnurturizm.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Bus from Istanbul to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Piraeus to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.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
Bus from Paphos Airport to Larnaca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://kapnosairportshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0392 444 43 64
- Website
- akgunlerbilet.com
Car ferry from Girne to Taşucu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- https://www.akgunlerbilet.com/?lang=en
- Single Passenger
- $40–60
- Car
- $130–230
- Phone
- +357 25 313129
- info@scandroholding.com
Car ferry from Limassol to Port of Piraeus
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $48–155
- Website
- https://scandroholding.com/
- Airbus seats
- $48
- 1st Class Cabin (One Bed)
- $88
- 2nd Class Cabin(One Bed)
- $59
- Vehicle
- $155
Ferry from Port of Piraeus to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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