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There are 5 ways to get from Pirot to Blagoevgrad by car, train, or bus

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Drive, train
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1. Drive from Pirot to Delyan
2. Take the train from Radomir to BlagoevgradRe
3h 49m
$15–25
Bus
1. Take the bus from Pirot Save Kovacevica to Sofia Vasil Levski MonumentTraventuria 9228
2. Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Blagoevgrad Train StationTraventuria 84 / ...
5h
$23–32
Drive 174.3 km
1. Drive from Pirot to Blagoevgrad174.3 km
1h 59m
$28–40
Bus via Sofia
1. Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus StationUnion Ivkoni
5h 8m
$20–26
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
2. Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
5h 40m
$19–25

Pirot to Blagoevgrad by bus

1Weekly Buses

5hAverage Duration

$23Cheapest Price

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Distance: 172.5 km
Duration: 3h 49m

What companies run services between Pirot, Serbia and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Pirot Save Kovacevica to Blagoevgrad Train Station via Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 5h.

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Blagoevgrad(opens in a new window), Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Blagoevgrad is а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost inhabitants, it is the economic and cultural centre of Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the valley of the Struma River at the foot of the Rila Mountains, 101 km south of Sofia, close to the border with North Macedonia.

Things to do in Blagoevgrad

Rila Monastery(Opens in a new window)

The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1147 m above sea level, inside of Rila Monastery Nature Park. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD), and today houses around 60 monks.

Bodrost(Opens in a new window)

Bodrost (Bulgarian: Бодрост) is a tourism and ski resort near Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Bodrost is located in the valley of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa, 30 km east from Blagoevgrad at around 1250m above sea level. It is an entry point to the Rila National Park. The Bodrost hut is located in the resort.

Places to stay in Blagoevgrad

Boutique Apartments Blagoevgrad(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Sky Apartments(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Spa Hotel Ezeretz Blagoevgrad(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

City Blagoevgrad Family Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

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