There are 2 ways to get from Pirot to Rila Monastery by bus or car
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Pirot to Rila Monastery by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pirot to Rila Monastery is to bus which costs $20 - $40 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Pirot to Rila Monastery is to drive which takes 2h 37m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Pirot and Rila Monastery is 218 km. The road distance is 187.8 km.
The best way to get from Pirot to Rila Monastery without a car is to bus which takes 7h 13m and costs $20 - $40.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Pirot to Rila Monastery, including transfers.
Rila Monastery is 1h ahead of Pirot. It is currently 5:29 PM in Pirot and 6:29 PM in Rila Monastery.
Yes, the driving distance between Pirot to Rila Monastery is 188 km. It takes approximately 2h 37m to drive from Pirot to Rila Monastery.
There are 319+ hotels available in Rila Monastery.
What companies run services between Pirot, Serbia and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Rila Monastery via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза, Пл. Васил Левски, and Sofia Vasil Levski Monument in around 7h 13m.
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Pirot, Main Bus Station to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Rila Monastery
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
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