There are 6 ways to get from Prague to Bansko by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
9h 10m$48–187Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
21h 8m$63–93Drive 1,374.4 km
- Drive from Prague to Banskocar 1,374.4 km
14h 30m$244–352Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane PRG - 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 6m$99–247Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VIE - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
13h$67–264Bus via Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofiabus N982
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
26h 52m$111–192
Prague to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Bansko is to bus which costs $60 - $95 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 9h 10m and costs $45 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Praha, ÚAN Florenc and arriving at Bansko via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 8m.
The distance between Prague and Bansko is 1258 km. The road distance is 1374.4 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 21h 8m and costs $60 - $95.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Prague to Bansko, including transfers.
Prague to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Prague to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 2:25 AM in Prague and 3:25 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Bansko is 1374 km. It takes approximately 14h 30m to drive from Prague to Bansko.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bansko via Sofia in around 21h 8m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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 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
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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