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How to get fromRhodes to Banskoby plane, bus, ferry, car ferry or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Rhodes to Bansko by plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, or car

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  1. Fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane RHO - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus bus
    7h 36m
    $106–263

  2. Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane RHO - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    9h 10m
    $90–222

  3. Ferry, bus

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Marmarisferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Marmaris to Izmir Otogarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Edirnebus bus
    4. Take the bus from Edirne to Plovdivbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus bus
    20h 21m
    $127–137

  4. Car ferry, ferry, bus

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Agia Marinacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the car ferry from Agia Marina to Agios Kirikoscarferry car ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Ag. Kirykos to Kavalaferry ferry Bsf
    4. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    29h 27m
    $144–286

  5. Car ferry, ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Koscarferry car ferry
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Bodrumferry ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Bodrum to Banskocar car
    16h 49m
    $211–366

  6. Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus

    1. Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane plane RHO - AXD
    2. Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    12h 12m
    $111–219

  7. Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane plane RHO - KVA
    2. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    11h 18m
    $117–385

  8. Ferry, bus via Kavála

    1. Take the ferry from Port of Rhodes to Port of Marmarisferry ferry
    2. Take the bus from Marmaris bus station to Akhisar bus stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Akhisar to Keşanbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kesan to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    26h
    $128–147

  9. Ferry, bus via Ermoupoli

    1. Take the ferry from Rhodes to Syrosferry ferry Bsf
    2. Take the ferry from Syros to Kavalaferry ferry Bsf
    3. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    37h 54m
    $135–321

Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar5Weekly Planes
Duration2h 57mAverage Duration
Ticket$58Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Rhodes, Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?

There is no direct connection from Rhodes to Bansko. However, you can take the bus to Paradeisi, Aerodrómio Ródou - Diagóras, walk to Rhodes International Airport (RHO) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop, then take the bus to Bansko New Station. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Port of Rhodes to Bansko via Marmaris, Marmaris, Izmir Otogar, Edirne, and Plovdiv South in around 20h 21m.

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