There are 2 ways to get from Riyadh to Bansko by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RUH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
13h 51m$146–344Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane RUH - 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
16h$140–403
Riyadh (RUH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $140 - $350 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 13h 51m and costs $140 - $350.
The distance between Riyadh and Bansko is 3107 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Riyadh to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 2:15 PM in Riyadh and 1:15 PM in Bansko.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Bansko. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH 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 the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG), walk to Thessaloniki Airport, take the bus to Thessaloniki KTEL, walk to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, take the bus to Serres, take the bus to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, then take the bus to Bansko.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Riyadh to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Riyadh to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from Riyadh to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Sofia Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–490
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.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
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
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 Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
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