There are 10 ways to get from Russia to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LED - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 43m$136–392Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
44h 58m$146–275Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest Ctrain
- Take the bus from Brest to Warsawbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to St.Poelten Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kočanitrain
- Drive from Kočani to Banskocar
2d 1h$189–381Fly Krasnodar to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
11h 21m$250–1,327Fly Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VKO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
12h 50m$156–482Fly Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SVO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
15h 15m$149–451Fly Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KRR - 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
12h 57m$279–1,441Fly Krasnodar to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Istanbul (IST)plane KRR - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
14h 21m$436–890Bus
- Take the bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
2d 6h$186–344Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
2d 14h$347–700
Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Russia to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $400 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Russia to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 11h 21m and costs $250 - $1,400.
The distance between Russia and Bansko is 2146 km.
The best way to get from Russia to Bansko without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h 58m and costs $140 - $280.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Russia to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Russia and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a subway from Biblioteka Imeni Lenina to Bansko via Salaryevo, Moscow International Bus Station, Chișinău, North Bus Station, Gara Auto Nord, Gara Auto Sud-Vest, Chişinău Southern Bus, Central Bus Station Sofia, and Sofia in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Tbilisi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Antalya, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Erevan, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Krasnodar to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Krasnodar to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Krasnodar to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 1st Class
- $30–40
Train from Warszawa Centralna to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $30–45
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–70
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $95–120
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $170–230
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskva Belorusskaia to Brest C
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $200–270
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–65
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kočani
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Moscow, International Bus Station to Warsaw West
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $77–153
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $153
- Children
- $77
Bus from Moscow International Bus Station to Chișinău, North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $87–175
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $175
- Children
- $87
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- 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 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/
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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
- $14
- 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
- +375 165 641144
- mail@pinskap.by
- Website
- pinskap.by
Bus from Brest to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- pinskap.by
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chişinău Southern Bus to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Salaryevo Bus Station to Chişinău Northern Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chişinău Northern Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
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