There are 6 ways to get from Samos to Bansko by ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry, bus
best- Take the ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
18h 24m$118–249Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SMI - 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
9h 24m$80–206Ferry, bus via Keşan
- Take the ferry from Samos to Seferihisarferry
- Take the bus from Urla to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Keşan to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
18h 38m$132–254Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SMI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
11h 48m$98–249Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane SMI - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
15h 6m$146–299Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane SMI - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
14h 52m$129–434
Samos Aristarchos International Airport (SMI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samos to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $75 - $210 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Samos to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 9h 24m and costs $75 - $210.
The distance between Samos and Bansko is 647 km.
The best way to get from Samos to Bansko without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 18h 24m and costs $110 - $250.
It takes approximately 18h 24m to get from Samos to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1325+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Samos, Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Samos to Bansko. However, you can take the ferry to Kavala, walk to Kavala Central Bus Station, then take the bus to Bansko. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Samos to Bansko via Seferihisar, Teos Marina, Seferihisar Semt Garajı, Urla, Keşan, and Kavala Central Bus Station in around 18h 38m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–100
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–390
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Chios, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Rhodes, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- olympicair.com
Flights from Samos Aristarchos International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 0 286 212 22 22
- info@truvaturizm.com
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Urla to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Keşan to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
Ferry from Vathy Samou to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
- Phone
- 0 850 222 44 36
- info@ido.com.tr
- Website
- ido.com.tr
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.ido.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +90 2327121808
- cesme@turyol.com
- Website
- turyolonline.com
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.turyolonline.com/en
- Phone
- +90 533 739 00 00
- info@bodrumexpresslines.com
- Website
- bodrumexpresslines.com
Ferry from Samos to Seferihisar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.bodrumexpresslines.com/en
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