There are 6 ways to get from Sarajevo to Bansko by bus, train, car, 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.
Bus, train, drive
best- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Gostivar
- Take the bus from Gostivar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kočani
- Drive from Kočani to Bansko
14h 13mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
18h 58m$54–93Drive 699.2 km
- Drive from Sarajevo to Bansko699.2 km
9h 46m$111–160Fly, bus
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SJJ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
10h$95–271Bus via Gostivar
- Take the bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Gostivar
- Take the bus from Gostivar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
16h 53mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
20h 27m$70–101
Sarajevo to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarajevo to Bansko is to bus which costs $50 - $95 and takes 18h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sarajevo to Bansko is to drive which takes 9h 46m and costs $110 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sarajevo to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Bansko via Gostivar, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 53m.
The distance between Sarajevo and Bansko is 817 km. The road distance is 699.2 km.
The best way to get from Sarajevo to Bansko without a car is to bus via Gostivar which takes 16h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Sarajevo to Bansko, including transfers.
Sarajevo to Bansko bus services, operated by Step Tours, depart from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica station.
Sarajevo to Bansko bus services, operated by Step Tours, arrive at Gostivar station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Sarajevo. It is currently 3:57 AM in Sarajevo and 4:57 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarajevo to Bansko is 699 km. It takes approximately 9h 46m to drive from Sarajevo to Bansko.
What companies run services between Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Bansko via Gostivar, Skopje, Transporten Centar, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa, and Blagoevgrad in around 16h 53m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- 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
- +389 70 935 300
- steptours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica to Gostivar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Gostivar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gostivar to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- 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
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=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/
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/
- 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
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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
- Phone
- +387 57 340-771
- info@centrotrans-ad.com
- Website
- centrotrans-ad.com
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- centrotrans-ad.com
- Book at
- centrotrans-ad.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +381 11 7614 715
- office@transprodukt.rs
- Website
- transprodukt.rs
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- transprodukt.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Belgrade New Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +387 65 626 696
Bus from Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +381 (0) 31 524-518
- office@gaga-turs.rs
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- gaga-turs.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
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