There are 10 ways to get from Split to Bansko by bus, train, car, plane, ferry, shuttle, or car ferry
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Bus, train, drive
best- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Ston Zaton Dolibus
- Take the bus from Zaton Doli to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kočanitrain
- Drive from Kočani to Banskocar
16h 29mBus via Zagreb
cheapest- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagrebbus 924 / ...
- Take the bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
22h 8m$46–102Drive 853.9 km
- Drive from Split to Banskocar 853.9 km
13h 30m$140–201Fly Split Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SPU - 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 29m$113–319Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
- Take the ferry from Hvar to Dubrovnikferry 842
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
20h 24m$134–236Bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
27h 8m$81–138Bus #2
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Banskobus
28h 54m$111–123Fly Split Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SPU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
10h 15m$104–331Shuttle to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Split Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BEG - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
12h 44m$183–325Drive, car ferry to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Drive from Split to Dubrovnikcar
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BRI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
18h 17m$94–223
Split to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Bansko is to bus via Zagreb which costs $45 - $110 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 10h 15m and costs $100 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Split station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Split Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via Zagreb Central Bus Station and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 8m.
The distance between Split and Bansko is 969 km. The road distance is 853.9 km.
The best way to get from Split to Bansko without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 20h 24m and costs $130 - $240.
It takes approximately 16h 29m to get from Split to Bansko, including transfers.
Split to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Split Bus Station.
Split to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zagreb station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Split. It is currently 5:50 AM in Split and 6:50 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Split to Bansko is 854 km. It takes approximately 13h 30m to drive from Split to Bansko.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Split Bus Station to Bansko via Zagreb, Zagreb Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, and Sofia in around 22h 8m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–260
Flights from Split Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Split Airport to Sofia Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- 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
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- kontakt@promet-makarska.hr
- Website
- promet-makarska.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Ston Zaton Doli
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- https://www.promet-makarska.hr/en/
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Zaton Doli to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.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
- $11–16
- 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
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Zagreb Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- 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/
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
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- office1@blueline-mne.com
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +385 (0)72 660 660
- info@arriva.com.hr
- Website
- arriva.com.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- https://www.arriva.com.hr/en-us/home
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Split Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 119 284
- info@vectortravelgroup.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $56–60
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- 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
- $14–21
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Shuttle from Split Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- kombiprevozputnika.net
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–30
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- $4–6
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- $13–17
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–30
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
Ferry from Hvar to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
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