There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Bansko by plane, car, train, 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 Stuttgart Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane STR - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
7h 39m$107–398Fly Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 27m$82–273Train, bus via Ljubljana
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
26h 34m$173–432Drive 1,689.9 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Banskocar 1,689.9 km
15h 47m$350–506Fly Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STR - 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
11h 7m$89–277Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FMM - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
9h 35m$98–517Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
11h 19m$137–363Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MUC - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
12h 26m$152–399Bus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus Union Ivkoni
30h 27m$110–155Train, bus
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
33h 39m$117–190
Stuttgart to Bansko by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Bansko is to bus which costs $110 - $160 and takes 30h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 7h 39m and costs $100 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Bansko station. However, there are services departing from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and arriving at Bansko New Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 27m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Bansko is 1463 km. The road distance is 1689.9 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Bansko without a car is to train and bus via Ljubljana which takes 26h 34m and costs $170 - $440.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Stuttgart to Bansko, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Bansko bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Stuttgart to Bansko bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Stuttgart. It is currently 1:13 PM in Stuttgart and 2:13 PM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Bansko is 1690 km. It takes approximately 15h 47m to drive from Stuttgart to Bansko.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a subway from Schlossplatz to Bansko New Station via Flughafen/Messe, Stuttgart Airport Busterminal, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 30h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Ostbahnhof to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–106
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $102–106
- Couchette Carriage
- $65–75
- Seating Carriage
- $29–35
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $17–21
- 1st Class Ticket
- $22–35
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $16–20
- 1st Class Ticket
- $21–30
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $99
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- 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
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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