There are 5 ways to get from Vilnius to Bansko by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, bus
best- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)VNO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
10h 27m$98–279Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Take the train from Veliko Tarnovo to FilipovoRe
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North to Bansko
2d 2h$94–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna StanicaIc
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
34h 40m$202–240Bus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
42h 8m$157–239Train, bus via Băile Herculane
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Baile HerculaneIc
- Take the bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
43h 28m$136–188
Vilnius to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vilnius to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $280 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Vilnius to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 10h 27m and costs $95 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Vilnius to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis and arriving at Bansko via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 8m.
The distance between Vilnius and Bansko is 1505 km.
The best way to get from Vilnius to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 40m and costs $200 - $240.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Vilnius to Bansko, including transfers.
Vilnius to Bansko bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis station.
Vilnius to Bansko bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Vilnius, Lithuania and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Bansko via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia in around 42h 8m.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $125–135
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Baile Herculane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Veliko Tarnovo to Filipovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–10
- 1st Class
- $10–12
- 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
- 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 Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- 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 Plovdiv North to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Băile Herculane to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
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