There are 5 ways to get from Volos to Bansko by bus, train, or car
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Bus via Thessaloníki
best- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- 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
7h 35m$40–56Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Volos KTEL Magnisias to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus N983
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
8h 15m$35–60Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Volos to Larissabus
- Take the train from Larissa to Thessalonikitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Banskocar
8h 23m$47–73Drive 420.7 km
- Drive from Volos to Banskocar 420.7 km
4h 49m$89–128Bus #2
- Take the bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
8h 30m$38–55
Volos to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Volos to Bansko is to bus which costs $35 - $65 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Volos to Bansko is to drive which takes 4h 49m and costs $85 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Volos to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Volos and arriving at Bansko via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 35m.
The distance between Volos and Bansko is 465 km. The road distance is 420.7 km.
The best way to get from Volos to Bansko without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 7h 35m and costs $35 - $60.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Volos to Bansko, including transfers.
Volos to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Volos KTEL Magnisias station.
Volos to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Volos to Bansko is 421 km. It takes approximately 4h 49m to drive from Volos to Bansko.
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What companies run services between Volos, Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Volos to Bansko via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 7h 35m.
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- ktelvol@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Volos to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- 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/
- 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
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Volos to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Volos KTEL Magnisias to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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