There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Bansko by plane, bus, car, car train, 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 from Zurich Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ZRH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
7h 58m$107–219Train to Basel, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)BSL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
9h 1m$73–273Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3636
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
27h 23m$81–121Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to München Ost
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Bansko
16h 26m$382–539Bus via Niš
- Take the bus from Zürich to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
31h 22mBus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
32h 23m$138–181Drive 1,685.7 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bansko1,685.7 km
17h 48m$340–491
Zurich to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Bansko is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 27h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 7h 58m and costs $100 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Zurich Limmatstrasse and arriving at Bansko via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 23m.
The distance between Zurich and Bansko is 1456 km. The road distance is 1685.7 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 27h 23m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Zurich to Bansko, including transfers.
Zurich to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Zurich Limmatstrasse station.
Zurich to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Stop station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 11:24 PM in Zurich and 12:24 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Bansko is 1686 km. It takes approximately 17h 48m to drive from Zurich to Bansko.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Zurich Limmatstrasse to Bansko via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia in around 27h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Zurich Limmatstrasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- 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
- 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/
- 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
- +381 35 8228404
- info@zoranreisen.rs
- Website
- zoranreisen.rs
Bus from Zürich to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- online.zoranreisen.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- 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
- +381 18 255 177
- rezervacije@nis-ekspres.rs
- Website
- 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
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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