There are 8 ways to get from İzmir to Bansko by bus, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Izmir Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station Southbus Arda-Tur
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
16h 35m$73–110Bus via Keşan
cheapest- Take the bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşanbus
- Take the bus from Kesan to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
18h 5m$61–109Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytileneferry
- Take the ferry from Mytilene to Kavalaferry Bsf
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
16h 59m$143–227Drive 789.3 km
- Drive from İzmir to Banskocar 789.3 km
10h 1m$125–180Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ADB - 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
10h 11m$137–330Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane ADB - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
17h 28m$161–332Fly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ADB - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
15h 23m$95–280Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ADB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
8h 47m$118–257
İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from İzmir to Bansko is to bus via Keşan which costs $60 - $110 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from İzmir to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 47m and costs $110 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from İzmir station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Izmir Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via Plovdiv South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 35m.
The distance between İzmir and Bansko is 919 km. The road distance is 789.3 km.
The best way to get from İzmir to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 16h 35m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from İzmir to Bansko, including transfers.
İzmir to Bansko bus services, operated by Arda Tur, depart from Izmir Bus Station.
İzmir to Bansko bus services, operated by Arda Tur, arrive at Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Yes, the driving distance between İzmir to Bansko is 789 km. It takes approximately 10h 1m to drive from İzmir to Bansko.
There are 1254+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between İzmir, Turkey and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Izmir Bus Station to Bansko via Plovdiv South in around 16h 35m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Kavala International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Izmir Bus Station to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- 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 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0850 202 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- balikesiruludag.com.tr
- Phone
- 444 00 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- truvaturizm.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- truvaturizm.com
- Phone
- 08503330700
- Website
- guneyakdeniz.com
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- guneyakdeniz.com
- Phone
- 0850 811 5959
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- kaleseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0236 613 10 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- somaseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Izmir Otogar to Keşan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- somaseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Kesan to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $23–35
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- [email protected]
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0 232 330 89 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- izdeniz.com.tr
Ferry from Alsancak Limanı to Mytilene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- izdeniz.com.tr
- Phone
- +30 21 0891 9800
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluestarferries.com
Ferry from Mytilene to Kavala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.bluestarferries.com/en-gb/
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