There are 5 ways to get from Abu Dhabi to Bansko by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane AUH - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
13h 2m$167–426Shuttle to Dubai International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DXB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
16h 4m$127–516Fly Abu Dhabi to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane AUH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
14h 4m$201–491Fly Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane AUH - 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
16h 33m$173–444Bus to Sharjah International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station to Al Jubail Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SHJ - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
17h 26m$157–420
Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $430 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Abu Dhabi to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 13h 2m and costs $160 - $430.
The distance between Abu Dhabi and Bansko is 3708 km.
It takes approximately 13h 2m to get from Abu Dhabi to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 2h behind Abu Dhabi. It is currently 3:46 AM in Abu Dhabi and 1:46 AM in Bansko.
There are 1293+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Abu Dhabi to Bansko. However, you can take the bus to Abu Dhabi Terminal Bus Station, walk to Abu Dhabi (AUH) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Serdica, take the line 2 subway to Central Station, walk to Sofia Central Bus Station, then take the bus to Bansko. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Abu Dhabi Terminal Bus Station, walk to Abu Dhabi (AUH) airport, fly to Skopje International Airport (SKP), then drive to Bansko.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Sofia Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–460
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Sofia Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–470
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Sofia Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- gullivair.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Sofia Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +1 800 665 2122
- Website
- emirates.com
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi to Dubai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- emirates.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
- $7–10
- 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
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +971-6-00525252
- [email protected]
- Website
- srta.gov.ae
Bus from Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station to Al Jubail Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- eforms.srta.gov.ae
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