There are 5 ways to get from Bansko to Kastoria by car, train, taxi, or bus
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Drive, train, taxi
best- Drive from Bansko to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain Re
- Take the taxi from Florina to Kastoriataxi
8h 32m€92–124Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kastoriabus
8h 33m€41–51Drive 399.6 km
- Drive from Bansko to Kastoriacar 399.6 km
4h 43m€73–105Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Bansko to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kastoriabus
9h 44mBus #2
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Amýntaiobus
- Take the bus from Amýntaio to Kastoriabus
12h 15m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Kastoria is to bus which costs €40 - €55 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Kastoria is to drive which takes 4h 43m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Kastoria. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Kastoria via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 33m.
The distance between Bansko and Kastoria is 492 km. The road distance is 399.6 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Kastoria without a car is to bus which takes 8h 33m and costs €40 - €55.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Bansko to Kastoria, including transfers.
Bansko to Kastoria bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Kastoria bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, arrive at Blagoevgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Kastoria is 400 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Bansko to Kastoria.
There are 268+ hotels available in Kastoria.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Kastoria, Greece?
You can take a bus from Bansko to Kastoria via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, and Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 8h 33m.
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kastoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kastoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
Bus from Amýntaio to Kastoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-kastorias.gr
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- [email protected]
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2385 022 430
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Amýntaio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €45–55
Alfa Taxi
- Phone
- +389 76 453 490
- Website
- instagram.com
Favorit Taxi
- Phone
- +389 47 236 743
Taxi Cager
- Phone
- +389 71 311 999
- Website
- instagram.com
Taxi Prevoz Bitola
- Phone
- +389 77 855 005
- Website
- facebook.com
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