There are 7 ways to get from Bansko to Vlorë by bus, car, plane, ferry, or shuttle
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Bus via Ioánnina
best- 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 Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
12h 48mBus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, KTELbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorëbus
16h 4m$69–130Drive 567.4 km
- Drive from Bansko to Vlorëcar 567.4 km
9h 16m$103–149Bus, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Flying Dolphin, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane SOF - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Vlore , station
12h 32m$173–654Bus
- 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 Vlore , stationbus
16hBus, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
10h 27m$75–194Bus, fly to Ioannina National Airport
- Take the bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane SOF - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
15h 40m
Bansko to Vlorë by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bansko to Vlorë is to bus which costs $65 - $130 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Bansko to Vlorë is to drive which takes 9h 16m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Bansko to Vlorë. However, there are services departing from Bansko and arriving at Vlorë via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Ioannina. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 48m.
The distance between Bansko and Vlorë is 728 km. The road distance is 567.4 km.
The best way to get from Bansko to Vlorë without a car is to bus via Ioánnina which takes 12h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 48m to get from Bansko to Vlorë, including transfers.
Bansko to Vlorë bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, depart from Bansko station.
Bansko to Vlorë bus services, operated by Municipality of Bansko, arrive at Blagoevgrad station.
Vlorë is 1h behind Bansko. It is currently 8:44 AM in Bansko and 7:44 AM in Vlorë.
Yes, the driving distance between Bansko to Vlorë is 567 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Bansko to Vlorë.
What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Vlorë, Albania?
You can take a bus from Bansko to Vlorë via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Ioannina in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Heraklion, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- 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 Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- 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 Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- 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
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Thessaloniki, KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- 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
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- [email protected]
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $29
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $29
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $35
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $31–41
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanialuxuryferries.com/
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