There are 6 ways to get from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Bus via Sofia
best- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
7h 2m$17–25Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Plovdivbus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Smolyanbus
8h 53m$10–18Train, taxi
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
7h 48m$55–74Drive 225.9 km
- Drive from Blagoevgrad to Smolyancar 225.9 km
4h 10m$36–52Taxi
- Take the taxi from Blagoevgrad to Smolyantaxi 225.9 km
4h 10m$100–130Bus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Pazardzhikbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik to Devinbus
- Take the bus from Devin to Smolyanbus
8h 3m
Blagoevgrad to Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan is to bus which costs $10 - $19 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Blagoevgrad station to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Blagoevgrad Bus Station and arriving at Smolyan via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 2m.
The distance between Blagoevgrad and Smolyan is 350 km. The road distance is 225.9 km.
The best way to get from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 7h 2m and costs $16 - $26.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan, including transfers.
Blagoevgrad to Smolyan bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Blagoevgrad Bus Station.
Blagoevgrad to Smolyan bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Blagoevgrad to Smolyan is 226 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Blagoevgrad to Smolyan.
There are 599+ hotels available in Smolyan.
What companies run services between Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Smolyan via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 7h 2m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Plovdiv to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Pazardzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Pazardzhik to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
- Website
- borino.org
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- borino.org
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Estimated price
- $50–130
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
Den I Nosht
- Phone
- +359 73 832 223
Elit Taksi
- Phone
- +35973832323
Ok Taxi
- Phone
- +359 88 721 0000
- Website
- oktaxiblgrad.net
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