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There are 11 ways to get from Dresden to Bansko by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport, train, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DRS - SOF
    2. Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    11h 51m
    $107–393

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    24h 15m
    $65–118

  3. Drive  1,514 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Banskocar car 1,514 km
    15h 55m
    $314–453

  4. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane PRG - SKP
    3. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar car
    9h 42m
    $74–279

  5. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane BER - SOF
    3. Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    11h 33m
    $75–349

  6. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus

    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PRG - SOF
    3. Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    12h 15m
    $75–244

  7. Fly Dresden Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane DRS - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    15h 1m
    $234–456

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane BER - SKG
    3. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    12h 33m
    $127–382

  9. Bus, train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane VIE - SKP
    4. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar car
    13h 8m
    $156–416

  10. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus Arda-Tur
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus bus Union Ivkoni
    25h 40m
    $98–219

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Chemnitz Hbftrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    29h 3m
    $110–170

Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration5h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket$104Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,394.1 km
  • Duration: 11h 51m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Bansko, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Dresden to Bansko via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 24h 15m.

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