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There are 10 ways to get from Dresden to Bansko by plane, bus, car, or train

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  1. Fly Dresden Airport to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane DRS - SOF
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    11h 7m
    $109–446

  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 5m
    $65–115

  3. Drive  1,514 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Banskocar car 1,514 km
    15h 55m
    $250–361

  4. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, 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 bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 50m
    $90–355

  5. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane PRG - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    12h 16m
    $69–226

  6. Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain train
    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
    10h 31m
    $88–270

  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
    14h 51m
    $239–379

  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 28m
    $135–348

  9. 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
    $99–221

  10. 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
    28h 54m
    $111–166

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

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration5h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$107Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,365.7 km
  • Duration: 11h 7m

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 5m.

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