There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko by plane, bus, train, night train, taxi, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
8h 31m$80–200Train, bus, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Haymarket to Northamptontrain
- Take the bus from Coach Park to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovotrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Banskotaxi
2d 1h$410–574Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Banskocar
30h 23m$734–1,018Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane EDI - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 20m$111–293Fly to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane EDI - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
16h 15m$152–594Fly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane EDI - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
17h 22m$109–344Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 3h$228–522Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 12h$323–637Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motrubusferry
- Take the bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
2d 14hTrain, bus and ferry, bus via Bucharest
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Alba Iuliabusferry
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 16h$327–631Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Banskocar
31h 31m$589–929
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $200 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 31m and costs $80 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Terminal and arriving at Bansko via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and Bansko is 2574 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko without a car is to train and bus and night train and taxi which takes 2 days 1h and costs $410 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko, including transfers.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bansko is 2h ahead of Edinburgh Airport (EDI). It is currently 11:21 AM in Edinburgh Airport (EDI) and 1:21 PM in Bansko.
There are 1258+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Scotland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Terminal to Bansko via Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $159
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $159
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Coach Park to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $164
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- [email protected]
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Munich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Motru to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 87 750 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
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