There are 11 ways to get from Glasgow to Bansko by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EDI - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 32m$86–269Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
42h 45m$507–958Train, night train, taxi
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- 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 3h$650–1,269Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Banskocar
30h 8m$736–1,023Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane EDI - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
11h 28m$125–303Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- 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
13h 21m$131–302Fly Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane GLA - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
21h 27m$147–571Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
47h$465–876Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
2d 3h$261–350Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central 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 13hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Banskocar
31h 15m$619–972
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Bansko is to bus and fly which costs $85 - $270 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Bansko is to bus and fly and drive which takes 11h 28m and costs $120 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via London Victoria, Bucharest and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Glasgow and Bansko is 2639 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Bansko without a car is to train and bus via Paris which takes 42h 45m and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Glasgow to Bansko, including transfers.
Glasgow to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Bansko is 2h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 6:46 AM in Glasgow and 8:46 AM in Bansko.
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What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bansko via London Victoria, Bucharest, 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 and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bristol, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–290
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $10–19
- 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
- $35–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
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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