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

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 18m
    $120–355

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane STR - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 34m
    $111–352

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljanatrain train Ec
    3. Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus bus
    27h 1m
    $278–677

  4. Drive 1,805.5 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Banskocar car 1,805.5 km
    16h 33m
    $298–430

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane STR - 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 3m
    $136–375

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane FRA - 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 2m
    $140–368

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Kavala International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane plane STR - KVA
    3. Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    12h 35m
    $129–457

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus 198 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    32h 21m
    $120–172

  9. Bus via Heidelberg Pre Waypoint

    1. Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus bus 198 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus bus
    33h 36m
    $162–280

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Banskocar car
    21h 50m
    $350–503

Heidelberg to Bansko by train and bus

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration27h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$278Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,650.2 km
  • Duration: 10h 18m

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

You can take a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Bansko via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Station, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 32h 21m.

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