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

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

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    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 14m
    $95–331

  2. Train, bus via Salzburg

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 62
    2. Take the bus from Salzburg to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    28h 2m
    $215–332

  3. Drive  1,793.1 km

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Banskocar car 1,793.1 km
    16h 53m
    $296–427

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

    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 20m
    $127–335

  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 9m
    $106–329

  6. Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FKB - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus bus
    10h 41m
    $95–349

  7. 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 31m
    $143–333

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane ZRH - SKP
    4. Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar car
    11h 41m
    $211–535

  9. 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
    31h 57m
    $109–171

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kirchheim/Rohrbach, Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train S3 / ...
    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 30m
    $118–204

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain train
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Banskocar car
    21h 33m
    $350–493

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 25mAverage Duration
Ticket$55Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,566.7 km
  • Duration: 10h 14m

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 31h 57m.

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