There are 11 ways to get from Heidelberg to Bansko by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
10h 19m$119–350Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane STR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
10h 34m$100–358Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Ljubljanatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
27h 1m$274–610Drive 1,805.5 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Banskocar 1,805.5 km
16h 32m$298–430Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FKB - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
9h 9m$101–443Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane STR - 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
12h 3m$120–361Train to Frankfurt, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FRA - 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
12h 4m$149–363Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane ZRH - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
11h 42m$202–686Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
32h 21m$119–171Bus via Heidelberg Pre Waypoint
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Pre Waypoint to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hbf to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
33h 36m$112–179Drive, car train
- Drive from Heidelberg to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Banskocar
21h 48m$350–503
Heidelberg to Bansko by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Bansko is to bus which costs $110 - $180 and takes 32h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Bansko is to train and fly and drive which takes 9h 9m and costs $100 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Heidelberg to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Bansko via Karlsruhe Central Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 21m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Bansko is 1650 km. The road distance is 1805.5 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 1m and costs $270 - $650.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Heidelberg to Bansko, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Heidelberg. It is currently 12:02 PM in Heidelberg and 1:02 PM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Bansko is 1805 km. It takes approximately 16h 32m to drive from Heidelberg to Bansko.
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.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Frankfurt to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- $6–9
- 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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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 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
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
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