There are 5 ways to get from Kateríni to Bansko by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Katerini to Thessalonikitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Banskocar
5h 27m$45–67Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Katerini to Thessalonikitrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
6h 55m$30–55Bus
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- 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
6h 7m$31–44Drive 283.8 km
- Drive from Kateríni to Banskocar 283.8 km
3h 23m$60–86Bus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
7h 34m
Kateríni to Bansko by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kateríni to Bansko is to bus which costs $30 - $45 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kateríni to Bansko is to drive which takes 3h 23m and costs $55 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Kateríni to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Kateríni and arriving at Bansko via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 7m.
The distance between Kateríni and Bansko is 325 km. The road distance is 283.8 km.
The best way to get from Kateríni to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 6h 7m and costs $30 - $45.
It takes approximately 5h 27m to get from Kateríni to Bansko, including transfers.
Kateríni to Bansko bus services, operated by KTEL Pierias S.A., depart from Kateríni station.
Kateríni to Bansko bus services, operated by KTEL Pierias S.A., arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kateríni to Bansko is 284 km. It takes approximately 3h 23m to drive from Kateríni to Bansko.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Kateríni, Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kateríni to Bansko via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 6h 7m.
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Katerini to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Katerini to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 23510 46720
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
Bus from Kateríni to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- ktelpierias.gr
- 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
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- [email protected]
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
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