There are 8 ways to get from Kefalonia to Bansko by plane, bus, car ferry, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane EFL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
8h 51m$98–242Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Poros to Killinicarferry
- Take the bus from Kyllíni to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
15h 50m$47–112Car ferry, bus, train, drive
- Take the car ferry from Sami to Patrascarferry
- Take the bus from Patras to Lamiabus
- Take the train from Lianokladi to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Banskocar
14h 54m$104–189Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kefalonia to Fiskardocar
- Take the car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikícarferry
- Drive from Vasilikí to Banskocar
9h 41m$149–262Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane EFL - 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
10h 10m$127–241Fly to Kavala International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane EFL - KVA
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
13h 2m$134–419Fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane EFL - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Banskobus
13h 11m$162–329Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Sami to Lefkádaferry
- Take the bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
17h 45m
Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kefalonia to Bansko is to car ferry and bus which costs $45 - $120 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kefalonia to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 51m and costs $95 - $250.
The distance between Kefalonia and Bansko is 727 km.
The best way to get from Kefalonia to Bansko without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 15h 50m and costs $45 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Kefalonia to Bansko, including transfers.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Kefalonia, Greece and Bansko, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Kefalonia to Bansko. However, you can fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, take the train to Sofia, walk to Sofia Central Bus Station, then take the bus to Bansko. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Sami to Bansko via Patras, Patras, Lamia, Lianokladi, Thessaloniki, and Rodopolis in around 14h 54m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–180
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Zakinthos, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Lianokladi to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- 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
- 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
- $6–10
- 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
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- 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 Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Kavala Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- 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
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Lamia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Kyllíni to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- 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
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- +30 25510 26479
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Kavala Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
- Phone
- +30 26450 22364
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Lefkáda to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 94 99 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- levanteferries.com
Car ferry from Sami to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–58
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- $16
- Car
- $58
Car ferry from Poros to Killini
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–52
- Website
- https://www.levanteferries.com/en/
- Passenger
- $15
- Car
- $52
- Phone
- +30 26450 93278
- [email protected]
- Website
- westferry.gr
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://westferry.gr/
- Passenger
- $11–14
- Vehicle
- $40–55
- Phone
- +30 26740-22111
- Website
- ionionpelagos.com
Car ferry from Fiskardo to Vasilikí
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://ionionpelagos.com/
- Phone
- +30 2645024609
- [email protected]
- Website
- lefkadapalace.com
Ferry from Sami to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://lefkadapalace.com/
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