There are 8 ways to get from Kotor to Bansko by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
12h 56m$73–93Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
20h 53m$61–182Drive 606.1 km
- Drive from Kotor to Banskocar 606.1 km
9h 47m$96–138Fly Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIV - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
10h 30m$147–348Bus via Pristina
- Take the bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
18h 6m$78–88Fly Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane TIV - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
9h 37m$141–393Shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TGD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 5m$203–413Fly Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane TIV - 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 51m$173–376
Kotor to Bansko by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kotor to Bansko is to bus which costs $70 - $95 and takes 12h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kotor to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 9h 37m and costs $140 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Kotor to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Bansko via Tivat, Autobuska stanica, Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 56m.
The distance between Kotor and Bansko is 666 km. The road distance is 606.1 km.
The best way to get from Kotor to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 12h 56m and costs $70 - $95.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Kotor to Bansko, including transfers.
Kotor to Bansko bus services, operated by Vardar Express, depart from Tivat, Autobuska stanica station.
Kotor to Bansko bus services, operated by Vardar Express, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Kotor. It is currently 8:19 PM in Kotor and 9:19 PM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Kotor to Bansko is 606 km. It takes approximately 9h 47m to drive from Kotor to Bansko.
What companies run services between Kotor, Montenegro and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Bansko via Tivat, Autobuska stanica, Kumanovo, Kyustendil, Dupnitsa, and Blagoevgrad in around 12h 56m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–310
Flights from Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
Flights from Tivat Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–460
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–280
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Tivat Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Sofia Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- [email protected]
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- [email protected]
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
- 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
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- [email protected]
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +382 69 316 688
- [email protected]
- Website
- lalatovictravelbd.me
Bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- lalatovictravelbd.me
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- 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
- $7–10
- 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
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