There are 10 ways to get from Kraków to Bansko by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KRK - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
9h 39m$36–202Bus via Budapest
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 986 / ...
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
22h 15m$93–160Drive 1,281.7 km
- Drive from Kraków to Banskocar 1,281.7 km
14h 25m$209–302Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane KRK - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
9h 26m$97–307Fly John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane KRK - 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 44m$89–256Shuttle to Katowice International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Fly from Katowice International Airport (KTW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KTW - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
14h 20m$86–230Train to Warsaw Chopin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Fly from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane WAW - SOF
- Take the train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
12h 30m$47–289Train, bus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Breclavtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rj
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
23h 58m$75–183Bus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brnobus 916 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
24h 51m$74–138Bus #2
- Take the bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Krosnobus
- Take the bus from Krosno to Niš Hotal Ambasadorbus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
28h 17m$110–181
John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kraków to Bansko is to fly and train and bus which costs $35 - $210 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kraków to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 9h 26m and costs $95 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Kraków station to Bansko station. However, there are services departing from Krakow, MDA Bus Station and arriving at Bansko New Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
The distance between Kraków and Bansko is 1071 km. The road distance is 1281.7 km.
The best way to get from Kraków to Bansko without a car is to bus via Budapest which takes 22h 15m and costs $90 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Kraków to Bansko, including transfers.
Kraków to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Kraków to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Kraków. It is currently 2:41 AM in Kraków and 3:41 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Kraków to Bansko is 1282 km. It takes approximately 14h 25m to drive from Kraków to Bansko.
What companies run services between Kraków, Poland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Bansko New Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 22h 15m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $23–180
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rimini
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $22–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
Flights from Warsaw Chopin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Katowice International Airport to Sofia Airport via Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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
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
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–17
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–17
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–17
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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 Bratislava to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Brno to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- 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
- +48 32 236 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matuszek
Shuttle from Kraków Główny Station to Katowice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Website
- Matuszek
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- 605 935 521
- [email protected]
- Website
- sanbus.pl
Bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Krosno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- sanbus.pl
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Krosno to Niš Hotal Ambasador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
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