There are 11 ways to get from Portugal to Bansko by plane, car, bus, train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane OPO - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
11h$132–293Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OPO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 17m$84–258Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Strumicabus
- Drive from Strumica to Banskocar
2d 5hDrive 3,579 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Banskocar 3,579 km
35h 33m$645–931Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
11h 31m$92–296Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Skopje International Airport, drive
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane LIS - SKP
- Drive from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Banskocar
11h 8m$120–321Fly Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LIS - 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
14h 31m$142–330Fly Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OPO - 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
15h 18m$129–392Bus via Genoa
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
2d 11h$308–432Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusosbus
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
2d 21hDrive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to Fuldacar
- Take the cartrain from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Banskocar
42h 44m$741–1,069
Portugal to Bansko by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portugal to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $260 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Portugal to Bansko is to fly and drive which takes 11h and costs $130 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Portugal to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Bansko via Marittima/Principe Fs, Genoa and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Portugal and Bansko is 2740 km. The road distance is 3579 km.
The best way to get from Portugal to Bansko without a car is to bus via Genoa which takes 2 days 11h and costs $300 - $440.
It takes approximately 11h to get from Portugal to Bansko, including transfers.
Portugal to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Portugal to Bansko bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Yes, the driving distance between Portugal to Bansko is 3579 km. It takes approximately 35h 33m to drive from Portugal to Bansko.
There are 1260+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Portugal and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Lisboa - Santa Apolonia to Bansko via Lisboa Oriente, Lisbon, Genoa, Marittima/Principe Fs, Brignole Fs/, Genoa, and Blagoevgrad in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Skopje International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Skopje International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Skopje International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Skopje International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Skopje International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Skopje International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Skopje International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +389 71 557 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Bern to Strumica
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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 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
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 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 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
- [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 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
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- 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
- $11–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- 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 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $105
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Girona, Estació d'Autobusos
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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