There are 5 ways to get from Sandanski to Kardzhali by bus, car, taxi, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Sandanski to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kardzhali Bus Stationbus Group Plus 1675 / ...
7h 30m$26–42Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Sandanski to Samokovbus
- Take the bus from Samokov to Kostenetsbus
- Take the train from Kostenets to Plovdivtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Kardjalitrain Re
12h 20m$10–18Drive 325.3 km
- Drive from Sandanski to Kardzhalicar 325.3 km
4h 28m$52–74Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sandanski to Kardzhalitaxi 325.3 km
4h 28m$130–170Bus via Momchilgrad
- Take the bus from Sandanski Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Momchilgradbus
9h 17m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandanski to Kardzhali is to bus and train which costs $9 - $18 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Sandanski to Kardzhali is to drive which takes 4h 28m and costs $50 - $75.
No, there is no direct bus from Sandanski to Kardzhali station. However, there are services departing from Sandanski and arriving at Kardzhali Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Sandanski and Kardzhali is 438 km. The road distance is 325.3 km.
The best way to get from Sandanski to Kardzhali without a car is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs $26 - $45.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Sandanski to Kardzhali, including transfers.
Sandanski to Kardzhali bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Sandanski station.
Sandanski to Kardzhali bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandanski to Kardzhali is 325 km. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Sandanski to Kardzhali.
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What companies run services between Sandanski, Bulgaria and Kardzhali, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sandanski to Kardzhali Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 7h 30m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Kostenets to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Plovdiv to Kardjali
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $2–4
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sandanski to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Kardzhali Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sandanski Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sandanski Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- Momchilgrad Bus
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Momchilgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Momchilgrad Bus
- Website
- krumovgrad-bg.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Momchilgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Krumovgrad Municipality Bus
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Sandanski to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Samokov to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
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