There are 6 ways to get from Sarandë to Bansko by bus, car, ferry, plane, busferry, or train
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 Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Igoumenitsabus
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- 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 36mFlying Dolphin, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CFU - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
9h 11m$60–226Drive 567.5 km
- Drive from Sarandë to Banskocar 567.5 km
7h 25m$103–149Ferry, bus and ferry, train, drive
- Take the ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfuferry
- Take the busferry from Corfu to Larissabusferry X4
- Take the train from Larissa to Thessalonikitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Banskocar
13h 17mBus via Dráma
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
16h 28mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus
16h 52m
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarandë to Bansko is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Sarandë to Bansko is to drive which takes 7h 25m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Sarandë to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and arriving at Bansko via Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
The distance between Sarandë and Bansko is 671 km. The road distance is 567.5 km.
The best way to get from Sarandë to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 12h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Sarandë to Bansko, including transfers.
Sarandë to Bansko bus services, operated by Ahmeti Travel, depart from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare station.
Sarandë to Bansko bus services, operated by Ahmeti Travel, arrive at Igoumenitsa station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Sarandë. It is currently 5:37 AM in Sarandë and 6:37 AM in Bansko.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarandë to Bansko is 567 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Sarandë to Bansko.
What companies run services between Sarandë, Albania and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Bansko via Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Larissa to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- 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
- (+30) 210 822 4112
- [email protected]
- Website
- ahmetitravel.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ahmetitravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- 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
- 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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- 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 Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +3026610 28900
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkerkyras.gr
Busferry from Corfu to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- greenbuses.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- 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
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +355 85 22 6057
- [email protected]
- Website
- finikas-lines.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://finikas-lines.com/
- Ferry - Low Season
- $24
- Ferry - High Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - Low Season
- $30
- Hydrofoil - High Season
- $35
- Phone
- +30 26610 38690
- [email protected]
- Website
- ionianseaways.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $31–41
- Website
- https://ionianseaways.com/
- High Season
- $31
- Phone
- +30 26610 49800
- [email protected]
- Website
- albanialuxuryferries.com
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41
- Schedules at
- https://albanialuxuryferries.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 377 7474
- [email protected]
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Sarandë to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
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