There are 7 ways to get from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad by car, bus, ferry, plane, 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.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Sarandë to Kakaviacar
- Take the bus from Kakavia to Ioanninabus
- Take the bus from Ioannina 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
10h 11m$61–91Flying Dolphin to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly to Sofia Airport, train
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 train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgradtrain
8h 8m$56–216Drive 542.8 km
- Drive from Sarandë to Blagoevgradcar 542.8 km
7h 1m$99–142Bus via Thessaloníki
- 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
10h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsabus
14h 30mBus #2
- Take the bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Tepelenëbus
- Take the bus from Tepelenë to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgradbus
17h 33mBus, bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Ioanninabus
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane IOA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
15h 28m
Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad is to drive and bus which costs $60 - $95 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad is to drive which takes 7h 1m and costs $95 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad. However, there are services departing from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare and arriving at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal via Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Serres. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 53m.
The distance between Sarandë and Blagoevgrad is 563 km. The road distance is 542.8 km.
The best way to get from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 10h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad, including transfers.
Sarandë to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by Ahmeti Travel, depart from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare station.
Sarandë to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by Ahmeti Travel, arrive at Igoumenitsa station.
Blagoevgrad is 1h ahead of Sarandë. It is currently 4:44 AM in Sarandë and 5:44 AM in Blagoevgrad.
Yes, the driving distance between Sarandë to Blagoevgrad is 543 km. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Sarandë to Blagoevgrad.
What companies run services between Sarandë, Albania and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal via Igoumenitsa, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Serres in around 10h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $29–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Zaharna Fabrika to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–3
- 1st Class
- $3–4
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Kakavia to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
- 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
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
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
- (+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
- +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 Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- 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
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kyustendil to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 233 8923
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarande,Posta Shqiptare to Tepelenë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Tepelenë to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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/
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