There are 8 ways to get from Sicily to Bansko by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
9h 9m$50–231Train, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Napoli to Trieste C.letrain
- Take the bus from Trieste to Blagoevgradbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
37h 29m$289–447Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Tresmestiericar
- Take the carferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovannicarferry
- Drive from Villa S. Giovanni to Porto Di Brindisicar
- Take the carferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsacarferry
- Drive from Port Of Igoumenitsa to Banskocar
23h 6m$292–469Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CTA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
8h 22m$55–179Fly Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane CTA - 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
11h 58m$106–288Train, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
41h 31mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldibus
- Take the busferry from Caserta stazione to Tiranabusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Banskobus
41h 52mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
45h 53m$243–332
Sicily to Bansko by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sicily to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $55 - $180 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Sicily to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 8h 22m and costs $55 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sicily to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Piazza Boiardo and arriving at Bansko via Palermo Terminal Bus, Caserta stazione, Asllan Rusi, Tirana and Drama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 52m.
The distance between Sicily and Bansko is 1204 km.
The best way to get from Sicily to Bansko without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 29m and costs $280 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Sicily to Bansko, including transfers.
Sicily to Bansko bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, depart from Palermo Terminal Bus station.
Sicily to Bansko bus services, operated by Autoservizi Salemi Srl, arrive at Caserta pzza Garibaldi station.
Bansko is 1h ahead of Sicily. It is currently 7:05 AM in Sicily and 8:05 AM in Bansko.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Sicily, Italy and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Piazza Boiardo to Bansko via Stazione Centrale Pensilina Esterna, Palermo, Bologna Centrale, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 45h 53m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli to Trieste C.le
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $107
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- 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
- 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
- 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
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo Terminal Bus to Caserta pzza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Caserta stazione to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.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
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Drama to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 090774409
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Tresmestieri to Villa S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Porto di Brindisi to Port of Igoumenitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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