There are 6 ways to get from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, bus via Velingrad
best- Take the train from Lazar Pamporov to Velingradtrain Re
- Take the bus from Velingrad to Blagoevgradbus
6h 40m$7–14Train, bus
- Take the train from Lazar Pamporov to Banskotrain Re
- Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
7h 29m$11–18Drive 226.2 km
- Drive from Smolyan to Blagoevgradcar 226.2 km
4h 10m$36–52Taxi
- Take the taxi from Smolyan to Blagoevgradtaxi 226.2 km
4h 10m$100–130Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Smolyan to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
7h 14m$16–26Bus
- Take the bus from Smolyan to Devinbus
- Take the bus from Devin to Pazardzhikbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik to Blagoevgradbus
8h 3m
Smolyan to Blagoevgrad by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad is to train and bus via Velingrad which costs $7 - $15 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad is to drive which takes 4h 10m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad station. However, there are services departing from Smolyan and arriving at Blagoevgrad Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
The distance between Smolyan and Blagoevgrad is 245 km. The road distance is 226.2 km.
The best way to get from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad without a car is to train and bus via Velingrad which takes 6h 40m and costs $7 - $15.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad, including transfers.
Smolyan to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, depart from Smolyan station.
Smolyan to Blagoevgrad bus services, operated by BG Razpisanie, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Smolyan to Blagoevgrad is 226 km. It takes approximately 4h 10m to drive from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad.
There are 119+ hotels available in Blagoevgrad.
What companies run services between Smolyan, Bulgaria and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Smolyan to Blagoevgrad Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 7h 14m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Lazar Pamporov to Velingrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Lazar Pamporov to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Velingrad to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Smolyan to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Smolyan to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- [email protected]
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- 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.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- 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 Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Bansko to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Blagoevgrad Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- borino.org
Bus from Smolyan to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- borino.org
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Devin to Pazardzhik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
- Website
- planinite.info
Bus from Pazardzhik to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- planinite.info
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