Transportation

The Apartments
Booking & Rates
About Bansko
Skiing & Snowboarding
Ski & Board Prices
Summer Activities
Sightseeing
Transportation
Misc Info
Contact

russian40.26.jpg

Transportation - Getting to Bansko

By car hire

 

Bansko is 170 km south of Sofia.  Cars from www.bulgariacarrent.com cost approximately £14 (20 EUR) per day including unlimited miles and full insurance.  Big towns, resorts and airports have subsidiaries of the big international rent-a-car companies. There are petrol stations with all types of fuels in all towns and along the motorways.   

By air

 

Many airlines fly from Uk airports to Sofia - Easyjet, Wizzair, Bulgaria Air, Hemus Air, Alitalia, Austrian Airways, and British Airways. 

 

Easyjet will fly daily to Sofia from London from January 2008.

By train

 

If travelling from Sophia to Bansko we recommend travelling by hire car or taxi rather than train.  The train takes an enormous detour and considerably more time.  However, if time is not a problem the scenery is magnificent and takes you through the highest train station in the Balkans.

Click for Bulgarian train timetable

By taxi
 
Travelling to Bansko from Sophia Airport by taxi costs around £50 (75 EUR) per car for a one way journey.  We recommend booking in advance to ensure a reliable driver who knows how to get to Bankso and where the apartment is.  
 
You can take one of the official yellow taxis from the taxi rank immediately outside the Sofia Airport arrivals hall but with most cities you could end up paying over the odds.

By bus

The buses to Bansko is of the same standard and quality of a bus in England.  The timetable as of July 2007 is as follows:-

Sofia Central Bus Terminal to Bansko - 07.30, 08.30, 09.45, 13.15, 14.00


Sofia Ovcha Kupal Bus Terminal to Bansko - 07:00, 09:20 (except Tuesday), 10:30, 11:50 (except Sunday), 13:05, 13:55, 14:30, 14:40, 15:10, 15:28 (except Tuesday), 15:55, 16:30, 17:00, 17:30

Bansko Bus Terminal to Sofia - 04:55, 05:10, 05:15, 05:50, 06:55, 07:00, 07:05, 07:30, 08:00, 08:40, 10:00, 11:20, 12:35, 13:15, 13:26, 15:10, 15:20, 15:30, 16:20, 17:50

 

The above was correct as of July 2007, however please check with the Sofia bus station prior to travel.

Central Bus Station - Sofia

© 2005 - 2008 GO SKI BULGARIA. REGISTERED NO: 3932228