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Sofia to Bansko by Bus
Author:SirKaos
posts : 42 (Beginner)Date : 01-04-12 10:11Sofia to Bansko by Bus
ok as per the schedule on the official website, these are the earliest buses to Bansko from Sofia as we have one extra day to spend in Sofia due to flight change.
Option: A
SOFIA - G.DELCHEV
KONSORTSIUM - MTK - TRANS OOD
AT: 07:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - DUPNICE - BLAGOEVGRAD - SIMITLI - GRADEVO - PREDELA - RAZLOG - BANSKO - DOBRINISHTE - MESTA - G.DELCHEV
Option B:
SOFIA - HADZHIDIMOVO
Valid thru 2012-12-31 YUNION - IVKONI OOD
AT: 08:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - ...
Option: A
SOFIA - G.DELCHEV
KONSORTSIUM - MTK - TRANS OOD
AT: 07:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - DUPNICE - BLAGOEVGRAD - SIMITLI - GRADEVO - PREDELA - RAZLOG - BANSKO - DOBRINISHTE - MESTA - G.DELCHEV
Option B:
SOFIA - HADZHIDIMOVO
Valid thru 2012-12-31 YUNION - IVKONI OOD
AT: 08:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - ...
ok as per the schedule on the official website, these are the earliest buses to Bansko from Sofia as we have one extra day to spend in Sofia due to flight change.
Option: A
SOFIA - G.DELCHEV
KONSORTSIUM - MTK - TRANS OOD
AT: 07:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - DUPNICE - BLAGOEVGRAD - SIMITLI - GRADEVO - PREDELA - RAZLOG - BANSKO - DOBRINISHTE - MESTA - G.DELCHEV
Option B:
SOFIA - HADZHIDIMOVO
Valid thru 2012-12-31 YUNION - IVKONI OOD
AT: 08:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - BLAGOEVGRAD - BANSKO - G.DELCHEV - ADZHIDIMOVO
My question:
As you can see option A has more stops before it reaches Bansko leaving at 7:30
And option B has less stops but leaves at 8:30
Any ideas which one arrives faster? are the stops long at each village ?
Also looking for some recommendation for a good clean guest house in Sofia near the bus station (more or less)
Thank you in advance
Option: A
SOFIA - G.DELCHEV
KONSORTSIUM - MTK - TRANS OOD
AT: 07:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - DUPNICE - BLAGOEVGRAD - SIMITLI - GRADEVO - PREDELA - RAZLOG - BANSKO - DOBRINISHTE - MESTA - G.DELCHEV
Option B:
SOFIA - HADZHIDIMOVO
Valid thru 2012-12-31 YUNION - IVKONI OOD
AT: 08:30h. Sector: 30
SOFIA - BLAGOEVGRAD - BANSKO - G.DELCHEV - ADZHIDIMOVO
My question:
As you can see option A has more stops before it reaches Bansko leaving at 7:30
And option B has less stops but leaves at 8:30
Any ideas which one arrives faster? are the stops long at each village ?
Also looking for some recommendation for a good clean guest house in Sofia near the bus station (more or less)
Thank you in advance
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
When you will arrive in Sofia SirKaos??? And what is for you worth a good sleeping?So the plan B is a big company and we drove today with them if you need or have a notebook you can have a good time with free wifi the first is smaller and for your firat visit may be to strange,but check out on centralnaavtogara.bg the timetable or if you going not from where think about plan c, d,e ...etc
Sune
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
got some connections in Sofia and we were supposed to stay at one girl's place but somehow she hasent replied to her mail for 2 weeks now. I'm assuming she is not in the country. I found a Hostel called Mostel 
and this was recommended by Lonely planet. Our goal is not to waste time the next day and take the bus to Bansko. This is my I was asking which one arrives faster considering that one of my friends has no equipment and we will have to go and arrange a rental. The whole point is ...
and this was recommended by Lonely planet. Our goal is not to waste time the next day and take the bus to Bansko. This is my I was asking which one arrives faster considering that one of my friends has no equipment and we will have to go and arrange a rental. The whole point is ...got some connections in Sofia and we were supposed to stay at one girl's place but somehow she hasent replied to her mail for 2 weeks now. I'm assuming she is not in the country. I found a Hostel called Mostel and this was recommended by Lonely planet. Our goal is not to waste time the next day and take the bus to Bansko. This is my I was asking which one arrives faster considering that one of my friends has no equipment and we will have to go and arrange a rental. The whole point is NOT to waste time.
So we'd take the 7:30 bus. Departure time is 1hr earlier but has more stops than the one at 8:30. If the stops all together are about 1 hour and eventually we arrive approximately the same time, we'd go for the 8:30 and enjoy a nice breakfast before that.
Anyone got arrival times of the above mentioned buses ?
P.s: I dont like paying for luxury when it comes to snowboarding trips.
and this was recommended by Lonely planet. Our goal is not to waste time the next day and take the bus to Bansko. This is my I was asking which one arrives faster considering that one of my friends has no equipment and we will have to go and arrange a rental. The whole point is NOT to waste time.So we'd take the 7:30 bus. Departure time is 1hr earlier but has more stops than the one at 8:30. If the stops all together are about 1 hour and eventually we arrive approximately the same time, we'd go for the 8:30 and enjoy a nice breakfast before that.
Anyone got arrival times of the above mentioned buses ?
P.s: I dont like paying for luxury when it comes to snowboarding trips.
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
seems no one uses the bus
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
Bus journey is around 4 hours normally for the 07.30 option, the stops are short apart from occasionally Blagoevgrad... The bus can be elderly and busy..
The other option, the 08.30 one is slightly quicker, and the express as it is called is normally a modern coach.It still can remain in Blagoevgrad for a while, but still seems to arrive in Bansko around midday...
No help with accommodation in Sofia other than a hostel which is down into Sofia across the Lion Bridge, about 1.5km from the ...
The other option, the 08.30 one is slightly quicker, and the express as it is called is normally a modern coach.It still can remain in Blagoevgrad for a while, but still seems to arrive in Bansko around midday...
No help with accommodation in Sofia other than a hostel which is down into Sofia across the Lion Bridge, about 1.5km from the ...
Bus journey is around 4 hours normally for the 07.30 option, the stops are short apart from occasionally Blagoevgrad... The bus can be elderly and busy..
The other option, the 08.30 one is slightly quicker, and the express as it is called is normally a modern coach.It still can remain in Blagoevgrad for a while, but still seems to arrive in Bansko around midday...
No help with accommodation in Sofia other than a hostel which is down into Sofia across the Lion Bridge, about 1.5km from the station...
The other option, the 08.30 one is slightly quicker, and the express as it is called is normally a modern coach.It still can remain in Blagoevgrad for a while, but still seems to arrive in Bansko around midday...
No help with accommodation in Sofia other than a hostel which is down into Sofia across the Lion Bridge, about 1.5km from the station...
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
thank you Steve
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
I think it is important to highlight that most Buses to Bansko dont leave from the Central Bus station in sofia but actually from.Bus Station Ovcha Kupel.It can be confusing if you look at the Central bus station timetable and you think that the last bus to Bansko is at 14.00
http://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule gives times from Bus Station Ovcha Kupel as well with the last bus at 17.30. This allows much greater flexibility on the mid to late afternoon flight arrivals into sofia
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
I think it is important to highlight that most Buses to Bansko dont leave from the Central Bus station in sofia but actually from.Bus Station Ovcha Kupel.It can be confusing if you look at the Central bus station timetable and you think that the last bus to Bansko is at 14.00
http://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule gives times from Bus Station Ovcha Kupel as well with the last bus at 17.30. This allows much greater flexibility on the mid to late afternoon flight arrivals into sofia
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
ant the first bus From Bus Station Ovcha Kupel is actualy 7.00am7:00, 9:20 /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.
re: Sofia to Bansko by Bus
wow now that is what i call useful input.How far is Ovcha Kupel from the Central bus station (centralnaavtogara)
