Eger to Bansko by train
Travel from Eger (Hungary) to Bansko (Bulgaria) by train (718km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Eger in Hungary to Bansko in Bulgaria, the main route leads via Serbia or Romania. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Eger (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Bansko (Bulgaria)
- 2Eger (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Bansko (Bulgaria)
718 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Eger to Bansko, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Bansko - Eger / Budapest - Burgas / Budapest - Plovdiv / Budapest - Varna1 Eger (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Bansko (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Eger (Hungary) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Hungary to Serbia by direct train on the route from Budapest to Belgrade.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Budapest to Novi Sad and on to Belgrade is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Budapest to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Belgrade if you want to avoid changes and buses.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Eger to Belgrade?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G 341 Budapest - Belgrade
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Eger / Budapest - Belgrade / Budapest - Novi Sad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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1b Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Nis and Dimitrovgrad. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train is 11:30 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 09:15. The arrival time in Sofia is 20:45.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Belgrade to Nis. It might be the case that you have to stay overnight in Nis.
2. Nis to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Sofia.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Sofia?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Belgrade
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Bansko?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Barz Vlak/Fast Train (BV) / International Vlak (международни влак) (IV) / Rhodopes (RHOD)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / D 383 Bucharest - Sofia / B 293 Belgrade - Sofia / IC73|D481 Budapest - Sofia
train company:
BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bansko - Sofia / Sofia - Burgas / Sofia - Plovdiv / Sofia - Ruse / Sofia - Varna / Burgas - Plovdiv / Burgas - Varna / Plovdiv - Burgas / Plovdiv - Varna / Varna - Sofia / Varna - Ruse
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Eger (Hungary) - Bucharest (Romania) - Bansko (Bulgaria)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Eger (Hungary) to Bucharest (Romania)
To travel from Hungary to Romania by train, buy your train tickets from Hungarian railway MAV START. They offer a variety of discounts for one way and return journeys as well as the cheap advance fare "Fortuna" tickets. Online tickets from MAV START have to be printed from ticket machines at stations in Hungary! Of course you can buy all tickets at international ticket desks at stations in Hungary as well.
International services run mainly from Budapest via the Lököshaza/Curtici border crossing to Arad and from there either to Timisoara and onwards to Craiova and Bucharest or via Simeria - Sibiu/Sighisoara - Brasov to Bucharest. Additional international express trains run via the Biharkresztes/Episcopia Bihor border crossing to Oradea - Cluj Napoca - Brasov.
Where to buy a ticket from Eger to Bucharest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterCity (IC) / Györsvonat (G)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 347 Vienna - Bucharest / IC 407 Budapest - Brașov / EN 473 Budapest - Bucharest / IC 79/1696 Budapest - Bucharest
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START / CFR Căile Ferate Române
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bucharest - Eger / Budapest - Bucharest / Budapest - Brașov / Budapest - Cluj-Napoca / Budapest - Timișoara / Budapest - Iași / Budapest - Sibiu
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2b Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Bansko (Bulgaria)
Travel from Romania to Bulgaria by train. There are two rail connections between Romania and Bulgaria, both cross the Danube on a large bridge. From Giurgiu to Ruse (where the train from Bucharest to Sofia runs) and from Calafat to Vidin.
The tickets are available at the international ticket windows in larger railway stations in Romania. You can also try to book the train tickets on the websites of the Romanian and Bulgarian railway companies. If it is not possible to book your ticket in one step, buy one ticket from Romania to the border station (for example: Ruse) and from there a second ticket for your travel journey in Bulgaria.
Find exact train schedules and buy your tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Bansko?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
InterRegio (IR)
train company:
CFR Căile Ferate Române / BDZ Български държавни железници
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Bansko - Bucharest / Bucharest - Sofia / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Burgas / Bucharest - Varna / Bucharest - Veliko Tarnovo / Brașov - Plovdiv / Bucharest - Plovdiv / Cluj-Napoca - Sofia / Timișoara - Sofia / Brașov - Sofia
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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Do you have questions about the connection between Eger and Bansko? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
