British Airways, Bulgaria Air, Easyjet, Alitalia, Lufthansa and Wizzair, all have regular flights to Sofia, the flight is 2 1/2 hours. Cheap flights from London, Birmingham and Manchester. Bansko is about 150KM south of Sofia and about a 2 1/2 drive. It is easy to hire a car from the Airport or for cheaper rates, book online. If you are driving yourself, signs are in the Cyrillic alphabet so a basic knowledge may be helpful. Alternatively. we can provide details of a transfer service to and from Bansko if you do not want to drive yourself. A bus service runs from terminal 3 at Ovcha Kupel, Sofia and from the Novotel Bus Station near the Central Railway Station, but departure times do not always coincide with flight arrivals.