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Considering that for the residents of Niš, Belgraders and all northerners, the road to Thassos is over 80 km shorter via Bulgaria than via Northern Macedonia, it is noticeable that more and more passengers with serbian license plates are found on these routes.
Unfinished sections deter many of our tourists from this route, but the route through Bulgaria to Thassos is overall a better option. The good news is that about ten days ago (May 2023), there was a solemn opening of the section between Kalotina and Dragoman (direction to Sofia). The detour between Blagoevgrad and Simitli is still ongoing (they say until the beginning of summer) due to landslide repairs near the Zeleznica tunnel. The most challenging section for highway construction is from Simitli to the village of Kresna, which they haven't started yet because it involves the valley of the Struma River surrounded by high hills, and it is expected to be completed in a few years.
At the moment, the two most popular routes through Bulgaria have one thing in common - from the entrance to Bulgaria near Dimitrovgrad to the place Simitli (100km south of Sofia). Here you can continue straight towards the border crossing Kulata - Promahonas over Sandanski and the shortest way to Kavala, or turn towards Bansko and through the border crossing Ilinden / Exochi you can also reach Kavala by a road that is only 2km longer.
Belgrade (Bubanj Potok) - Niš - Dimitrovgrad - Sofia - Bansko - Ilinden / Exochi - Drama - Kavala - Keramoti
This is the 2km longer route that is the fastest and cheapest way to travel to Thassos by car this season. The route is 82 km shorter than the route that has been most frequently used so far - through N. Macedonia.
From 1.1.2019. in Bulgaria, there has been a change in the way tolls are collected. We started with e-payment (electronic vignette for a passenger vehicle) and the introduction of a new weekend tariff (lasting from Friday at 12:00 to Sunday at 23:59) which costs only BGN 10 or 5e. It is no longer necessary to stick a vignette on the glass, nor waste time to stop to buy it, simply order online, and get a confirmation or application for Android on your mobile phone. (https://www.bgtoll.bg/sr/e -vinetaa).
How is the route?
The trip through Bulgaria is great! The highway is in excellent condition, although some sections were built about ten years ago. The speed limit is 140 km/h, and at tunnel entrances, the speed limit is 80 km/h (be cautious—speed cameras await at tunnel exits). Then there is a very good highway to Bansko, and from Bansko to the border with Greece there is an excellent and completely tidy, winding highway, but without sharp curves and serpentines. There is quite a solid highway through Greece, all the way to the entrance to the highway near Kavala.
Are there any police patrols in Bulgaria?
Well, of course there is, but it won’t stop you if you haven’t committed an offense. In addition to the fact that the roads on this route are very high quality, so they simply entice drivers to drive faster, they are also well marked. The speed limit on highways is 90km/h except through populated areas where it is 50km/h. Also, there is a visible speed limit + RADAR board in a couple of places due to the constant "setting" of police patrols with speed cameras. One such is near Slivnica, only 25 km from the entrance to Bulgaria near Dimitrovgrad. You should respect the speed limit through populated places so that the police do not stop you, and also because of unmarked bumps.
Where to buy a vignette and fuel?
It is mandatory to purchase a vignette for roads in Bulgaria. There is video surveillance that monitors this obligation.
You can buy an electronic vignette through (https://web.bgtoll.bg/), install the mobile application, register, and make an electronic payment, choosing the option that suits you for how many days. You don't have to stick the sticker on the windshield; the cameras read through the system whether you have paid, and it is enough to keep the email as confirmation.
You should also buy fuel here because it is cheaper than in Serbia, and you can see the current average prices here
About 30 kilometers from Sofia, there is a Shell gas station and a rest area for a short break. After 245 km, about 15 kilometers before entering Greece, in Goce Delčev, you have three large and nicely arranged fuel pumps (EKO, Shell and Lukoil) where the tanks need to be replenished, especially those who drive on gasoline because it is in Greece. 40% more expensive. Here, too, you can pay with cards and buy a vignette.
How long will I travel from Belgrade to Keramoti?
If you do not stay at the border crossing near Dimitrovgrad for more than 20 minutes, you will need about 10 hours of effective driving. When you add the time needed for 2-3 breaks to stretch your legs, that is at least 11 hours of travel. That is why our recommendation is to travel during the day and spend the night in Bansko.
If I decide, where should I spend the night in Bansko?
Bansko is a large winter ski resort with over 120 hotels and over 300 other accommodations. Not everyone works in the summer, but there are always enough open ones that you can find accommodation at any time, even on the spot, without prior reservation. The prices are very reasonable, for example, a bed and breakfast in a 4-star hotel, where you also have a heated water pool costs about 35e for a total of two people. Or, you can rent an apartment categorized with 3* without food, for 4 people (two adults and two children) for 15-20e. In the evening you can walk through the city center which has a large and very nicely landscaped pedestrian zone, full of restaurants with very decent prices. The choice of accommodation is great, our recommendation The choice of accommodation is great, our recommendation is to look at the booking.com site. You can make a reservation for a larger number of facilities without using a credit card.
Why should I go to Keramoti when Kavala is closer?
Although there are three ferry companies that transport to Thassos, from Kavala there are much fewer departures during the day during the peak season. At night, after 23:30, ferries do not depart. So, the most important reason is that from Keramoti to the peak of the season ferries during the day they leave every half hour and travel to the island for about 35 minutes. From Kavala it is much rarer, tickets are more expensive and travel is 1:15, and you can see the prices here. They are the same for all three companies, with one company (Thassos Link) allowing price guessing when it comes to groups.
Are the roads in Greece well marked?
Mostly they are, but there are gaps, that is, these gaps are reflected in the fact that the signpost exists but some are not well visible because it is small, or covered by overgrown bushes. There is one such case on this route, the sign has been covered with vegetation for years, so you should pay attention to the following: on the way back from Thassos, when you get off the ferry and head towards Kavala, after passing an intersection where you can turn for the airport ''Alexander The Great'' you will come across an intersection with a traffic light where blue signposts direct you to the left towards Kavala, and a green signpost that directs you to take the highway is blocked - so you should go to the right. After 700m there is a traffic light again and there you join the highway towards Thessaloniki, so after 26km you will turn off towards Bulgaria, if you return to Serbia that way.
Belgrade (Bubanj Potok) - Niš - Dimitrovgrad - Sofia - Sandanski - Kulata / Promahonas Serres - Eleftheroupoli - Kavala - Keramoti
Is this route better than the route through Bansko?
To be precise: If you travel to Thassos, in our opinion - NO! There are several highways, but the traffic in the part from Blagoevgrad where the highway ends, to Sandanski where it starts again, is much denser because besides us there are a lot of Romanians, Bulgarians and others who have the shortest way to Asprovalta and Chalkidiki.
If I go here and want to spend the night, what is the suggestion??
We suggest you spend the night in Sandanski. Prices are even lower than in Bansko.
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What ADDITIONALLY do I need from documents and driving equipment?
- If the vehicle is not in your name: a license to drive someone else's vehicle abroad, the so-called ''yellow card''
- A fire extinguisher is a mandatory piece of equipment in Greece
- If you wear glasses, in Greece it is mandatory to have spare parts in the vehicle
See the latest information on tolls and travel costs to Greece in our text HERE.
P.S. An international driver's license for Greece is no longer needed, and a green card for Northern Macedonia is still necessary.
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Zoki8.7.2023 22:06:32
PREPORUKE za put od Beograda do TASOSA: U letnjim mesecima, kada su veliki granični prelazi zakrčeni, dosadašnje iskustvo od preko 30 putovanja na Tasos pokazuje da je najbolja putanja sledeća: Beograd - Vladičin Han - Surdulica - GP Strezimirovci - Pernik - Bansko - GP Ilinden/Exochi - Keramoti Na GP Strezimirovci sam išao jer se na GP Gradina prelaz preko dana čeka oko 2h, dok se vikendom čeka duže... U nedelju 02.07.2023. sam na ovaj GP stigao oko podneva i ukupno čekao 40 minuta. Na ovaj prelaz treba ići preko Surdulice zato jer najkraćom putanjom, putem br. 439 (kako vas i Google Maps usmerava) nije moguće ići putničkim kolima zato što od mesta Preslap pa do Strezimirovaca deonica od 5,2km NIJE završena/asfaltirana. Ta deonica je toliko loša da se i traktorom jedva može proći tako da tuda ne treba ni pokušavati. Dakle, kada siđete sa autoputa, put od Vladičinog Hana do Strezimirovaca je solidan, ravan i bez rupa, ali jednim delom dok se penjete na Vlasinu prilično vijugav. Kada uđete u Bugarsku, prvih nekoliko km treba biti oprezan, put je takođe solidan ali ima nekoliko rupica koje treba zaobići. Kasnije toga više nema a put je vrlo dobar. Kod mesta Breznik ne treba poslušati Google Maps koji će vas na jednoj raskrsnici usmeriti oštro udesno, već treba ispratiti putokaz prema Perniku gde izlazite na autoput prema Kulata. Deonica autoputa se završava kod Blagoevgrada i ubrzo kod mesta Simitli skrećete na put prema Banskom. Put do Banskog i potom do GP Ilinden je ODLIČAN i nije opterećen. Od Beograda do Banskog će vam ovom trasom trebati oko 7h puta (sa uključene dve pauzice) i zato je najbolje krenuti tako da u Banskom budete oko 16-17h po njihovom vremenu gde će vas noćenje sa doručkom, u jednom od 200 hotela od kojih mnogi imaju bazene, koštati oko 50€ za dve osobe, ili npr. hotelski apartman od 75 m2 sa dve spavaće sobe, dva kupatila, korišćenje bazena, spa centra, za 4 odrasle osobe sa doručkom = 80,00€. Treba napomenuti da je Bansko zimski centar ali manji deo hotela radi i leti tako da uvek ima dovoljno mesta koja se lako rezervišu preko npr. booking.com-a. Ujutru, posle doručka krenete prema GP Ilinden/Exochi, sjajan put kroz predivnu prirodu a mi smo ovaj prelaz prešli za ukupno 15 min. Potom se, takođe dobrim putem stiže do autoputa kod Kavale i tu se treba uključiti na autoput u smeru prema Xanthi-ju i platiti putarinu 1,4€ do isključenja za Keramoti, ili poslušati putokaze koji usmeravaju da idete u Keramoti ali sporednim putevima... Mislim da je bolja ova prva ruta iako se plaća. Od Banskog do Tasosa će vam ukupno trebati oko 4-5h vožnje sa sve trajektom.
Marija6.6.2022 23:56:51
Ima li neko iskustvo sa noćenjem u Sofiji ili okolini? Čitala sam o nacionalnom parku Vitoša nadomak Sofije koji je ujedno i ski centar, pa smo mislili da u povratku sa Tasosa prenoćimo negde, da vidimo grad i taj nacionalni park . Gde je najbolje birati smeštaj, kako stići do te žičare koja iz grada vodi na jedan od vrhova planine, kuda se ide do vodopada? Je li išao ko, koliko je i da li je uopšte bezbedno ostavljati kola puna stvari na javnim parkinzima. Ima li neko još ideja šta videti u Sofiji i okolini?
Немања 5.2.2022 16:49:38
Ђе мапа?
Mladen8.8.2019 10:05:15
Pre 4 dana smo se vratili kolima sa Tasosa preko Bugarske. U odlasku smo isto išli preko Bugarske. Bugari grade autoput od Kalotine ( granice sa Srbijom) prema Sofiji pa je deo onog glavnog puta kojim se ide prema Sofiji zatvoren i saobraćaj je preusmeren na put od kamenih kocki koji je uzak i ako nemate sreće pa ispred vas budu šleperi, nećete moći brže od 15km/h. Srećom, taj loš deo puta traje do 15-20 minuta. Posle se do Sofije ide tom širokom magistralom sa dve trake u jednom smeru... Dalje, od Sofije do Kulate tj. granice Bugarske i Grčke je sve pravi kvalitetan autoput, sem prekida od mesta Simitli (15 km posle Blagoevgrada) do mesta Kresna što je oko 37km puta solidnom planinskom magistralom ( krivudavo, podseća na Sićevačku klisuru). U Blagoevgradu na autoputu ( tj. pred Blagoevgradom) ima jedno odvajanje sa autoputa na kojem i dalje piše da za Kulatu treba tu da siđete sa autoputa. To je bilo dok nije pušten ostatak autoputa tako da vozite autoputem samo pravo, bukvalno do kraja autoputa. Treba reći da ceo potez od Sofije do Simitlija vodi kroz planinsko brdovit kraj tako da su uzbrdice, nizbrdice, mostovi i tuneli konstantni ali je autoput stvarno kvalitetan. Drugi deo, od Kresne do granice tj. Kulate je mnogo lakši za vožnju, pogotovu od Sandanskog do granice ( oko 32km) gde je ravno. Centar Sandanskog je bukvalno na svega 3 km od skretanja sa autoputa. Prespavali smo tamo u povratku. Za preporuku je jer za malo novca možete da dobijete odličnu uslugu. Dalje, kroz Grčku do Tasosa odmah na manje od 1 km od granice je naplatna rampa za autoput do Seresa ( isti autoput vodi i za Solun ali je odvajanje kasnije ) koji se plaća 2,4 €. Vinjete za Bugarsku kupite preko interneta, štedite puno vremena. Ja sam kupio vikend vinjete, u oba smera, po 5 leva, odštampao i držao u kolima ako me zaustavi kontrola putarine koju ćete sigurno videti na 2-3 lokacije duž ovog puta. Znači, kroz Grčku autoput ( koji je neuporedivo lošiji od Bugarskog) od granice sa Bugarskom do Seresa ( oko 30km). Od Seresa pratite put za Dramu , prolazite kroz razna neka mesta ali ako nemate navigaciju ( što je redak slučaj kao moj) samo pratite putokaze za Dramu dok ne vidite prvi putokaz za Kavalu ( što je oko 40 km posle Seresa ). Onda idete direktno na Kavalu putem koji vodi kroz podnožje planinskog masiva tako da je širok i bez zahtevnih krivina ( sem dela od oko 10 km koji ima karakteristike planinskog). Od granice Bug/Gre do Kavale treba oko 2 sata vožnje po propisima. Dalje, možete da birate da li idete na trajekt u Keramotiju ili Kavali. Do Keramotija imate od Kavale još autoputem ( siđe se na 2. putokazu za Keramoti mada nećete pogrešiti ako siđete i na 1. putokazu kao mi ) i oko 20 km magistralom. Mi smo u odlasku vozili do Keramotija ( trajekt do Limenasa) , a u povratku smo išli na trajekt od Skale Prinos na Tasosu do Kavale. Paradoksalno, trajekt do Kavale je bio 2-3 € jeftiniji iako je put trajao duplo duže nego od Keramotija do Limenasa ( 80 minuta tj 40 minuta efektivno). Vrlo bitno je da u povraku, ako nemate navigaciju, kad se budete spuštali od Kavale putem koji vodi prema Drami, na semaforu ( raskrsnici) kad se spustite, ne idete desno prema Drami već nastavljate pravo putem kojim ste došli na Tasos. Nema putokaz da je pravo Seres već samo da je desno Drama. Dalje, kad budete pred Seresom, na manje od 10 km, pratite putokaze za Solun. Znači samo za Solun dok ne vidite putokaz za Bugarsku i onda pratite putokaze za Bugarsku. Sve u svemu, put kroz Bugarsku je bezbedan, kvalitetniji, kraći i jeftiniji nego kroz Makedoniju ako idete na Tasos.
Milan M22.8.2015 14:11:23
Godinama idem Seres-Amfipoli što pre na auto put ka Kavali.Put je širi i pre se stiže !
Veverica Veca24.7.2015 10:22:21
ok, za slabija auta....ali ja kazem iz mog iskustva... jer vozim 2.0 16v sa 136 ks,pritom je automatik i mnogo mi manje trosi na auto-putu pri brzini 130-150km/h,nego na magistrali gde bi morala da kocim-ubrzavam pri obilasku drugih kola,a da ne pricamo o kamionima-sleperima. Potrosnja grad 14-15l,magistrala 12l,auto-put 10l. Magistrala se isplati za malolitrazne automobile. druga opcija trajekta (Kavala) mi se ne isplati,jer za 60 km potrosim 4,5evra
Dalibor23.7.2015 17:50:08
Veco, svaki automobil mora da troši manje na magistrali nego na autoputu pod logičnom pretpostavkom da ćete na magistrali voziti 70-100 km na sat u najvećem stepenu prenosa (5 ili 6 brzina), dok ćete u istom stepenu prenosa na autoputu voziti 120 km/h ili više. Ja vozim dizel i potrošnja mi je uvek oko 4 lit. na magistrali i oko 6 lit. na autoputu. Trajekt Keramoti-Limenas za automobil, dvoje odraslih i troje dece nas je izašao 31.5 EUR dok je u povratku Prinos-Kavala bio 37 EUR. Kao što je neko već pisao negde na ovom sajtu, ja preporučujem ovaj drugi ako Vam je smeštaj u delu oko Potosa i Limenarije. Mnogo je lepše voziti se malo duže trajektom nego voziti automobil za istu tu razliku u vremenu pogotovo ako ste u dolasku tj. pred kraj puta. Još uštedite 60 km što negde može da Vam kompenzuje to što ste više potrošili na trajekt. Naravno, problem su ređi polasci iz Kavale. Pozdrav, Dalibor
Veverica Veca22.7.2015 18:19:15
hvala na odgovorima (sto se tice TNG-a) a za prethodno ne mogu da komentarisem (dovoljno je obratiti paznju na samo 5 reci ``teramo ga na 4000 obrtaja``)...zao mi auta...