Lifts in Bansko

As guests of Bansko and Aparthotel Lucky Bansko you can take advantage of the many ski lifts and tows available at our most popular ski resort.

The resort has:

2 six-seater lifts;

6 four-seater lifts;

One 8-seater Gondola lift;

One two-seater lift;

Several lifts;

One children’s lift.

Eight-seater gondola lift

The cable lift, also called the “Gondola”, is not only the most popular, but also the longest lift in Bansko and the second longest (after the Simeonovo cable car on Vitosha). 

The length of the route it covers is 6233 m, and the elevation gain that the “Gondola” overcomes is 601 m. There are three cable car stations: initial, intermediate and upper.

The starting or lower station is located about 2.5 km from the center of the resort and is close to aparthotel Lucky Bansko. The intermediate station is in the Chalin Valog area, and the upper station of the lift is at Banderishka Polyana (Mecha Polyana).

The cable car ride takes about 25 minutes

Its capacity is 2000 people per hour

6-seater lifts

There are two six-seater lifts in Bansko:

Todorka: This lift has a track length of 2298, the elevation gain it overcomes is 700 meters, and its capacity is 2000 people per hour. The “Todorka” lift serves three slopes of medium difficulty – “Todorka”, “Plato 2” and “Banderitsa” and one for beginner skiers “Plato 1”.

Kolarski: The six-seater lift “Kolarski” has a length of 774 meters, the elevation gain it overcomes is 316 meters, and its capacity is 3000 people per hour. The lift serves the slopes “Kolarski”, “Stara Pista”, “Tomba” and “Yulen”.

4-seater lifts

There are six four-seater lifts that serve the ski slopes of Bansko:

Mosta (the Bridge): “Mosta” is a high-speed lift with a track length of 2602 meters, a vertical drop of 581 meters and a capacity of 1940 people per hour. The lift serves the medium-difficult ski slopes “Shiligarnik 1”, “Shiligarnik 2” and “Strazhety”.

Banderitsa 1: The Banderitsa 1 lift has a length of 1745 m, a vertical drop of 630 m and a capacity of 200 people per hour. The lift serves the Balkaniada, Todorka and Tomba slopes.

Banderitsa 2: The length of the “Banderitsa 2” lift route is 972 m, the elevation gain is 301 m, and its capacity is 2000 people per hour. 4 – the chairlift serves the “Banderitsa”, “Plato 1”, Balkaniada”, “Todorka”, “Tomba”, “Plato 2” slopes.

Shiligranik: The  4 – the chairlift has a track length of 2042, a vertical drop of 483 meters and a capacity of 2000 people per hour. The lift makes convenient connections with the “Shiligarnik 1”, “Shiligarnik 2” and “Strazhety” slopes.

Chalin Valog: The Chalin Valog lift has a track length of 1099 m, overcomes a difference in altitude of 325 meters and has a capacity of 1965 people per hour. It serves the medium difficulty slopes Chalin Valog 1 and 2.

Plato: The last 4-seater lift in Bansko is the “Plato” lift. The ski facility has a length of 1099 meters, a vertical drop of 381 meters and a capacity of 2200 people per hour. The lift serves the “Banderitsa”, “Plato 1”, “Balkaniada” and “Plato 2” slopes.

2-seater lift

The “Tsarna Mogila” lift is the only double chairlift in Bansko.

The lift has a track length of 2420 meters, overcomes a difference in altitude of 740 meters and has a capacity of 700 people per hour. It serves only the “Tsarna Mogila” slope, which is currently (2024) closed.

Ski tows in Bansko

The ski resort also has several ski rope tows:

Children’s anchor: The ski lift “Detska kotva” has a length of 540 m, the elevation gain it overcomes is 145 meters, and its capacity is 800 people per hour. The lift serves only the Yulen ski slope.

Tow Chalin: The lift has a track length of 649 meters, overcomes a difference in elevation of 87 meters and has a capacity of 902 people per hour. It serves only the “Chalin Valog” ski slope.

Tow Panitza B: The length of the towpath is 412 meters, the elevation difference is 52 meters, and the capacity is 678 people per hour.

Children’s tow:The length of the children’s lift is 100 meters. It serves 2 ski trails and 3 lifts.

Working hours of the lifts in Bansko

The lifts and towpaths in the ski resort operate without a day off during the winter season. The working hours of the “Gondola” are with the first boarding from Bansko at 8:30 and the last boarding from Banderishka Polyana at 17:00.

The remaining lifts and tows have their first boarding at 08:45 and the last at 16:15.

The exceptions are the Banderitsa lift, where the first boarding is at 09:00 and the Plato lift, where the first boarding is at 09:00 and the last at 16:00.

During the summer season, the cable car operates with different opening hours.

All lifts on the territory of the ski resort are maintained in excellent condition and are of high class. Eight of all nine lifts are manufactured by the Austrian company “Doppelmayr”, and the lift “Todorka” is manufactured by the Italian company “Leitner ropeways”.

The trip from the lower to the upper lift station takes only about 25 minutes.

All types of ski passes can be purchased directly at the reception of the Lucky Bansko aparthotel, as well as from the starting station of the Bansko gondola lift.

The service of selling lift passes at the hotel saves a lot of time and is extremely convenient for its guests.