Transfer from Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport

Location: 5 km east of Sofia
Number of terminals: 2
IATA code: SOF
ICAO code: LBSF
Address: 1 Chistophor Columbus Blvd, Sofia Airport EAD, 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone numbers: +359 2 937 2211, +359 2 937 2212, +359 2 937 2213
The official airport website: www.sofia-airport.bg

The first airport in Sofia was located on the territory of today’s central railway station and the beginning of the first flights of the internal lines were transportation of mail on two routes: Sofia-Gorna Oryahovitsa-Varna-Rousse and Sofia-Plovdiv-Yambol-Burgas. In 1939, the first building of Sofia Airport was set, in subsequent years, the terminal and runways are being built and modernized. In 2000, completely renovated Terminal 1, and in 2006 opened Terminal 2. In addition, in April 2015 was builded a subway line connecting Terminal 2 to the city center. Two terminals are interconnected by a bus line.

Your vacation begins with the airport transfer, so it is important to arrange everything in advance to avoid misunderstandings upon arrival in another country. We Iksam Travel will gladly organize for you a transfer from Sofia Airport along any route.

About Sofia

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Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria, the largest city in the country. Located in the west of the country near the Sofia Valley and at the foot of Vitosha Mountain, the city is home to more than 1 million 250 thousand people. The city’s average altitude is 550 meters above sea level, the climate is moderate and continental, characterized by cold winters and relatively cool summers. The average temperature in January is 1 degree below zero Centigrade, and the average July temperature is 20 degrees Centigrade.

Interesting tourist attractions are Settlement Serdika in the center of the city, the Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky, church Sveta Nedelya, the Banya Bashi Mosque, Turkish baths, the National History Museum, Russian Church, Sofia Synagogue, the walking-street Vitoshka. There are also many museums and galleries with collections of works of art. And for those looking for peace and quiet, you can take the lift to Vitosha Mountain. There are many good  places for picnics, walks in summer, and in winter for skiing.

Sofia Airport Transfer

In Sofia, as well as in other European capital rather dense transportation network: there are buses, taxis, trams, trolley buses and the underground. Before you go on a trip on a particular form of transport, you must choose which ticket to buy. The choice of ticket depends on the type of transport you will use, because in Sofia there are separate tickets for certain types of transport (for example, the underground).

• Sofia Underground

Sofia underground is quite young, it was opened in 1998. Today, the Sofia underground consists of only 2 lines and 35 stations. The lines intersect at Serdika and Obelya stations. The maximum speed of the trains is 90 km / h. The underground is open from 05:00 to 23:00.

Underground line 1 follows the route “Lyulin – Sofia Airport” and passes through the main sights of the city: Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia University, Tsar Liberator Boulevard (station SU St. Kl. Ohridski), Sofia Zoo (station G.M. Dimitrov), as well as through the main boulevard of Sofia – Vitosha Boulevard (station NDK). In the future, it is planned to expand the one more line to the Vitosha ski resort. The route of the underground line 2: “Hope – Lozenets”.

• Sofia Buses

Sofia has a developed network of buses, represented by 92 route lines. Most of the routes intersect at the central bus station – Tsentralna avtogara or Avtogara Serdika. From the central bus station or train station you can go to the nearby ski resorts or to other Bulgarian cities: Burgas, Varna, Plovdiv, Pernik, etc. You can reach the central bus station by the following buses, depending on the location of your hotel in Sofia: 35, 60, 74, 77, 78, 82, 85, and others.

• Sofia Trams

In Bulgaria, except for Sofia, there are no trams anywhere else. The total length of the tram tracks is 308 km – 15 tram lines. Here you can meet both Bulgarian-made trams and Czech Tatra trams. There is a tram with a low floor, which is important when traveling with a baby carriage or a heavy suitcase. The following tram routes pass through the center: No. 1, No. 7, No. 20.

• Sofia Trolleybuses

Sofia has 9 trolleybus lines with a total length of 257 km. The first trolleybus appeared in Sofia back in 1941. In Sofia there are trolleys Ikarus, Skoda, Cobra and 2 large trolleybus depots: Nadezhda (lines №1, 6, 7, and 9) and Iskar (lines №2, 4, 5, 8, 11).

• Sofia Taxi

Taxis are traditionally yellow and checkered. The official partner of Sofia Airport is OK Taxi, also is Yellow Taxi, Maxim taxi. The prices are about the same, but you have to be very careful, since it is often found fake taxi.