Varna to Borovets

Why is a private airport transfer from Varna to Borovets a better choice than a shuttle, taxi or public transport?

When you book airport transfer to Borovets with Iksam Travel, our driver will be waiting for you at the airport with nameplate, he will help you with the luggage and drive directly to your address. If your flight is delayed or baggage claim take long time, he will wait you. You do not need to wait for anyone, as happens with a shuttle transfer. Also you can stop for refreshments on the way.

There is no need to hurry to the station so as not to miss the bus to Borovets or to wonder which taxi to take in order for the driver to be reliable. We provide you transportation from Varna airport to Borovets with new and comfortable vehicles. Our drivers are English-speaking, experienced, professional, punctual and courteous.

About Borovets

Borovets is the oldest Bulgarian mountain resort. It is founded in 1896 by Prince Ferdinand. He the first builds here his summer residence and several hunting houses. Following him, some aristocrats and rich families from Sofia are starting to build their pitchforks for summer holidays. At first Borovets was known as “Chamkoria”, and in 1942 it was renamed Borovets. In the 60s and 70s of the last century, the resort began to grow and gradually turned into a centre for winter sports in the Balkans. 

Borovets is nearest to Sofia ski resort, distance from Sofia to Borovets is about 70 kilometres and transfer time to Borovets from Sofia usually takes about 1 and a half hours. Borovets is divided into three ski areas of varying complexity – Sitnyakovo, Yastrebets and Markudzhika. Sitnyakovo in Borovets is good for beginners and the other 2 for more experienced skiers. The resort also has 20 km of cross-country ski runs, ski jumps and trails for snowboarders. For young fans of winter sports in Borovets is built a children’s snow park Borakids, which is located near the hotel Rila.

About Varna

Varna is located in north-eastern Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. Varna is the third largest city in Bulgaria and the largest on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast with a population of about 330,000 people. Because of its historical and economic and cultural importance, it is often called the “Sea Capital of Bulgaria”.  With its modern port, railway junction and international airport connecting with 35 countries and over 100 cities in the world, Varna is one of the largest transport centres in Bulgaria.

History of Varna goes back centuries. In the 7th century BC, Odessos fortress, built by Greek colonists from the city of Miletus, already stood on this site. In the year 15 AD, it became part of the Roman Empire. The city was named after the Bulgarian name “Varna” in the 9th century, although it finally became part of the Bulgarian kingdom only in the 13th century. In the era of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, Varna turned into a busy shopping centre, which traded with Genoa, Venice, Dubrovnik. The tourist boom of the twentieth century turned Varna into one of the favourite vacation spots of Bulgarian and foreign tourists.