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Sofia International Airport
This is the main gateway to
Bulgaria and handles more than half of the international air
traffic to Bulgaria. The flight from the UK takes 2.5 hours.
Bulgaria Air and British Airways provide daily flights to
London. While low cost airlines do not operate flights to Sofia
yet, the round trip is unlikely to cost more than J250. The
Czech, Austrian and Hungarian airlines may be a good alternative
if you do not mind a short stopover in the respective capital.
Once in Sofia, various means of
transportation are available. You can rent a car from the
airport should you need flexible transportation arrangements.
Four pounds is the highest taxi fare you can expect to pay for
the longest one way trip within Sofia, but usually it would be
just 1-2pounds. Regular bus (coach) services can take you
anywhere in the country in comfortable environment. The longest
one way trip imaginable (Sofia – Varna or so) is about 5.5 hours
and costs just 12 pounds. The winter resorts – Borovets, Bansko
and Pamporovo are 1, 2, and 3 hours drive from Sofia,
respectively. In general, transportation services are of good
quality and reliability.
Varna International Airport and Bourgas International Airport
The importance of these seaside
airports sharply increases during the summer months. They handle
significant traffic of incoming tourists from Western Europe and
Russia going for their summer vacation. Numerous charter flights
operate to and from the airports and can go as low as J80 one
way. They cover the main markets of the UK, Germany, Scandinavia
and Russia. Out of season demand sharply drops and arranging a
direct flight to the seaside becomes more difficult, but still
possible, especially to Varna.
Shuttles and regular bus
services are readily available between Bourgas and Varna (2
hours) and the resorts in between. Such services are also at
your disposal should you want to visit the resorts south of
Bourgas or north of Varna. If you like we to meet you and show
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