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Bulgaria
is in the Eastern European Time Zone. Eastern European Standard Time
(EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).
Arriving in Sofia
The majority of foreign travellers arrive in Bulgaria at Sofia Airport,
just 15-30 minutes drive from the town centre. Its capacity is not sufficient
to handle all passengers but the new runway and terminals are scheduled to be
ready by the end of this year.
Passport control can be slow and seem quite unfriendly, though better than it
used to be.
When you leave customs you will emerge in a crowd of taxi drivers tripping over
themselves to offer you a ride into town. If you don?t speak Bulgarian you will
be overcharged. Ignore them and instead go to the "O.K. SUPERTRANS"
booth in the public area of the Arrivals Hall or get an O.K. SUPERTRANS taxi
from the line right in front of the Arrival Hall. The average fare from Sofia Airport
to the city centre is 6 leva /3 EUR/.
There is also a regular public bus link from Sofia
Airport to the city centre (Bus No. 84
to Sofia University). The bus stop is just
outside the Arrivals terminal. The line operates between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. all
year round. A single ticket costs 0.50 leva /0.25 EUR/. In addition to local
bus services, there are hotel shuttles and scheduled coach services to the city
centre.
Sofia Airport Authority operates the Public Car Park, which is located just in
front of the Terminal Buildings and is open round the clock.
For more information about Sofia
Airport see Sofia Airport website
Arriving in Bourgas
Most tourists going on holiday on the south-east coast of
the Black Sea arrive at Bourgas
Airport. Only charter
flights fly here. Passengers arriving in and departing from Bourgas Airport
are transferred mainly via bus by their tour operator. Bus No. 15 goes into the
town, as do taxis parked in front of the Departure Terminal.
For more information about Bourgas
Airport see Bourgas Airport website
Arriving in Varna
Besides charter flights there are now scheduled flights from
London to Varna
in the summer by Bulgaria Air and from Vienna
by Austrian Airlines. There are also regular internal flights from Sofia, which take less
than an hour compared to the 6-hour car journey. Varna
Airport is 7.5 km from the centre of Varna.
For more information about Varna
Airport see Varna Airport website
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