Airline Tickets from Sofia

General Info

Address : 1 Christopher Columbus boulevard, Sofia 1540, Bulgaria
Telephone : (02) 937 2211 (departures) or (02) 937 2212 (arrivals)
Fax : None
E-mail : public@sofia-airport.bg
Website : www.sofia-airport.bg
Location : The airport is located 10km (6 miles) east of Sofia.

Information and Customer Care Desks

There are information desks (tel: (02) 937 2211 or 2212) in both terminals.

Available Facilities and Services

Money and communications: There are banks and bureaux de change in both terminals. ATMs and a post office are available in the Departures. The airport also offers free Wireless Internet access.
Eating and drinking: There is a restaurant, a pizzeria and a self-service area offering a variety of international dishes, sandwiches, salads, soft drinks, beer and wine. Hot and soft drinks, beer, wine and snacks are on offer at various bars.
Shopping: There are several shops at the airport, including a duty-free shop selling alcohol, tobacco, toiletries, cosmetics, accessories and much more. There is a shop selling Bulgarian wines and alcoholic beverages. There are also souvenir and gift shops.
Luggage: There are lost and found offices in both terminals (tel: (02) 937 2491). Luggage wrapping facilities are available in the Departures terminal.
Other facilities: There are baby changing rooms in the general access area and in the transit hall (both on the lower floor). Children’s play areas are located on the first floor in the self-service restaurant Panorama Market Place and in the transit hall. The airport also has a First Aid centre with a doctor always on call. The visitors’ terraces at both terminals are open free of charge every day.

Car Parking Info

A large parking lot is located in front of the old terminal building. A new multi-level parking garage providing 820 parking spaces is linked to the departures area of the new passenger terminal. The car parks are open non-stop.

Driving by car from/to Sofia

Starting from Orlov Most, the bridge at the centre point of the city, drive towards the Tsarigradsko Shose boulevard and then follow signs first to Christopher Columbus boulevard and then to the airport.

Public Transportation from/to Sofia

Bus: Sofia Public Transport Company (SKGT) (tel: (02) 831 9071/5; website: www.skgt-bg.com) operates two buses serving the airport. Both run between the airport and the university in the city centre, albeit following different routes. Bus 84 goes to the airport’s Terminal 1 while bus 284 serves Terminal 2. Services are frequent during the day and available from 0500-2300. In addition, several of the bigger hotels provide shuttles bus to or from the airport.
Taxi: The best way to get a reliable taxi service to the city centre is to book the transfer with taxi company OK Supertrans (tel: (02) 973 2121) in the arrivals hall.

Sofia is the city with history of more than three thousand years. Scientists suppose that the Serdi (the Thracian race) created it at the end of the 8th century or maybe earlier. Surrounded by the Balkan Mountains from the northern side and by the Vitosha Mountains from the southern side, the capital of Bulgaria can really boast of picturesque landscapes. The city is located in 550-meter distance above sea level, so the view on the sea should also be fine.

In the center of Sofia you'll mainly see the buildings of neo-classical Stalinist style, a lot of block houses, reminding us about the socialism. So the first impression every visitor gets is quite strong. But it to see the real face of Sofia instead of looking at the building on the main streets, have a walk along the inside alleyways or the old market areas. I promise you'll immediately fall in love wit h this place! Sofia creates an impression of modern green city with cozy streets and balconied houses, projected in the 19th century by architects from Russia and Viennese. Sofia is rich in old Orthodox churches, mainly of neo-Byzantine style, but there you may also find the mosque, which by the way is still opened – it's the result of Ottoman's influence.

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