Coaches

Coaches in Bulgaria are great. No, seriously, they really are.

If you want to travel between Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, then coaches are your best option and very regular. Other towns are also served, but may be less regular and slightly slower.

Sofia has a new, modern, large coach station next to the main railway station (adjacent to the Princess Hotel). Inside there are kiosks for all the various companies. Look for one that serves your destination and book in advance.

As an example, in the summer of 2005, Margaret, Naomi and myself travelled from Veliko Tarnovoto Sofia - it cost us 32 Leva and took 2.5 hours non-stop. The coach was very comfortable, with plenty of leg-room (National Express take note!), and they had videos playing on the overhead television.