Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From Ruse to Istanbul, the journey takes 16 hours and costs roughly 30 to 50 lv, more
for a couchette.
The Balkan Express (trains 490 and 491) travels daily between Istanbul and Belgrade
(Serbia), via Bulgaria, passing through Plovdiv and Sofia. The journey from Sofia to
Istanbul takes 15 to 17 hours and costs roughly 60 to 70 lv.
Sea
Very few visitors enter or leave Bulgaria by sea. The only scheduled sea route into and out
of Bulgaria is provided by a weekly cargo ferry between Ukraine and the port of Varna,
which also accepts passengers and vehicles. Prices are in US dollars.
UKR Ferry
(
www.ukrferrry.com
) cruises beyween Ilyichevsk, Ukraine, and Varna (about
30 hours, from US$70 to $200 per person).
Romania
There are two ferry services crossing the Danube between Romania and Bulgaria.
»
Silistra-Călăraşi
(2/15 lv per passenger/car, 10 minutes)
»
Vidin-Calafat
(6/46 lv per passenger/car, 15 minutes)
