Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESTINATION
FARE DURATION FREQUENCY
Bansko
14 lv
3½hr
2 daily
Blagoevgrad
13-15 lv3hr
3 daily
Burgas (private)
19 lv
4hr
2 daily
Karlovo
8 lv
1½hr
half-hourly
Ruse (private)
19 lv
6hr
1 daily
Sliven
14 lv
3hr
5 daily
Sofia
9 lv
2½hr
half-hourly
Stara Zagora
8 lv
1½hr
4 daily
Varna
22 lv
7hr
2 daily
Veliko Târnovo (private)17 lv
4½hr
3 daily
In summer, one or two daily buses leave for the Black Sea (Kiten, Ahtopol, Albena and
Nesebâr).
From
Rodopi bus station
( 657 828)
, through the train station underpass, 13 daily
buses serve Karlovo and hourly buses (between 6am and 7pm) go to Smolyan (10 lv, 2½
hours), via Bachkovo (4 lv, one hour), Chepelare (8.50 lv), Devin (12 lv), and Pamporovo.
The
Sever bus station
( 953 011)
, in the northern suburbs, has one daily bus to
Kazanlâk (9 lv), Pleven (23 lv), Ruse (12 lv), Troyan (15 lv), Koprivshtitsa (6 lv) and Ve-
liko Târnovo (20 lv).
Union-Ivkoni Vesna 61
( 628 365; train station underpass; 8am-6pm)
serves in-
ternational destinations, including Paris (220 lv), Rome (220 lv), Vienna (170 lv) and Am-
sterdam (200 lv).
Etap
( 632 082; Yug bus station)
sells bus tickets to Istanbul (40 lv), Athens (140 lv)
and more.
Train
Plovdiv, along the major Sofia-Burgas line, has many trains; the main ones are given
here.
DESTINATION 1ST-/2ND-CLASS FARE DURATION NUMBER OF TRAINS (DAILY)
Burgas
14.60 lv
6hr
6
