Sofia Airport Departures (SOF)

Flight Departures at Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport (SOF or ICAO code LBSF) is located just 10 km from Bulgaria's capital city Sofia, easily reached by rental car or public transport. The airport lies east of the city, at bul. “Christopher Columbus” 1, 1540 Sofia (Flight Information line +359 2 937 2211 or ext. 2212 / 2212). 

Metro Line 1 runs from 5.30 am to midnight every day of the week. If you arrive at Central Bus Station or the main railway station, you can use Metro Line2, changing at Serdika Metro Station for Metro Line 1. The Metro station at Sofia Airport is located at Terminal 2, at the eastern end of the building. Terminals 1 and 2 are linked by train and bus. See more about trains to and from Sofia Airport here.

Bus Line 84 links to Sofia Airport from the city center at Gen. Gurko St, travelling along Christopher Columbus Blvd to reach the airport's terminals. Bus Line 184 also connects to Sofia Airport. Bus lines 84 and 184 run all day into the Urban Mobility Centre at the airport and take about 45 minutes during the week, and 35 minutes to arrive at weekends and during public holidays. See more about buses to and from Sofia Airport here.

Numerous companies offer car rental from and into Sofia Airport, including Budget, Europcar, Enterprise, Firefly and Thrifty. Car rental desks are located at both terminals. Instructions on how and where to return rental vehicles are included in the confirmation vouchers customers receive upon booking.

Taxis are also readily available, see more about taxis at Sofia Airport here.

At Sofia Airport passengers have a choice of more than 65 airlines, including destinations to Amsterdam, Dublin, London, Paris, Warsaw and Varna in Bulgaria. At Terminal 2 there are 4 desks for electronic passport control, which EU citizens can use with their biometric passports. 

If you've stayed outside Sofia: trains from Bansko, Burgas, Plovdiv, Pleven, Shumen and Vraca run all day into the Sofia main railway station. Tickets can be purchased from vending machines inside stations. Be sure to check travelling times to Sofia Airport: a train from popular Plovdiv for example can take anything between 2.5 hours to over 3 hours. Ticket prices start from 8.00 BGN for a single fare from Plovdiv.