Sofia, Bulgaria., Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia was our final and shortest stop; we had worked out our route and that we were able to fly back to the same airport we left from if we could make it to Sofia; our prior research showed that we could get a bus to Sofia for 15 euros each booked directly at the bus station. The journey was due to take around 5-6 hours depending on stops at the border. We arrived at the bus station and departed on time at 8.30am.

The bus itself wasn’t the most comfortable or modern but was ‘good enough’. Run by Transkop it was easy enough to find in the bus station. If you have luggage make sure you arrive early so you can ensure it is loaded up in time before departures because the drivers do like to be prompt with their departures.

The bus journey took approximately 4½ hours with a delay of approximately 45 minutes at the border and a quick rest stop over the border of Bulgaria. Due to our currency conundrum, we had no levs to purchase a drink, however, were lucky enough to still have a few euros left from Kosovo which they did accept. The bus arrived at Sofia bus station at 3pm making a total journey time of 6½ hours. Upon arrival, we still had no lev and so had to find a cashpoint in order to get a taxi to our hotel. I managed to find one in the central railway station just adjacent to the bus station. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).