The Only Bulgaria Travel Resources You Will Ever Need

Traveling is great, but finding your ways in a new location could be challenging. We spent three months in Bulgaria. We lived in Sofia and even managed to visit some places around the country despite busy work schedule. Here are some Bulgaria travel resources that we used while enjoying this fantastic Balkan country.

Bulgaria Online Travel Resources

Read all about our slow travel through Bulgaria

…and now back to Bulgaria travel resources…

General Information about Bulgaria and Visa Info

Government

Health & Medical

Communications

Tourism

News & Culture

Real Estate Agencies

– properties for sale and long-term rental

Short-term Accommodations

  • better be safe than sorry, so we recommend using either Booking.com or Airbnb

Utilities and such

IN SOFIA

Food Delivery

Transportation

  • Ok Супертранс Taxi – the only taxi company authorized by the Sofia Airport
  • TaxiMe(Google Play) or TaxiMe(Apple App Store) – this app is available for all the mobile OS’s, and it works only with fine taxi drivers on fixed rates that are slightly lower than the regular taxi rates. I personally use it all the time in Sofia and recommend it. (Submitted by Ellie from Follow The Sisters)
  • BDZ – trains in Bulgaria (schedules, etc…)
  • Public Transportation Routes
  • Sofia Metro (official website)
  • Sofia Metro – not affiliated with Метрополитен София (the metro in Sofia)
  • Guide to using the Sofia Metro
  • Sofia Airport
  • SIXT – we rented cars from them 3 times. Good car fleet, great service. The only mild inconvenience, we encountered, is that the only location with extended hours was at the airport. However, taxis are cheap in Sofia, and there are plenty of them, so getting to and out of the airport is extremely easy.
  • Val & Kar Rent a Car Bulgaria – I’ve been using this relatively small local company, and I’m really happy with them as I always receive customized client service. What I love about them is that when I need to rent a car, I can just call them and tell them the destination I’m planning on visiting, and they would always recommend the car that I would feel most comfortable with on the roads of the chosen location. They know the streets of Bulgaria amazingly well and have never failed me so far. Their second benefit is that they have no problem renting out a car to drive abroad, even in countries like Serbia, Macedonia, and Albania (which are outside of the EU). (Submitted by Ellie from Follow The Sisters)

Hair Salons

Shopping

And finally a couple of personal recommendations.

We’ve been lucky to stay in Sofia in 2 great places that we found on airbnb.com. I wholeheartedly recommend them for anyone who wants to stay in Sofia for an extended period of time:

$20 airbnb credit

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Published: January 2015. Last update: February 2019

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4 thoughts on “The Only Bulgaria Travel Resources You Will Ever Need”

  1. Hi Elena, that’s a fantastic package of information you have collected here. My sincere regards for taking the time and collecting everything together. I’m happy I ran into your article, as now I can use it every time somebody asks me about Bulgaria.

    I would just like to add couple of suggestions regarding the transport in Sofia and Bulgaria:
    1. Taxi – For about a year already there is this application TaxiMe (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.taxime.client&hl=en). It’s available for all the mobile OS’s and it works only with fine taxi drivers on fixed rates that are slightly lower than the regular taxi rates. I personally use it all the time in Sofia and recommend it.
    2. Rent-a-Car – I’ve been using a relatively small local company Val&Kar (http://www.val-kar.com/en/) and I’m really happy with them as I always receive customized client service. What I love about them is that when I need to rent a car, I can just call them and tell them the location I’m planning on visiting, and they would always recommend the car that I would feel most comfortable with on the roads of the chosen location. They know the streets of Bulgaria amazingly well and have never failed me so far. Their second benefit is that they have no problem renting out a car to drive abroad, even in countries like Serbia, Macedonia, and Albania (which are out of the EU).

    • Hi Ellie, great to hear from you. Thank you very much for the links to these two great resources. I enjoyed browsing your website and took a liberty of linking to your cool Bulgarian map. Cheers!

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