--- title: "Bulgaria – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Bulgaria, Bulgaria: Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. Every way there from the planner, and what we have…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bulgaria" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bulgaria.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Catedral_de_la_Dormici%C3%B3n_de_la_Madre_de_Dios%2C_Varna%2C_Bulgaria%2C_2016-05-27%2C_DD_109-111_HDR.jpg/1920px-Catedral_de_la_Dormici%C3%B3n_de_la_Madre_de_Dios%2C_Varna%2C_Bulgaria%2C_2016-05-27%2C_DD_109-111_HDR.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Country in Southeastern Europe · Bulgaria # Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. ![Bulgaria](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Catedral_de_la_Dormici%C3%B3n_de_la_Madre_de_Dios%2C_Varna%2C_Bulgaria%2C_2016-05-27%2C_DD_109-111_HDR.jpg/1920px-Catedral_de_la_Dormici%C3%B3n_de_la_Madre_de_Dios%2C_Varna%2C_Bulgaria%2C_2016-05-27%2C_DD_109-111_HDR.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Bulgaria · Diego Delso The place Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania across the Danube river to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), making it the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria), CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see There is a wide variety of historical, natural, religious and artistic sights to see in Bulgaria. All across the country there are remains of different epochs and eras, societies and peoples, that create a beautiful mix of ethnic cultures and unique traditions and rituals. The Bulgarian Tourist Union has compiled a list of "100 National Tourist Sites of Bulgaria" to promote internal tourism. From [Wikivoyage: Bulgaria](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bulgaria), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Eurovision Song Contest is next held on 11-15 May 2027 in Arena Burgas on the coast. Winter sports – There is a large number of winter resorts all around the Bulgarian mountains. Some of the most popular are Bansko, Pamporovo, Borovets and Chepelare. Enjoy the beach – The Bulgarian seaside is full of enchanting resorts mixing the modern hotels and wild night life with ancient sights and traditional culture. From [Wikivoyage: Bulgaria](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bulgaria), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Bulgarian cuisine is representative of the Balkans and Southeastern Europe. The relatively warm climate and diverse geography produce excellent growth conditions for a variety of vegetables, beans, herbs and fruits. It has some Turkish and Greek influences (such as moussaka, gyuvetch, and baklava) as well. From [Wikivoyage: Bulgaria](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bulgaria), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Bulgaria **Airports:** Plovdiv (PDV), 104 km · Sofia (SOF), 133 km · Craiova (CRA), 172 km\ - Plovdiv → Bulgaria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/plovdiv-to-bulgaria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Plovdiv&to=Bulgaria) - Sofia → Bulgaria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sofia-to-bulgaria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sofia&to=Bulgaria) - Burgas → Bulgaria Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/burgas-to-bulgaria) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Burgas&to=Bulgaria) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Bulgaria) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Bulgaria Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bulgaria. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in There are many charter and last-minute flight offers, however, to Varna or Bourgas leaving from Western Europe (especially Germany and Great Britain). - Get in Charter flights can offer very good prices to the Black Sea airports of Varna and Burgas from a large variety of European cities in the summer (such as: Thomson, Balkan Holidays Air, Condor, UTair and many others). - Get in In winter, charter airlines may offer good bargains to Sofia and Plovdiv. - Get in You need to stay there overnight for connections to and from Athens, Piraeus and the ferries to the Greek islands. - Get in If you want to reach Bulgaria from Western Europe by car you will have to pass through either Serbia or Romania, or you can take a ferry from Italy to Greece. From [Wikivoyage: Bulgaria](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bulgaria), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 248 km 2. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 321 km 3. [Gökçeada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokceada) TR 11 ways of moving, 39 sources 323 km 4. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 610 km 5. [Mykonos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mykonos) GR 12 ways of moving, 23 sources 618 km If you know how people move in Bulgaria – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cbulgaria&title=Bulgaria&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fbulgaria), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Bulgaria - [Sevlievo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sevlievo) municipality in Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria 1.9 km - [Ryahovtsite](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ryahovtsite) village in Sevlievo municipality, Gabrovo oblast, Bulgaria 2.5 km - [Sennik](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sennik) village in Sevlievo municipality, Gabrovo oblast, Bulgaria 3.2 km - [Hirevo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hirevo) village in Sevlievo municipality, Gabrovo oblast, Bulgaria 1.2 km [The place page for Bulgaria](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/bulgaria) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Bulgaria](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-BG) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bulgaria, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt