--- title: "Burgas – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Burgas, Bulgaria: Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/burgas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/burgas.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Fonte_das_Burgas._Ourense._Galiza._Eue.jpg/1920px-Fonte_das_Burgas._Ourense._Galiza._Eue.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- City in Bulgaria · Burgas # Burgas Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,382 inhabitants, and 225,945 in its urban area. ![Burgas](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Fonte_das_Burgas._Ourense._Galiza._Eue.jpg/1920px-Fonte_das_Burgas._Ourense._Galiza._Eue.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Burgas · Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez The place Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,382 inhabitants, and 225,945 in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Burgas 9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Lake Burgas Lake Burgas or Lake Vaya, located near the Black Sea west of the city of Burgas, is the largest natural lake in Bulgaria, with an area of 27.60 km2, a length of 9.6 km and a width of 2.5 to 5 km. It is up to 1.3 m deep. 5.8 km · lake in Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Burgas) 2. Lake Atanasovsko Lake Atanasovsko or Lake Atanasovo is a salt coastal lake north of Burgas, Bulgaria, located in direct proximity to the Black Sea. The lake is about 5 km long and divided in two by a strip of sand in the middle. 3.3 km · lake in Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Atanasovsko) 3. Lazur Stadium efbet Arena is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Neftochimic 1962 Burgas. 1.1 km · sports stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Lazur) 4. Arena Burgas Arena Burgas is a multifunctional indoor arena located in Burgas, Bulgaria. After several years of delay, the arena opened on 18 May 2023. 2.7 km · multifunctional indoor arena in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_Burgas) 5. Burgas Free University Burgas Free University is a private university located in Burgas, Bulgaria. It is one of the first non-state universities in Bulgaria, established in the industrial and cultural centеr in the south-eastern region of the country, Burgas. 100 m · university in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgas_Free_University) 6. Archaeological Museum Archaeological Museum is the oldest museum in Burgas, Bulgaria, preserving the cultural and historical heritage of some of the most ancient towns in the present Bulgarian territory - Sozopol, Nessebar, Pomorie and others. Today the Archaeological museum is one of the four expositions in the Regional Historical Museum Burgas. 900 m · museum in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_Museum_-_Burgas) 7. Chernomorets Stadium Chernomorets Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Chernomorets Burgas and FC Chernomorets 1919 Burgas. 2 km · Stadium in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Chernomorets) 8. Saints Cyril and Methodius Church "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" is an Orthodox church building in Burgas, Bulgaria. 800 m · church in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Sts._Cyril_and_Methodius,_Burgas) 9. Sea Garden The Sea Garden is the Bulgarian port city of Burgas' largest and best known public park. It is located along the city's coast on the Black Sea and it is an important tourist attraction and a national monument of landscape architecture on the Balkans. 1.1 km · park in Burgas, Bulgaria · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Garden_(Burgas%29) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see The city of Burgas developed after the beginning of the 20th century and most of the buildings in the city centre date from this time. At the center is Troika Square. The city's Gallery of Fine Arts is hosted in a secession style synagogue. 1. Ethnographic Museum Includes various ethno exhibitions in its program, offers summer school of Arts, Crafts and Dances. 2. Archaeological Museum Variety of exhibitions, ancient Roman, Byzantine and Greek antiques. 3. Historical Museum Tells both local and national history, various guest exhibitions from other museums and countries. 4. Natural History Museum Covers flora, fauna, subjects of medicine, physics, various thematic exhibitions. From [Wikivoyage: Burgas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do In summer you can go surfing and kite-surfing in the bay. There are a few surf and sea sports schools, which you can find on the North Beach. You can also book diving. St. Anastasia island (formerly known as Bolshevik island) is visible from any point from the Burgas beach. Boats to St. Anastasia island leave from the Bridge. Offered in July and August, leaving at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00. Bourgas Sand Fest,. 1. Bulgarian Dead Sea 2. Burgas Mineral Baths From [Wikivoyage: Burgas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Burgas has an abundance of eating establishments. There are many pizza places, pubs serving international food, Chinese restaurants. On the main streets there are kebabs, pancakes, hot dogs and hamburgers for about 2–4 лв. In summer many open air restaurants and pubs pop up by the sea. The area with the largest number of seaside restaurants and pubs is called Kapanite and it is on the North Beach in the Sea Garden. 1. Kapana Seafront Fish Shack Very authenic and inexpensive (but not fancy) restaurant at the northern part of the eastern sea promenade. 2. Pizzaria Venice 3. The Crazy Family 4. Fish 5. Wake Up From [Wikivoyage: Burgas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Burgas **Airports:** Burgas (BOJ), 8 km · Varna (VAR), 86 km · İstanbul (IST), 172 km\ **Stations:** Burgas Airport, 8.3 km · Burgas Railway Station, 1.3 km · Port of Burgas, 2.2 km\ - Varna → Burgas 87 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · лв12–15 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/varna-to-burgas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varna&to=Burgas) - Plovdiv → Burgas 227 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · лв22–30 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/plovdiv-to-burgas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Plovdiv&to=Burgas) - Sofia → Burgas 340 km · quickest by road, 3h 52m · лв34–46 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/sofia-to-burgas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Sofia&to=Burgas) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Burgas) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Burgas 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 Burgas. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Get in Seasonal: In addition during the summer season from May until September charter companies offer flights from UK, Ireland, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, etc. - Get in A ferry operates weekly between Burgas and Batumi, Georgia, operated by PBM. - Get around Hitchhiking is also a very popular and successful means of transportation in the region. From [Wikivoyage: Burgas](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Gökçeada](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gokceada) TR 11 ways of moving, 39 sources 294 km 2. [Thasos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thasos) GR 10 ways of moving, 17 sources 299 km 3. [Mount Athos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mount-athos) GR 9 ways of moving, 21 sources 370 km 4. [Mykonos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mykonos) GR 12 ways of moving, 23 sources 591 km 5. [Naxos](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/naxos) GR 12 ways of moving, 17 sources 629 km If you know how people move in Burgas – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cburgas&title=Burgas&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fburgas), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Burgas - [Thrace](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/thrace) Byzantine district (theme) 2.5 km - [Sarafovo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sarafovo) neighbourhood of Burgas, Bulgaria 7.7 km - [Meden Rudnik](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/meden-rudnik) Bulgarian neighbourhood 7 km - [Pobeda](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/pobeda) district of Burgas, Bulgaria 3.6 km [The place page for Burgas](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/burgas) [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/burgas, 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