--- title: "Burgas – what to see, and every way to get there | Mixroutes" description: "How to get to Burgas from Varna, Plovdiv and Sofia: every way compared, with today's quickest and its fare. Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/burgas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/places/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" --- ![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 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. [Plan a trip to Burgas](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Burgas) [From Varna](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Varna&to=Burgas) ## Every way there - 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) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. The field note What is in and around Burgas, ranked by how widely it is written about, how you reach it, and the nearest places where we have researched how people move. [Read the note on Burgas](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/burgas) What Burgas has - Y Scheduled flights Burgas (BOJ), 8 km - Y Trains and coaches Transitous carries 9 timetable feeds for this country, 6 with real-time - Y Ferries 4, 2 km, Община Бургас; sailings estimated - Y Driving and taxi OpenStreetMap roads; cab fare from the country band - N Bike and scooter share no share feed known - N Cruises no open itinerary source anywhere Y routable now · F found, not yet implemented · N no source known. 42.503°, 27.470° It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. Get in ## Getting to Burgas Buses and trains from different destinations in Bulgaria arrive several times per day. 1. Burgas Central 2. Vladimir Pavlov Station This station might be a more feasible option, depending where you start in the city. 3. West Bus Station For north and northwest bound connections. 4. South Bus Station For all south bound connections along the coast. See ## Worth seeing 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. 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 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 How locals move ## Getting around Burgas the local way - 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. Last edited 2026-09. Text adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgas) and [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burgas), CC BY-SA 4.0. 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