Burgas Flights

Burgas airport is used mostly by charter flights bringing package holiday makers to the nearby resort of Sunny Beach.
It's also used by some major European low cost airlines.

In the airport I could see the origins and destinations of many flighs. Many destinations were from Eastern Europe itself: Budapest, Bratislava, Minsk. Lots of flights were from Sweden. This area of Bulgaria seems to be very popular among Swedish holiday makers. I saw many of them in Burgas and in bus rides between Burgas and Nesebur (complaining and moaning to the bus staff as it's usual among them) LOL

The farthest destinations of these airport were probably Lisbon and Oporto. I came from Lisbon and it took me 5 hours to travel. It was a charter done by Bulgaria Air. Normally these kind of flights are included in a package with hotel, but as I wanted to travel freely through Bulgaria for 15 days rather than staying 7 days like touristy cattle in Sunny Beach, I got a special ticket only for the flight. It wasn't much cheaper than buying a package though.
These charter flights are currently the only direct flights between Portugal and Bulgaria.

After collecting my luggage, some attendants from the Portuguese travel agent Abreu were waiting for the passengers to take them to resorts. They were Bulgarian girls and some spoke Portuguese fluently. What a surprise! They gave me some basic informations about the country and, as I wasn't heading to Sunny Beach, I one of them gave me a lift to Burgas in her car.

Although thousands of holiday-makers arrive at Burgas Airport on charter flights every summer on their way to the Black Sea coast, hardly any scheduled services use the airport. There isn't even a flight to Sofia. You'll have to travel along the coast to Varna if you want to fly to the capital. But the airport has been busy in recent months, with US military aircraft touching down on their way to or from Iraq.

Transport connections are excellent with a direct train and a highway to Sofia. Bourgas /Sarafovo/ Airport is just outside the city.

Burgas claims to have Bulgaria's most attractive railway station. Of course, it's a claim that can be easily believed if all you know is the cavernous monstrosity of Sofia's main station. But it has to be said that Burgas station, after its extensive and expensive renovation, does indeed look attractive. Catch it in the right light and you may even think it could be the former king's summer residence at the Black Sea.

Burgas Train Station is in the middle of the city center. You can start from here to west direction Sofia with some trains. Train to Sofia is arround 15 Lewa One way and takes 6-7 hours.

There are several direct trains a day to/from Sofia. There are two lines that connect Sofia and Bourgas: One reuns between the mountains and is more picturesque. It goes through Koprivshtitsa, Karlovo, Kazanluk, Sliven, Karnobat and other smaller places.
The other runs through Pazardjik, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Yambol, Karnobat.
During the floodings last year, the railroads were furhter damaged and the trains often have delays half to one hour. However, they are cheaper than buses. The return tickets come out cheaper and are valid for one month. The return tickets to smaller places are valid for 3 days.
I think that Burgas' trainstation is the most beautiful in Bulgaria.

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