Sofia, Bulgaria
Getting around Sofia
How to travel around Sofia — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.
Last updated 2026-08-09
1. Metro
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Four lines including the airport, cheap and modern.
2. Trams and trolleybuses
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An extensive network, some of it on very old rolling stock.
3. TaxiMe and Bolt
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App booking, and the reliable way past the taxi tariff problem.
Watch out Taxis at the airport and stations with door stickers showing tariffs many times the standard rate.
4. Bus to Vitosha
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City buses reach the mountain trailheads directly.
5. Buses to Rila and Plovdiv
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Frequent coaches from the central bus station.
Booking apps in Bulgaria
Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the
journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page —
lookalike apps are themselves a scam.
Bulgarian app hailing licensed taxis with the tariff shown in advance.
Coverage: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna.Why it helps: Sofia taxis post tariffs on the door and some are many times the norm; the app fixes the rate instead.
Operates in Sofia and larger Bulgarian cities.
Coverage: Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas.Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.
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