By plane
Sofia Airport (IATA: SOF) (ICAO: LBSF) is the busiest airport in Bulgaria and it was built around 1930. The new Airport terminal is now the main active one and was constructed in 2009. The airport is located only 10km from the city center, in the eastern part of Sofia.
Over 25 airlines fly in and out of Sofia Airport with daily flights linking Sofia with Athens, Paris, Vienna, London, Rome, Amsterdam, Munich, Warsaw, and other European cities.
Some of the traditional airlines with flights to/from Sofia are Air France, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Czech Airlines, LOT, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways, Tarom and Turkish Airlines.
Also, low-cost carriers traveling to Bulgaria are EasyJet (to/from London-Gatwick, Madrid, Manchester), Germanwings (to/from Cologne-Bonn), Wizz Air (to/from Paris-Beauvais, Barcelona, Brussels-Charleroi, Dortmund, Eindhoven, London-Luton, Milan-Bergamo, Rome-Fiumicino, Valencia).
Bulgaria Air, , the national carrier flies to Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Beirut, Berlin - Tegel, Brussels, Bucharest - Otopeni, Frankfurt, Istanbul - Atat�rk, Kiev- Boryspil, Larnaca, London - Gatwick, London - Heathrow, Madrid, M�laga, Manchester, Moscow - Sheremetyevo, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris - Charles de Gaulle,Rome - Fiumicino, Skopje, Tel Aviv, Tirana, Tripoli, Valencia, Vienna, Z�rich. Bulgaria Air`s operates domestic flights to Burgas and Varna.
There are a few domestic flights, from Sofia to Varna and Burgas, including some charter flights.
Airlines and terminals
Make sure you check the terminal that you are arriving at or departing from carefully.
Terminal 1 is used by budget airlines like EasyJet, Germanwings and Wizz Air; and by charter flight operators.
Terminal 2 handles all 'traditional' carriers, and serves as a hub to Bulgaria Air, the national carrier.
Facilities
Terminal 1 has
