Car Hire Sofia Airport

Identification Codes:  

• IATA: SOF
• ICAO: LBSF

Distance from SOF to: 

• Sofia city center – 7 miles (11 km)
• Pernik – 26 miles (42 km)
• Pazardhik – 68 miles (110 km)
• Plovdik – 90 miles (145 km)
• Skopje, Macedonia – 144 miles (232 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Plovdiv International Airport – 85 miles (138 km)
• Skopje International Airport (Macedonia)– 135 miles (218 km)
• Burgas International Airport – 209 (337 km)
• Varna International Airport – 270 (436 km)

Sofia Time Zone: 

•  2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +2.00) 

Hotels near SOF: 

• The Greenville Hotel is within  5km of the Sophia Airport
• There are several hotels located further than 5km from the airport

Facts about SOF:

• The original airport was built in the 1930’s
• In 2008 SOF serviced 3.23 million passengers
• More than 2 million people live in the city of Sophia

Car Hire at Sofia Airport:

• There are 14 car hire Sofia Airport companies
• 4 Sofia Airport car hire kiosks can be found in Terminal 1
• The other 10 car hire Sofia Airport kiosks can be found in Terminal 2
• Prices for car hire Sofia Airport vary between the companies

Sophia City Bus:

• Busses No. 84 and 284 service the airport
• The busses depart from terminals 1 and 2
• Travel time is approximately 20 minutes to the city center
• The ticket price is 1.00 BGN
• A small shuttle bus cost 1.50 BGN

Taxi Service:

• Taxi service can be found outside the arrivals area
• The costs to the center is normally between 5.00 BGN and 8.00 BGN
• Travel time is about 20 minutes

*1.00 BGN = 0.50 EUR, 0.45 GBP, 0.65 USD

Trains:

• There are no trains connected to the airport
• A taxi or bus is required for travel to the Central Railway Station

Short-Term Parking:

• All parking is located at the front of the terminals
• 1 – 7 hours = 2.00 BGN/hour or part thereof
• 7 – 12 hours = 15.00 BGN
• 12 – 24 hours = 18.00 BGN
• 24 – 36 hours = 20.00 BGN
• 36 – 48 hours = 25.00 BGN

Long-Term Parking:

• All parking is located at the front of the terminals
• Up to 5 days = 50.00 BGN
• 5 – 30 days = 60.00 BGN
• 30 – 90 days = 90.00 BGN
• 90 – 150 days = 120.00 BGN
• Over 150 days = 200.00 BGN

*1.00 BGN = 0.50 EUR, 0.45 GBP, 0.65 USD

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as of May 18, 2009