After the cancellation of the Moscow-Sofia train, you can now get to Bulgaria only by plane or by your own car. You can also book tickets for one of the bus flights departing from Ukraine, and in the summer you can take a trip by ferry. If time is limited, the most acceptable option for a tourist is air travel.
Which airports in Bulgaria accept international flights?
In addition to the capital's airport in Sofia, international flights are served by several more airports. In Burgas and Varna, the main flow of tourists falls on the summer season, because these cities are located on the Black Sea coast, from where you can get to any Bulgarian resort.
Plovdiv Airport, which was built in 1981, is located in close proximity to the winter resorts of Bulgaria. A huge flow of tourists who want to relax in the ski resorts of Pamporovo and Bansko, provides a large workload of the airport in the winter.
Which airport to fly to during the summer season?
The most convenient airports in the summer for tourists are, of course, Burgas and Varna, due to their geographical location. Nevertheless, passenger traffic and the number of flights from Russia are much larger in Burgas. Many Russians buy real estate here and come for a summer vacation to their apartment or house on the coast.
After arriving from Moscow to Burgas, you can easily get to such popular resorts as Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Sozopol, Golden Sands, Balchik, Albena, Pomerania. In addition, in the summer groups of tourists gather from Burgas for excursions to Turkey, Greece and Romania.
How long does the flight Burgas-Moscow take?
Each tourist is interested in the same question: how long does it take to fly from Moscow to Burgas, time of flight? The flight arrives at its destination in 2.5-3.5 hours. If you do not take into account the time of transfer to the airport, then from Domodedovo with a Russian carrier you can fly in 3 hours 35 minutes.
You can get to Domodedovo by train, bus or taxi, but the best option is the express train, which leaves every 30 minutes from the Paveletsky station. Travel time is about 45 minutes.
A maximum of a day before the flight Moscow-Burgas, you can additionally order special food - baby, vegetarian or Muslim. A food order is available for flights lasting from 3 hours, and its cost will be 150 rubles.
Ticket price and flight schedule for the Moscow-Burgas flight
For the Russians who are completing their holidays in Bulgaria, the Burgas-Moscow flight is perfect. The transfer from the hotel to the airport can be found for a maximum of 25 euros, and a round-trip ticket will cost 15-20 thousand rubles. Check-in usually starts 24 hours in advance, and ends 40 minutes before departure.
During the flight Burgas-Moscow, the plane moves along the coast of Bulgaria and Romania, after which - through Odessa and Kiev. If you take a camera with you, you can capture amazing landscapes. From a height of flight, the ports of Romania and the small villages of Bulgaria are especially beautiful.
How to sleep in an airplane?
Sometimes tourists have the problem of falling asleep in flight, but they want to fly in rested and alert, so as not to waste time sleeping abroad. In order to easily fall asleep in an airplane, use the following tips:
- Do not drink coffee and strong tea on the day of departure.
- Read a book or listen to light music.
- Take earplugs and a sleeping mask with you.
- The day before departure, carry out an intense sports training.
- Sleep the night before flight no longer than 5-6 hours.
If no method has helped to fall asleep, then you can drink a sedative or sleeping pill, for example, valerian or tincture of motherwort.
Following these tips, it will be easier to fall asleep during the flight, and upon arrival in Bulgaria you can immediately go to the beach or sightseeing.