Buy tickets at the station "каса"
(ticket office) or online. A "бърз влак"
(fast train) stops at fewer stations than a "пътнически"
(stopping train). At the station, watch for the "перон"
(platform) and "коловоз"
(track): "Кой перон е за Пловдив?"
. Timetables change — check before you travel.
Explore Bulgaria
By train
Bulgarian trains (run by БДЖ) are slow but cheap and scenic — the lines through the Iskar Gorge and the Rhodopes are beautiful.
SPARKY358 · CC BY 4.0 · Source
History of Bulgaria
An illustrated history of Bulgaria
Explore Bulgaria
Staryyeyes · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Mountains and huts
Bulgaria is a land of mountains: Rila, Pirin, the Rhodopes, Vitosha right above Sofia, and the long Balkan range, "Стара планина"
.
Nenko Lazarov · CC BY 2.5 · Source
The Black Sea
For Bulgarians, summer means "море"
.
Design commissioned and issued by the Bulgarian National Bank (Българска народна банка) on behalf of the Republic of Bulgaria. · Public domain · Source
The euro
Since 1 January 2026 Bulgaria has used the euro.