Bulgaria travel plans with the routes already figured out
Rome2Rio itineraries for Bulgaria are made from a decade of travellers telling us their favourite ways to get from A to B. Personalise these itineraries to take you from A to B to C... and then all the way back home.
7 days in Bulgaria
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Day 1: Sofia, Bulgaria
Activities
- South Park
- National Museum of History
Hotel

Day 2: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
2h 20m
$8–17
Activities
- City Art Gallery Plovdiv
- Ancient Theater of Philippopolis
Hotel

Day 3: Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Veliko Tŭrnovobus
3h 20m
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- Sarafkina House Museum
- Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God
Hotel

Day 4: Ruse, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Rusebus
1h 55m
$12–21
Activities
- Dohodno Zdanie
- Leventabent
Hotel

Day 5: Varna, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Varnabus
3h 10m
$22–40
Activities
- Varna Opera Theatre
- Dolphinarium Festa
Hotel

Day 6: Burgas, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgasbus
2h
$13–23
Activities
- Sea Garden
- Burgas Pier
Hotel

Day 7: Shumen, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Burgas to Shumenbus
2h 40m
$14–26
Activities
- City Garden
- Madara Rider
Hotel

8 days in Bulgaria
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Day 1: Varna, Bulgaria
Activities
- Naval Museum
- Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral
Hotel

Day 2: Burgas, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgasbus
2h
$13–23
Activities
- Poda Protected Area
- Regional Historical Museum
Hotel

Day 3: Sofia, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the train from Burgas to Sofiatrain
6h 2m
$17–30
Activities
- Vitosha Boulevard
- Boyana Church
Hotel

Day 4: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
2h 20m
$8–17
Activities
- Regional Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv
- Hindliyan House
Hotel

Day 5: Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Veliko Tŭrnovobus
3h 20m
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- Archaeological Museum
- Gurko Street
Hotel

Day 6: Ruse, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Rusebus
1h 55m
$12–21
Activities
- Monument of Liberty
- Pantheon of National Revival Heroes
Hotel

Day 7: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the foot from Ruse to Stara Zagorawalk
- Take the bus from Ruse to Stara Zagorabus
4h 17m
$96–131
Activities
- Zagorka Lake Stara Zagora Lake
- Regional Historical Museum
Hotel

Day 8: Haskovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Haskovobus
1h 24m
$2–10
Activities
- Alexandrovo Tomb Museum
- Walking Tour of Haskovo Central Square
Hotel

9 days in Bulgaria
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Day 1: Burgas, Bulgaria
Activities
- Poda Protected Area
- Regional Historical Museum
Hotel

Day 2: Sofia, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the train from Burgas to Sofiatrain
6h 2m
$17–30
Activities
- Museum of Socialist Art
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Hotel

Day 3: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
2h 20m
$8–17
Activities
- City Art Gallery Plovdiv
- Ancient Theater of Philippopolis
Hotel

Day 4: Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Veliko Tŭrnovobus
3h 20m
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- St Demetrius of Thessaloniki Church
- Trapezitsa Hill
Hotel

Day 5: Ruse, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Rusebus
1h 55m
$12–21
Activities
- Pantheon of National Revival Heroes
- Roman Fortress of Sexaginta Prista
Hotel

Day 6: Varna, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Varnabus
3h 10m
$22–40
Activities
- Retro Museum
- Varna Archaeological Museum
Hotel

Day 7: Shumen, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Varna to Shumenbus
1h 21m
$6–10
Activities
- Regional Historical Museum Shumen
- Madara Rider
Hotel

Day 8: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Shumen to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Stara Zagorabus
5h 16m
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- Zagorka Lake Stara Zagora Lake
- Art Gallery Stara Zagora
Hotel

Day 9: Haskovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Haskovobus
1h 24m
$2–10
Activities
- Walking Tour of Haskovo Central Square
- Ivan Dimov Drama and Puppet Theater
Hotel

10 days in Bulgaria
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Day 1: Sofia, Bulgaria
Activities
- Vitosha Mountain
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre
Hotel

Day 2: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Sofia to Plovdivbus
2h 20m
$8–17
Activities
- City Art Gallery Plovdiv
- Hindliyan House
Hotel

Day 3: Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Veliko Tŭrnovobus
3h 20m
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- St Peter and Paul Church
- Samovodska Charshiya
Hotel

Day 4: Ruse, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Rusebus
1h 55m
$12–21
Activities
- Holy Trinity Church
- National Transport Museum
Hotel

Day 5: Varna, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Varnabus
3h 10m
$22–40
Activities
- Dolphinarium Festa
- Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral
Hotel

Day 6: Burgas, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Varna to Burgasbus
2h
$13–23
Activities
- Burgas State Opera
- Lake Atanasovsko
Hotel

Day 7: Shumen, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Burgas to Shumenbus
2h 40m
$14–26
Activities
- Church of the Holy Ascension
- House-Museum Dobri Voynikov
Hotel

Day 8: Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Shumen to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Stara Zagorabus
5h 16m
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- House-Museum Geo Milev
- Stara Zagora Zoo
Hotel

Day 9: Haskovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Haskovobus
1h 24m
$2–10
Activities
- Monument of the Holy Mother of God and Bell Tower
- Ivan Dimov Drama and Puppet Theater
Hotel

Day 10: Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Transport
- Take the bus from Haskovo to Gabrovobus
3h 5m
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- Bacho Kiro Cave
- Gabrovo Zoo
Hotel




