Airports in Bulgaria
Bulgaria has 4 airports with scheduled passenger flights and an IATA code, 4 of them large. The busiest are Sofia Airport (SOF, 8.4 million passengers, Eurostat, 2025), Varna Airport (VAR, 1.9 million passengers, Eurostat, 2025) and Burgas Airport (BOJ, 1.8 million passengers, Eurostat, 2025).
Busiest routes
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| SOF – VIE | 805 km | 413,741 |
| FRA – SOF | 1,400 km | 350,756 |
| SOF – STN | 2,016 km | 328,838 |
| BGY – SOF | 1,143 km | 306,058 |
| LTN – SOF | 2,055 km | 295,894 |
| MUC – SOF | 1,103 km | 276,613 |
| IST – SOF | 468 km | 274,991 |
| BCN – SOF | 1,770 km | 223,732 |
| SOF – VAR | 364 km | 220,511 |
| EIN – SOF | 1,673 km | 209,699 |
| VAR – VIE | 1,030 km | 141,311 |
| BOJ – PRG | 1,317 km | 113,762 |
| IST – VAR | 230 km | 109,975 |
| BOJ – MAN | 2,501 km | 97,535 |
| BOJ – KTW | 1,090 km | 94,246 |
| BOJ – LTN | 2,332 km | 93,925 |
| LTN – VAR | 2,310 km | 91,410 |
| BER – VAR | 1,472 km | 90,154 |
| BOJ – TLV | 1,340 km | 80,867 |
| BOJ – WAW | 1,175 km | 79,544 |
Air fares in Bulgaria
Consumer prices for flights in Bulgaria moved −6.0% over the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, and −2.5% in August 2026 alone on a year earlier.
The price index for flights bought by households (domestic and international together), not a fare on a route.
Eurostat, HICP (prc_hicp_minr, ECOICOP ver. 2: 07.3.3 passenger transport by air), moving 12-month average and annual rate of change. Eurostat has no responsibility for the results of any re-use. Sources