Sofia Stay Guide

Practical details

Transport, parking and shops.

Getting around

Public transport nearby

Metro

  • Serdika station (M1, M2, M4) - 550 m
  • Patriarh Evtimiy station (M3) - 700 m
  • Sofia University station (M1, M4) - 1000 m
  • Vasil Levski Stadium station (M1, M4) - 1100 m

Tram

  • Pl. Slaveykov stop - lines 2, 10, 12, 15, 18
  • Distance to the apartment - about 220 m

Trolleybus

  • Satiritchen Teatar stop - line 9

Official public transport site

By car

Parking

Street parking

There is no free street parking in this part of the center. Paid street parking is limited to two hours and is paid by SMS to 1302, which only works with Bulgarian mobile operators. With a foreign SIM card, use a car park.

Official SMS parking info

Park and ride

The closest park-and-ride is about 1200 m away, next to Vasil Levski Stadium.

Park-and-ride info

Open it in Maps

Paid car parks nearby

These are suggestions only. Check availability, price and reviews before choosing one.

Errands

Shops and pharmacies

Supermarkets

  • Billa, Georgi S. Rakovski 116 - every day 7:30 - 22:00, 190 m
  • Billa, Slavyanska 5 - every day 7:30 - 22:00, 400 m
  • Lidl, Georgi S. Rakovski 128 - Mon-Sat 7:30 - 22:00, Sun 8:00 - 22:00, 400 m

Open 24 hours

  • Mandarin supermarket, Hristo Belchev 8 - a little more expensive than Billa and Lidl, 400 m
  • Premium Alcohol and Tobacco, Georgi S. Rakovski 112 - alcohol and snacks, 150 m

Pharmacies

  • Ceiba, Georgi S. Rakovski 151 - Mon-Fri 8:00 - 21:00, Sat-Sun 9:00 - 20:00, 220 m
  • Remedium, Graf Ignatiev 40 - Mon-Sat 8:00 - 21:00, Sun 9:00 - 20:00, 400 m
  • Open 24 hours, Vasil Levski Blvd 100B - 1200 m
  • Open 24 hours, Tsar Ivan Asen II 42 - 1800 m

Money

Euro, exchange and ATMs

Currency

Bulgaria has used the euro since 1 January 2026. Bulgarian leva are no longer accepted in shops.

ATMs

Be careful and use official bank ATMs only, such as DSK, Postbank, UniCredit Bulbank and First Investment Bank.

Money exchange

Graf Ignatiev 36 - Mon-Fri 8:30 - 19:30, Sat-Sun 9:00 - 18:00, 350 m.

Help and links

If you need anything

Emergency

For emergency assistance in Bulgaria, call 112.

Your host

For anything about the apartment, message your host through Airbnb or Booking.com.

Official links