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Metro /subway/ in Sofia


Metro /subway/ in Sofia

The Sofia metro has four lines – M1, M2, M3 and M4: 

Line M 1 - Slivnitsa - Business Park (Lyulin - Mladost) - 16 stations (13 shared with M 4)

Line M 2 - Obelya - Vitosha (Nadezhda - Lozenets) - 12 stations

Line М 3 - Hadzhi Dimitar - Gorna banya (Hadzhi Dimitar - Ovcha kupel) - 12 stations

Line M 4 - Obelya - Sofia Airport - 20 stations (13 shared with М 1)

The Sofia Metro connects Sofia Airport with the city center and provides convenient transport links with the ground public transport lines.

The time it takes to get from Sofia Airport to the center is about 20 minutes. With a change of lines at the Serdika metro station in less than half an hour, it is possible to reach from Sofia Airport to the Central Bus Station - Sofia and the Central Railway Station. 

Timetable: https://sofiatraffic.bg/en/public-transport

Sofia Metro map: https://www.metropolitan.bg/en/scheme/operating-metro


TRANSPORTATION DOCUMENTS

Single trip card for metro -  BGN 1,60 /0,81 euro
The card is issued by Transport Documents Machine at the entrances of the metro or by a cashier at the cash-desks of "Metropoliten" JSC and is validated at the validator located on the barriers to the metro entrance. The card can be used for entrance to the metro up to 60 minutes after its issuance.

Short-term transportation documents valid from 01.01.2023:

Ticket 30 plus (ticket allowing a trip with transfers within the first 30 minutes) - price BGN 1.60 / 0,81 euro
(can be loaded into an electronic card (Sofia City Card or Ultraligh) or to be paid with a bank card at a validator in a vehicle or at metro entry barriers. Allows combined trip by ground vehicle and metro. The 30 minutes start from the first successful validation. Within these 30 minutes, a passenger may use more than two vehicles, but ticket MUST be validated in each one! The last validation performed within 30 minutes allows the passenger to complete their validated trip without time limit, until the end of the route.

Ticket 60 plus (ticket allowing a trip with transfers within the first 60 minutes) - price BGN 2.20 / 1.12 euro
(can be loaded into an electronic card (Sofia City Card or Ultraligh). Allows combined trips with ground vehicle and metro. The 60 minutes start from the first successful validation. Within this 60 min, a passenger may use more than two vehicles, but ticker MUST be validated in each one! The last validation performed within 60 minutes allows the passenger to complete theirvalidated trip without time limit, until the end of the route.

One-day/day card - price BGN 4 / 2.04 euro
(can be loaded into Sofia City Card or Ultraligh) and can be combined with a 30 plus or 60 plus ticket.

24 hour card, incl. night transport - price BGN 6 /3.06 euro
(can be charged to Sofia City Card or Ultraligh and can be combined with a 30 plus or 60 plus ticket). The validity of the card starts from the corresponding time and day of purchase.

72 hour card, incl. night transport - price BGN 15 / 7.66 euro
(can be charged to Sofia City Card or Ultraligh and can be combined with a 30 plus or 60 plus ticket). The validity of the card starts from the corresponding time and day of purchase.

* For traveling in the metro there also apply all the season tickets for the whole urban network issued by the "Center for Urban Mobility" LTD. Electronic cards for the whole urban network are validated on the validators located at the barriers to entry the metro.

For more information visit the website: https://www.metropolitan.bg/en/information-for-citizens/trip-cards-sofia-metro