Long drives in Bulgaria

Plovdiv to Varna is about 380 km, around 4.5 to 5 hours. Comparing the motorway route via Burgas with the route over the Balkan passes, season by season.

The Shipka Pass is kept open in winter but can be slowed or closed by snow. How to check conditions and which routes avoid it between north and…

Sofia to Burgas is about 385 km on the Trakia motorway, roughly 4 hours. Where to stop, when traffic is worst and how a transfer compares with the…

Sofia to Ruse is about 310 km, around 4 hours by road across the Balkan range. Routes via Pleven or Veliko Tarnovo, road conditions and onward travel.

Sofia to Varna is about 440 km, around 5.5 to 6 hours by road. The Hemus and Trakia options compared, where the motorway stops and when to leave.

Sofia to Vidin is about 200 km over the Petrohan Pass or about 230 km via Vratsa, around 3 hours. Which route to take, especially in winter.

Veliko Tarnovo, Shumen, Madara and the Stone Forest: where to break the 440 km drive from Sofia to Varna, how far each stop is and how long to…

Trakia is complete to Burgas; Hemus is still unfinished in the middle. Which one to use for each part of the Black Sea coast, by season and time…

Varna to Sofia Airport is about 450 km, roughly 5.5 to 6 hours by road. How early to leave for an international flight and how it compares with…