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By bus in Bulgaria
In many parts of Bulgaria it`s necessary – or easier – to travel by bus (avtobus), especially in the Rhodopes and the Pirin, where few of the attractions are accessible by train. Each town of any size has a bus station (avtogara, àâòîãàðà) or sometimes two, as buses operated by private companies may use another depot (often just a parking lot); in cities, this duplicati
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Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) can get you to most towns in Bulgaria, although trains are very slow by Western standards and delays are common on the longer routes. Intercity and express services only operate on the main trunk routes, but on everything except the humblest branch lines you’ll find the so called rapid (barz vlak) trains. Use these rather than the snail-like patnicheski
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Accidents, fines and theft
Mountainous Bulgaria has lots of hairpin bends, and in rural areas it’s important to watch out for farm animals and carts. Motorists are legally obliged to report accidents and, in case of injury, render assistance where appropriate while waiting for the police (Politsiya). Spot-fines for trivial offences are common practice; the police have been known to abuse
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BORDERS AND CHECKPOINTS
Frontier checkpoints operate round the clock
The Border between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
Kalotina – motorway E-80
Vrushka Chuka – Belgrade – Zajcar – Koulata – Sofia motorway
Bregovo – Negotin – motorway E 752
The Border between Bulgaria and Macedonia
Gyueshevo – Sofia - Kyustendil – Skopje motorway
Stanke Lisichkovo –
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| Roads, traffic and speed limits |
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Roads in Bulgaria tend to be inconsistently numbered (some highways carry two or three designations), and even trunk routes (marked in red on maps) have the same bumpy, potholed surfaces as the minor roads (indicated in yellow). There are stretches of dual carriageway (magistrala) between Sofia and Plovdiv (on which the first tolls in the country were introduced in 1996), and between Sofia
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Depending on your previous driving experience, driving in Bulgaria may seem a little harrowing at first. There is, however, no need to feel daunted as long as one drives defensively and sticks to the rules.
It is important to realise that many Bulgarian drivers do exactly the opposite. Particular hazards to watch out to include: jumping the lights, overtaking on the inside, failin
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| Central bus station in Sofia |
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1000 Kniaginia Maria Luisa Blvd.
Telephones: (+359) 900 21 000 (24 hour information)
Fax: (+359 2) 813 31 44
The new bus-station is constructed as an entire modern transport complex, considered with the modern requirements of similar public projects construction. The covered area is 7 173m². The building is air-conditioned. The Municipality of Sofia takes care for its secur
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Frontier checkpoints operate round the clock.
Bulgaria - Yugoslavia - at the town of Dragoman
Bulgarian – Greek Border – at the town of Koulata
Bulgarian – Turkish Border – at the town of Svilengrad
Bulgarian – Romanian Border – at the town of Rousse
MAIN EUROPEAN RAILWAYS GOING VIA BULGARIA
Orient Express
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Fuel, maps and signs
Petrol (benzin, áåíçèí) in Bulgaria is slightly cheaper than the one in Britain and Western Europe and slightly more expensive than petrol in the USA and sometimes can be hard to find. Although you’ll find filling stations (benzinostantsiya, áåíçèíîñòàíöèÿ) on the main road exits from most large towns, and spaced 30-40 km apart along the highways,
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