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RE: 2 week trip in June in Bulgaria

by botsko 06 April 2012

This is one of the best itineraries I've seen so far. few thoughts : - Shop at Central Hali Shopping Centre. - not necessary. expensiv…
2 week trip in June in Bulgaria

by sly1 25 March 2012

We are planning a 2 week trip to Bulgaria with 2 former orphans, who now reside in U.S. Want to know if the following itinerary sounds…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by chaika 25 March 2012

http://www.posoka.com/avtobusi_za_evropa/?exec=1&country=10&city=388&country_to=2&city_to=20&company=&per_page=50 This is the Metro Bus…
Plovdiv to Istanbul

by aussiefrass 25 March 2012

Having abandoned the idea of traveling to Istanbul from Stara Zagora in Bulgaria I have chosen to make the trip from Plovdiv. Online…
Re: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by aussiefrass 24 March 2012

Thank you for replies so far. After consideration I am thinking of making my way down to Plovdiv as the stepping off point to get to…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by battybilly 24 March 2012

Do they take $U.S. as currency? Never heard that before.
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by maenad 24 March 2012

Plovdiv to Istanbul, for example, definitely has an overnight bus and I think it costs 25 usd (or did, a few years back).
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by daveelmstrom 24 March 2012

Are you actually visiting Stara Zagora, and that's why you are interested in transportation from there? (Not many tourists visit the city,…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by daveelmstrom 23 March 2012

There are buses from many towns in Bulgaria to Istanbul, and from Sofia there are at least a couple of buses daily. Other cities have…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by battybilly 23 March 2012

Hi.... There are quite a few bus services that do Bulgaria - Turkey. It's the routes that are sometimes limited.... http://www.nisikl…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by chaika 23 March 2012

There are reports of buses going from Stara Zagora to Istanbul,can't find any timetable,though Derya tur and Union Ivkoni could possibly…
RE: Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by chaika 23 March 2012

There are reports of buses going from Stara Zagora to Istanbul,can't find any timetable,though Derya tur and Union Ivkoni could possibly…
Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by aussiefrass 23 March 2012

Can anyone advise a bus schedule for buses from Stara Zagora? Do the buses run form Sofia? Thanks in advance
Stara Zagora to Istanbul

by aussiefrass 23 March 2012

Can anyone advise a bus schedule for buses from Stara Zagora? Do the buses run form Sofia? Thanks in advance
RE: Bus Schedule from Plovdiv to Veliko Tarnovo

by daveelmstrom 03 February 2012

On both questions, you might find that you will have to wait until you are actually on the ground in Plovdiv to find out definitively.…
RE: A weekend on the Black Sea Coast

by daveelmstrom 22 January 2012

There's not a ton to see directly between Plovdiv and Burgas. Stara Zagora is a pleasant city, with a vibrant cafe culture and an interestin…
A weekend on the Black Sea Coast

by juanitanz 21 January 2012

I have a Friday and Saturday night stay planned for the Black Sea Coast in late June. Previously, people here have told me to skip Burgas.…
Re: Buses in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia

by spopplespopper 04 January 2012

Thanks everyone. I have the Istanbul to Harmanli leg set. Apparently the buses going to Plovdiv stop in Harmanli. I still have not…
Velinko Tarnovo Trip Report - Long

by bleen68 04 September 2011

We were sitting on a bench in the North Plovdiv bus station watching the big busses come and go, when a 15 Passenger mini-bus pulled up…
RE: Bulgaria

by anastoy 25 August 2011

Plovdiv is 4h with the express train and for me it`s the best option for rail travel from Bourgas. For all other nice cities like Russe,…
RE: Bulgaria

by daveelmstrom 15 August 2011

For any travel along the Black Sea Coast, including to Varna, bus is your only practical option. As noted above, you will be using Burgas…
RE: Help with itinerary:Balkans+Istanbul

by daveelmstrom 08 July 2011

OK, if you insist on getting the rail pass, I would still urge you not to return from Istanbul back to Sofia, and then go to the Black…
Re: Plovdiv and on

by thetravelbug2010 25 June 2011

Stara Zagora is pleasant and great place to spend a day or so. However, you should head just 20 minutes further north to Kazanlak and…
RE: Istanbul - Bucharest / Bucharest - Plovdiv help!!!

by daveelmstrom 22 June 2011

Bucharest-Plovdiv: I think this would actually be faster to do by taking the bus to Sofia, and from Sofia taking a bus or train to Plovdiv.…
RE: Plovdiv and on

by daveelmstrom 07 June 2011

Veliko Tarnovo is popular among travelers to Bulgaria because of its dramatic setting on the Yantra River, the citadel, the old cobbled…