How to reach

Flying to Burgas (Bourgas)

The easiest and fastest way to reach Sozopol is to take a charter flight directly to Burgas. At the end of May and beginning of June there are such flights from many European cities; the timetables are already available in the travel agencies.

The organizers plan to arrange the transportation to Sozopol of the participants arriving at . Please, inform Prof. Petkov about the exact time of your arrival.

There are also regular buses from Burgas Airport to Burgas and from Burgas to Sozopol.

You can take a taxi from the Airport to Sozopol; the total distance is ca. 45 km. Please, negotiate and confirm the price before you start, the fare at daytime is around 60 Leva (1 Euro = 1.956 Leva, fixed rate).

Flying to

The are several possibilities to reach Sozopol from Sofia:

* by bus – the buses Sozopol start from Sofia Central Bus Station , which is next to the Sofia Central Railway Station. The one-way ticket costs 28 Leva (round trip 50 Leva), the trip takes 6-7 hours. The current timetable is:

Sofia – Sozopol

Karat-S Departure –13:30

Bodivali Departure – 13:00 , 16:45

The fastest way to reach the Sofia Central Railway Station and Central Bus Station from Sofia Airport is by taxi. You can take an “O.K. Supertrans” taxi just outside the Arrival Hall for about 10-15 Leva.

* by plane – there are internal flights between Sofia and Burgas, unfortunately during the ASI the flights are not every day, and usual there is only 1 per day, late in the evening from Sofia, sometimes via Varna. Please check the timetable at www.air.bg

* by train – there are several trains leaving from Sofia Central Railway Station to Burgas (please check here for the timetable). In general, the trains are relatively slow, even if you take a fast train. There are usually 2 express trains per day. The ticket costs up to 26,80 Leva (first class for express train).

For participants arriving to Sofia before the ASI, we can recommend Hotel Kedar (the Hotel of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), the price is ca. 30 Euro per night. Please, inform well in advance Prof. Petkov if you need a hotel reservation.

Please send your travel schedule to Prof. Petkov in order to assist you to reach the ASI venue.

The address of Hotel Flagman where the ASI will take place is: 1 Odessa Str., Sozopol (see the map) tel: (from abroad) +359-550-2-43-01; +359-550-2-43-02 (from ) 0550-2-43-01; 0550-2-43-02 e-mail: [email protected]