Services at Sofia Airport

Sofia

Find out what services and facilities are available at Sofia Airport. Where is the best place to eat and where to shop?

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Internet and wi-fi

Wi-fi is free and unlimited in both terminals. Connect to the "SOF Free Wifi" network.

If you use a sim card from an EU country, you can make calls and use data in Bulgaria for the same prices as in your home country.

Otherwise, get a data e-sim quickly and easily on the web airalo.com.

Shops and minimarket

There are very few shops in the terminals and they are among the worst equipped European airports in their category.

After security check, duty free shops, souvenir, fashion or cosmetics shops, drinks or sweets are available. Prices here are significantly higher than in the city.

In the public and transit areas of both terminals, you can use the RELAY newsagents to buy light refreshments:

  • Terminal 1 - transit area, 4:00-23:00
  • Terminal 2 - transit zone, 4:00-last departure
  • Terminal 2 - public area (arrivals), 4:30-22:00

The pharmacy is open 8:30-19:30 in the public area of Terminal 2.

Dining options

Several cafés, bars and fast food outlets provide refreshments.

  • Costa Coffe: café - Terminal 2, public area, 5:00-23:00
  • Costa Coffe: café - Terminal 1, public area, 5:00-23:00
  • Air Craft: sandwiches, baguettes, café - Terminal 2, transit area, 5:00-23:00
  • Eddy's Bakery and Deli: sandwiches, bagels, café - Terminal 2, transit area, 4:00-23:00
  • Air Garden: snacks, alcohol, café - Terminal 2, transit zone, open according to flight traffic
  • Onda: bakery and café - Terminal 1, transit zone, 4:00 am-last departure

ATMs and exchange offices

Global Finance Trade exchange offices have unfavourable exchange rates.

Choose instead from ATMs located in the arrival halls of both terminals.

  • Euronet ATM (Terminal 2) - withdrawal fee approx. 5 bgn and very unfavourable conversion rate
  • Postbank ATM (terminals 1, 2) - no withdrawal fee
  • ATM OTP (terminal 2) - withdrawal fee 5 bgn

Luggage storage

There is no luggage storage or self-service lockers at Sofia Airport.

You can store your luggage in two public lockers in the centre of Sofia.

  • Central Bus Station - open 24/7, price 6 bgn for the whole day
  • Automatic lockers at Serdika metro station - open 24/7, price 6,90 bgn for 4 hours + 0,90 bgn for each additional hour

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