Railway connections between the capital and the seaside towns during the summer season.

Seasonal trains will run from June 15 to September 15 and have an optimized schedule to cover the routes between the capital and the two largest seaside cities as quickly as possible given the current infrastructure capabilities. The fast train No. 3601 from Sofia to Burgas will depart from Central Station Sofia at 06:15 and arrive in Burgas at 11:40. Along the route, the train will stop at Iskarski road, Karlovo, Kazanlak, Dabovo and Sliven. In the opposite direction, the fast train No. 3602 from Burgas to Sofia will depart from Burgas station at 17:05 and arrive in Sofia at 22:25.

The fast train No. 2601 will depart from Sofia North station at 07:55 and arrive in Varna at 14:27 with stops along the route in Mezdra, Pleven, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Shumen. In the opposite direction, the fast train No. 2602 will depart from Varna at 16:35 and arrive at Central Station Sofia at 23:12.

The price of a one-way second-class ticket for travel between Sofia and Burgas is 38 BGN with a mandatory reserved seat costing 1 BGN, and between Sofia and Varna - 47 BGN. BDZ customers can take advantage of a 20% discount when purchasing a round-trip ticket. In this case, the price for travel between Sofia and Burgas in second class will be 57.30 BGN with reserved seats in both directions, and 66.90 BGN for travel in both directions between Sofia and Varna.

The bistro car on the train has 18 first-class seats, the prices for which are 47.30 BGN with a mandatory reserved seat costing 1 BGN one-way on the Sofia - Burgas - Sofia route and 70.40 BGN for travel in both directions. On the Sofia - Varna - Sofia route, the one-way price is 58.50 BGN, and the round-trip ticket is 84.40 BGN with reserved seats included.

Train tickets can be purchased from the station ticket offices, specialized railway offices, and through the online ticketing system available at https://bileti.bdz.bg/.

The National Railway Infrastructure Company reminds that during the summer season, mandatory periodic measurements of the rail temperature are carried out throughout the infrastructure every hour, and when critical temperatures above 55°C are reached, speed restrictions are introduced for a certain time on specific sections. This is a mandatory measure that ensures safe operation and protects against accidents due to loss of stability of the railway track, and may lead to minor deviations from the train schedules in the affected network section.

BDZ customers can get information about train schedules from the electronic travel guide on the company's official website (www.bdz.bg), from ticket office staff and "Information" desks, as well as on the national information phone number 02/931 11 11.