About Veliko Turnovo
Getting There & Away
The nearest airport to Veliko Turnovo is located 10km away in the city of Gorna Oriahovitsa. It has the most modern equipment and works 24 hours, unfortunately it only serves cargo and charter flights from Europe, Africa and Asia.
Regular flights are available from all over the world to the capital Sofia and from there you can get public transportation to Veliko Turnovo. During the active tourist season (May – September) charter flights are also available to the two big ports on the Black sea coast – Varna and Burgas.
From the larger Bulgarian cities you can travel to Veliko Turnovo by train or bus.Regular bus service is available from Sofia and Varna to Veliko Turnovo with the buses arriving at the “Yug” (South) bus station or next to Hotel “Etar” (depending on which company you’re using). The journey takes about 3 hours and costs about 11 leva.
The buses from Plovdiv (a 4 hour journey), Ruse (2 hours) and Burgas (5 hours), arrive at the “Zapad” (West) bus station.
You can travel from Plovdiv and Ruse directly to Veliko Turnovo by train, and from Sofia and Varna you can get a train to Gorna Oriahovitsa, and from there to Veliko Turnovo you can get a connection train, taxi, mini bus or local bus line No.10 (distance to VT is 7km.)
Every day there are international trains to Istanbul and Bucharest, which pass through Veliko Turnovo. Also from Gorna Oriahovitsa train station you can get a connection to Athens or Belgrade.
If you’re traveling with a car, Veliko Turnovo lies at the cross road between E85 (Ruse – Burgas) and E772 (Sofia – Varna, with the “Hemus” (A2) Motorway at both ends).
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