How to go on holiday to Bulgaria from Chisinau (Moldova)?
Check out the most optimal ways to go on vacation to Bulgaria from Chisinau.
BY BUS
We offer two options of how to go on holiday to Bulgaria from Chisinau:
- regular bus route Chisinau-Varna-Sofia
- Charter bus company VPUT route Chisinau –Sunny beach (Sozopol) – Chisinau.
If you want to save, then use regular flights organized by our company.
| Company | "V. P. U. T." | "South bus station" |
| Route | Chisinau-Sunny beach-Chisinau (including to Sozopol and Pomorie) | Chisinau-Varna-Sofia (via Cahul) |
| Place of origin | Check with the Manager | South bus station |
| Flight schedule | Sunny Beach – daily; Sozopol – on request |
At 7:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays |
| Travel time | Sunny beach is 13 hours | to Varna 13-15 hours |
| Transfer to the hotel | Yes | No |
| Ticket price |
€20-25 and in the same direction. €35 (the price in both directions, mid-August is a bit more expensive) |
35 €* (price one way) |
| Additional information |
Call or email the Manager VPUT.ru: tel: +37360078288 - Viber, WhatsApp, Telegram Application: info@vput.eu (reply within hours) Booking online or in the office. Sent an e-ticket. 
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Best in the period from October to may. In the summer they are significantly more expensive. (+373 22) 72-39-83 |
If You need a visa - please contact the Manager.
Free advice on holiday in Bulgaria.
* Price depend onsit the date of travel. Prices for flights Sozopol and Pomorie need to clarify!
BY TRAIN
In the summer of Moldova cruised train Saratov-Chisinau-Varna, which is due to events in the Donbas cancelled. GP “CFM” talks on creation of a new direction in transit through Bulgaria. The relevance of the flight check in help railway station by phones: (+373 22) 83-27-33, 83-27-34 or on the official website of SE “Railway of Moldova”: railway.md/
ON THE PLANE
In 2015, regular flights from Chisinau to Bulgaria not implemented. Charter flights from Chisinau to Varna with a stopover in Moscow S7 airlines operates
Departure from Chisinau: 10:05
Arrival in Varna: 17:25
Ticket price: 300 €.
Flights from Odessa and Bucharest
Odessa: the cost of the ticket in the summer season will range within 200-400 € in one direction. There are direct flights and indirect flights.
Bucharest: in summer ticket price from Bucharest is in the range of 200 €. Low price ticket Bucharest-Varna - 174 €. Learn more about flights and prices can be found here.
ATTENTION! The information in the evaluation format
Please check on these sites the exact date and times of departure. All information in informational format. Administration VPUT is not responsible for changes of information by the airlines.
BY CAR
In Bulgaria, for example, to Varna, from Chisinau can be reached by car the following routes: through the city or through Leuseni.
Route 1
Chisinau - Leuseni - Bârlad - galați - Negru Voda / Kardam to Varna - 620 km.
Advantages: excellent quality of the roads, including on the territory of Moldova.
Disadvantages: the length of the route.
Route 2
Chisinau - Cahul /Oanda - Galati - Negru Voda / Kardam to Varna - 575 km.
*It is better to cross the border through the checkpoint Oanda, as there is usually a queue less.
Advantages: shortest route.
Disadvantages: the condition of roads, compared to the direction through the Leuseni worse.
Checkpoints on the border of Romania and Bulgaria:
- Giurgiu / Ruse - crossing the Danube on the bridge (the cost of moving Euro 6*);
- Calarasi / Silistra - ferry across the Danube (cost 6 euros);
- Negru Voda / Kardam - the bridge on the territory of Romania at Cernavoda (cost 3 euros)
- Vama / Durankulak
*Paid in the national currency RON / BGN.
Required documents:
- Car documents and driving license.
- Green card.
- Vignettes: “ROVINIETA” (Romania); “VINETKA” (Bulgaria).
- Bulgarian tourist visa (Romanian transit visa is not required).
Information about vignettes:
“ROVINIETA” - sold at gas stations Petrom, Rompetrom, OMV or online at roviniete.ro/EN
The cost in 2015 (passenger cars): 7 days - €3, 30 days - €7.
“VINETKA” for sale in the location of the border in special sales points with the inscription "ROAD CHARGING POINT".
Cost 2015 (trucks):Cost 2015 (trucks): 7 days - €5 , 30 days - €13.
Useful information for traveling in Bulgaria by car is outlined here.
ON THE FERRY
From Odessa runs a freight ferry from Varna, on Board of which there are passages��cal cabins. The fare for such transport is much higher than by bus or even by car. Choose this way to get to Bulgaria is possible only in the case that You impressed by the romance of sea travel. However, as a benefit, you can consider the opportunity to get sea to Bulgaria together with his car.
