Flight
WizzAir offers direct flights from Eindhoven (NL) and Charleroi (BE) to Sofia (BG). The duration of the flight is two and a half hours. We recommend flying to Sofia Airport, as it is closest to Blagoevgrad, where our wedding will take place.
Flight
Ryanair offers direct flights from Eindhoven (NL) and Charleroi (BE) to Sofia (BG). The duration of the flight is two and a half hours. We recommend flying to Sofia Airport, as it is closest to Blagoevgrad, where our wedding will take place.
Rental Car
From Sofia Airport you can rent a car for the weekend to travel to Blagoevgrad and back. There are many options, but Enterprise has worked very well for us in the past. If renting a car is not an option, please let us know and we will arrange for you to be picked up from the airport by us or our friends/family.
Travel Note
From the airport terminal 2 (T2, there is a shuttle bus between T1 and T2) take the metro (blue line, but there is only one). Get off the metro at Serdika. Transfer to the other blue line, direction Obelya. Get off the metro on the second stop (Central Railway Station). Tickets are 1.6 leva per person for a single ticket. For 4 leva per person, you can get a day ticket, which is valid on busses and trams as well.
Travel Note
There is a direct bus from the central bus station in Sofia to the bus station in Blagoevgrad. Take the metro (see section 'Sofia Metro') to the central bus station, go inside the building and search for a desk with tickets to Blagoevgrad ([bla-GO-ev-grad], БЛАГОЕВГРАД). The busses to Blagoevgrad usually leave from Sector 26. Tickets are 10 leva per person.
Hotel
Our wedding will take place at Hotel Orbita. The entire hotel is reserved for our guests. We kindly ask you NOT to make any reservations in the hotel for the night of our wedding. Depending on the number of people who will be staying the night, you will get a discount, so we will make the reservation in your name. If you want to sleep in Hotel Orbita the night of our wedding, please let us know through the RSVP page or via mail and we will get back to you when we know the price per room for that night (prices for summer 2019 were around 45 EUR per room per night). While the hotel's capacity should be able to accomodate all our guests who want to stay the night, priority will go to those who are travelling from outside of Bulgaria.
House Or Rental
If you want to rent a place closer to the center, search no more! Boutique apartments is located on the main street, about 2 minutes walk from the cafes and restaurants in the center. The owners worked with an interior designer to make sure the rooms are as comfortable and pleasant as possible. We stayed here before, and can really recommend it. You can book via their website (boutiqueblagoevgrad.com), or via Booking.com. Prices start from 45 EUR per room per night.
Hotel
This hotel is located a bit outside of the center (30 min by foot), but is an excellent option if you are renting a car for the weekend or if you are looking for something a bit more budget friendly. Family members have stayed in City Hotel before and keep going back. It is located in a recently renovated living quarter. Taxi's are 10 min by foot and will take you to the city center for no more than 2.5 EUR. You can book via the hotel website (cityhotelbg.com) or Booking.com. Prices start from 25 EUR per room per night.
Hotel
Bulgaria is a land famous for its mountains, wine, but also SPA hotels. If you want to have an extra nice weekend, you can book a room in Hotel Monte Kristo. It has an indoor pool, sauna, ... and Femke can assure you the massages are divine. The hotel is located right in the center. Prices start from 60 EUR per room per night.