Opened in 2004, Sofia’s sparkly glass-fronted bus terminal is everything that the train station fails to be: bright, clean, and well furnished with toilets, cafes, and nappy-changing areas so delightful that we almost wish we still wore them. Finding out where to buy a ticket can be a bit of a hassle: a main ticket counter handles most services, but there are over 40 smaller sales desks serving individual bus companies - some of these offer a wide range of popular destinations in Bulgaria and abroad, while others operate a once-in-a-blue-moon service to Outer Mongolia and precious little else. An information desk near the entrance may direct you to the ticket desk you require, but only if the staff are in a good mood.
There are plenty of companies here offering direct services to European cities: doing international trips by bus is usually faster and more comfortable than by train.  [...]

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Many international bus services (including plenty to Macedonia and Greece) leave from this parking lot immediately to the west of the Central Bus Station. There’s a timetable board detailing departures, a confusion of kiosks selling tickets for individual services, and plenty of shops and caf [...]

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