The Sofia public bus system () forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.
In operation since 1935, the system presently comprises 98 routes.
History The public bus transport in Sofia developed relatively late compared to the other types of transport in the city. The first operational line was opened on 20 April 1935. Soon after that six more lines were opened, bringing the total network length to 23 km.
During the communist era, the bus fleet consisted mainly of Ikarus and Bulgarian-made Chavdar buses. After the political changes in 1989, however, the fleet has gradually been modernised.
Lines Below is a list of bus lines operating in Sofia. Lines numbered 1 to 604 are normal bus lines. Lines with numbers from 800 onwards are additional bus lines. "N" index lines are night bus lines and "X" index lines are express bus lines.
As of , the following bus lines in Sofia are in service: LineRouteGarage 1 Geo Milev Bus Station – Kokalyane/Kokalyansko Hanche Malashevtsi 3 Gen. Gurko St. – Dolni Pasarel Malashevtsi 4 Mladost 1 – Kokalyansko Hanche Druzhba 5 Geo Milev Bus Station – Lozen Malashevtsi 6 Geo Milev Bus Station – German Iskar trolleybus depot 7 Iskar Railway Station – Verila Railway Station Druzhba 8 German – Krivina Druzhba 9 Iskar Motorservice Station – Gen. Gurko St. Druzhba X9 Aleksandar Teodorov - Balan Metro Station – Lozenets Zemlyane 10 Busmantsi – Dimitar Milenkov DruzhbaX10 Buxton - Mladost 1 Zemlyane 11 Geo Milev Bus Station – Ovcha Kupel 2 Zemlyane 12 Iztok Bus Station – Dolni Bogrov MTK Group 14 Iskar Railway Station – Iztok Bus Station Druzhba 18 Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Chepintsi Mill MTK Group 20 Lions' Bridge Sq. – Lokorsko MTK Group 21 Central Railway Station – Voynegovtsi MTK Group 22 Central Railway Station – Podgumer MTK Group 23 Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Kurilo Railway Station Malashevtsi 24 Orlandovtsi Bus Station – Benkovski MTK Group 26 Obelya 1 – Gnilyane Malashevtsi 27 Kn. Maria Luisa Metro Station – Katina MTK Group 28 Lokorsko – Mramor Malashevtsi 29 Sofia-North Railway Station – Balsha MTK Group 30 Obelya 1 – Balsha MTK Group 31 Obelya 1 – Golyanovtsi MTK Group 42 Lyulin 8 – Mihaylovo ZemlyaneX43St. Alexander Nevsky Square – Bankya Bus StationMalashevtsi 44 Bankya Bus Station – Ivanyane Zemlyane 46 Bankya Bus Station – St. Petka Paraskeva Monastery Zemlyane 47 Slivnitsa Metro Station – Gradoman Zemlyane 49 Slivnitsa Metro Station – Klisura Zemlyane 54 Slivnitsa Metro Station – Kalotina Junction Zemlyane 56 Vardar Metro Station – Malo Buchino Zemlyane 58 Knyazhevo Bus Station – Vladaya Zemlyane 59 Moesia Metro Station – Marchaevo Zemlyane 60 Kn. Maria Luisa Boulevard – Ovcha Kupel 2 Nadezhda trolleybus depot61Cherni Vrah Boulevard – The Golden BridgesZemlyane 63 Tsar Boris III Blvd – The Golden Bridges Zemlyane 64 Sofia Zoo – Centre of Hygiene Zemlyane 65 Boyana Church – Krasno Selo Zemlyane 66 Sofia Zoo – Moreni Hotel Zemlyane 67 Sofia Seminary – Simeonovo Druzhba 68 Sofia Zoo – Simeonovo Malashevtsi 69 National Oncology Hospital – Tsareva Mahala Druzhba 70 National Oncology Hospital – Plana Druzhba 72 Pliska Hotel – Zapaden Park Malashevtsi 73 Ovcha Kupel 2 – Mladost 2 Iskar / Nadezhda trolleybus depots 74 Central Railway Station – Gotse Delchev Nadezhda trolleybus depot 75 Geo Milev Bus Station – Eagles' Bridge Druzhba 76 Mladost 4 – Gotse Delchev Druzhba 77 Central Railway Station – Zapaden Park Zemlyane 78 Central Railway Station – Vrazhdebna Malashevtsi 79 Hristo Botev – Stind Malashevtsi 81 Northern Industrial Zone – Ivanyane MTK Group 82 Central Railway Station – Lyulin 5 Malashevtsi 83 Sofia Zoo – Hyundai Bulgaria Zemlyane 84 Sofia Airport T2/T1 – Gen. Gurko St. Zemlyane 85 Hadzhi Dimitar – Vrabnitsa 2 Malashevtsi 86 Svoboda – Malashevtsi Bus Depot MTK Group 88 Sofia Zoo – Druzhba 2 Druzhba 90 Malashevtsi Bus Depot – Buhovo MTK Group 94 Sofia University – Students' Town Malashevtsi 98 Sofia Zoo – Zheleznitsa Malashevtsi 100 Benkovski – Road Building Equipment Malashevtsi 101 Central Railway Station – Fondovi Zhilishta Malashevtsi 102 Ovcha Kupel 2 – Students' Town Zemlyane 103 Ovcha Kupel Bus Station – Lyulin Villa Zone Zemlyane 107 Ovcha Kupel – Karpuzitsa Zemlyane 108 Lyulin 5 – Hyundai Bulgaria Zemlyane 111 Mladost 1 – Lyulin 1,2 Zemlyane 117 Iztok Bus Station – Buhovo MTK Group 118 Iztok Bus Station – Zhelyava MTK Group 119 Iztok Bus Station – Botunets MTK Group 120 Sofia Zoo – Levski G Malashevtsi 123 Geo Milev Bus Station – Aerial Lift Simeonovo Iskar trolleybus depot 150 Obelya 1 – Voluyak Malashevtsi 204 Druzhba 2 – Gotse Delchev Druzhba 213 Central Railway Station – Mladost 4 Druzhba 260 Gorna Banya – Prague Blvd Zemlyane 280 Students' Town – Sofia University Malashevtsi 285 Hadzhi Dimitar – Vrabnitsa Malashevtsi 288 Geo Milev Bus Station - Vitosha Metro Station Iskar trolleybus depot 304 National Historical Museum – Druzhba 2 Zemlyane 305 Central Railway Station – Peifil Culinary Factory Druzhba 309 Lyulin 1,2 – Iliyantsi Blvd underpass Malashevtsi 310 Lyulin 5 – Stochna Gara Sq. Malashevtsi 314 Mladost 2 – Bistritsa Druzhba 404 Central Railway Station – Druzhba Bus Depot Druzhba 413 Sofia-North Railway Station – Technopolis Mladost 4 Qr. Druzhba 604 Iskar Railway Station – Pirogov Hospital Druzhba801Manastirski Livadi – Krasno SeloNadezhda802Gorna Banya Metro Station – Gorna Banya Metro StationZemlyane803Gorna Banya Metro Station – Lyulin Villa ZoneZemlyane804Gorna Banya Metro Station – Sred Selo SquareZemlyane 805 Students' Town – Vitosha Metro Station Zemlyane
Night bus service Sofia has a night bus service. It was launched by Sofia Urban Mobility Center on an experimental basis from 7 April 2018 until 31 December 2018. Tickets for the night bus can be obtained solely from conductors on the bus, and not from the driver, machines or other public transport ticket sale points. Tickets for the night bus cost 1 EUR compared to the daytime price of 0.80 EUR. Knyaz Alexander Square is used as the site of a transfer location where all night bus lines meet and passengers can switch lines.
Four routes are included and operated from 23:30 until 04:20 at intervals of 1 hour. The night bus service was closed due to COVID-19. In November of 2023, the N1 and N2 lines were re-established, with the rest of the network being brought back in December of the same year, but with changed routes: LineRouteGarageN1Lyulin 1, 2 – Mladost 4MalashevtsiN2Obelya – Students' TownMalashevtsiN3Ovcha Kupel 2 – Levski GZemlyaneN4Gotse Delchev – Druzhba 2Druzhba
Fleet Current fleet Sofia Bus Transport Quantity Manufacturer Type Photo 60 BMC Procity CNG 132 Yutong ZK6126HGA 186MAN Lion´s City G CNG A23 15 Mercedes-Benz Intouro 35 Mercedes-Benz Conecto LF 29 BMC Belde 220-SLF 18 Mercedes-Benz O345 Conecto 45 Mercedes-Benz O345 Conecto G 1 Mercedes-Benz O345S 1Mercedes-Benz O345G 13 MAN SG262
Sofia Electric Transport Quantity Manufacturer Type Photo 53 Higer KLQ6125GEV3 Chariot Ebus 20YutongE12LF
MTK Group Quantity Manufacturer Type Photo 66 BMC Procity CNG
Heritage fleet Built Manufacturer Type Photo 1983 MAN SD200 1988 Ikarus 280 1996 Chavdar 141
See also
Sofia Metro Sofia Public Transport Sofia Tramway Trolleybuses in Sofia
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