Sofia eSIM
In Sofia you connect to A1 or Yettel, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 72 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- A1 and Yettel
- Real speed in Bulgaria
- 72 Mbps median, 19 Mbps for the slowest tenth486 travellers across Bulgaria, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Sofia
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.39 | $27.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.16 | $57.89 |
How Bulgaria compares across Europe
- Speed rank
- 21 of 46 destinations we sell in Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 26 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, A1, Yettel
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Slovenia, 74 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Croatia, 71 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Sofia, Varna, Plovdiv
- tenth percentile
- 19 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 486 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Vasil Levski Sofia Airport (SOF)
- Airport
- SOF / LBSF
- Distance
- 10 km from the centre of Sofia
Getting into Sofia
- Sofia Metro line M4 from Sofia Airport station (Terminal 2) to the city centre (SOF). Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Bus route 84 from both terminals to central Sofia (SOF)
- Free inter-terminal shuttle between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, 05:00-23:00 (SOF)
- Official airport taxi (Yellow!) (SOF)
Underground and on the metro
Sofia Metro runs 4 lines. It opened in 1998. The operator does not publish whether the tunnels carry a mobile signal, so we do not claim either way.
Worth knowing about Sofia
- The metro only reaches Terminal 2. Terminal 1 has no metro station, so passengers arriving there must first take the free inter-terminal shuttle, which runs 05:00-23:00.
- Sofia is one of the few European capitals where a metro line runs directly into the airport: Sofia Airport station is the terminus of line M4.
- Bus route 84 is the option that serves both terminals, unlike the metro.
- There is a railway station at Iskarsko shose, but it is about 2.5 km from Terminal 2 and reached via the metro rather than directly from the terminal.