Public buses in Sofia

Sofia Public bus system
Sofia Public bus system
	Public transport buses in Sofia, 2019
Overview
Owner	Stolichna Municipality
Area served	Stolichna Municipality
Locale	Sofia, Bulgaria
Transit type	Bus
Number of lines	101
Operation
Began operation	20 April 1935
Operator(s)	Sofia Bus Transport JSC; Sofia Electric Transport JSC; MTK Group; Eridantrans;
Technical
System length	2,380 km (1,478.9 mi)
Average speed	20 km/h (12 mph)

The Sofia public bus system (Bulgarian: Автобусен транспорт София) 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.^[2]

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[]

As of November 2021, the following bus lines in Sofia are in service:

Line	Route	Garage
1	Geo Milev Bus Terminal — Kokalyane village	Malashevtsi
3	Geo Milev Bus Terminal — Dolni Pasarel village	Malashevtsi
4	Mladost 1 — Kokalyansko hanche	Drujba
5	Geo Milev Bus Terminal — Dolni Lozen village	Malashevtsi
7	Iskar train station - Gorni Lozen village	Drujba
8	German village - Krivina village	Drujba
10	Busmantsi village — Dimitar Milenkov	Drujba
11	Geo Milev Bus Terminal — Ovcha Kupel 2	Zemlyane
12	Iztok Bus Terminal - Dolni Bogrov village	MTK Group
14	Iskar train station - Iskar car depot	Drujba
18	Orlandovtsi Bus Terminal - Chepintsi village	MTK Group
20	Lions' Bridge Square - Lokorsko village	MTK Group
21	Central Railway Station - Voynegovtsi village	MTK Group
22	Central Railway Station - Podgumer village	MTK Group
23	Orlandovtsi bus terminal - Kurilo train station	Malashevtsi
24	Orlandovtsi bus terminal - Benkovski	MTK Group
26	Obelya - Gnilyane village	Malashevtsi
27	Knyaginya Maria Luiza Metro Station - Katina village	MTK Group
28	Lokorsko village - (Podgumer village) - Mramor	Malashevtsi
29	Iliyantsi bus terminal - Balsha	MTK Group
30	Obelya - Balsha	MTK Group
31	Obelya - Golyanovtsi village	MTK Group
42	Lyulin 8 - Bankya bus station	Zemlyane
44	Bankya bus station - Bankya town	Zemlyane
44Б	Slivnitsa Metro Station -Bankya bus station	Zemlyane
45	Vardar Metro Station - West Park	Zemlyane
47	Slivnitsa Metro Station - Gradoman village	Zemlyane
48	Slivnitsa Metro Station - Mihaylovo village	Zemlyane
49	Slivnitsa Metro Station - Klisura	Zemlyane
54	Slivnitsa Metro Station - Kalotina road junction	Zemlyane
56	Vardar Metro Station - Malo Buchino village	Zemlyane
58	Knyazhevo - Vladaya village	Zemlyane
59	Moesia Metro Station - Marchaevo village	Zemlyane
63	Tsar Boris III blvd. - Byalata cheshma str.	Zemlyane
64	Sofia Zoo - Centre of hygiene	Zemlyane
65	Sofia Zoo - Manastirski livadi	Zemlyane
66	Sofia Zoo - Moreni Hotel/Dragalevtsi Elevator	Zemlyane
67	Divinity school - Simeonovo	Zemlyane
69	National Oncology hospital - Tsareva neighborhood	Drujba
70	National Oncology hospital - Plana village	Drujba
72	Pliska hotel - West Park	Malashevtsi
73	Ovcha Kupel 2 - Gotse Delchev	Zemlyane
74	Central Railway Station - Gotse Delchev	Drujba
75	Geo Milev bus terminal - Eagles' Bridge	Drujba
76	Mladost 4 - Gotse Delchev	Drujba
77	Central Railway Station - West Park	Zemlyane
78	Central Railway Station - Vrazhdebna	Malashevtsi
79	Hristo Botev - DIP Stind	Malashevtsi
81	Obelya Railway Station - Ivanyane village	MTK Group
82	Central Railway Station - Lyulin 5	Malashevtsi
83	Sofia Zoo - Hyundai Bulgaria	Zemlyane
85	Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa 2	Malashevtsi
86	Svoboda - Malashevtsi	MTK Group
88	Sofia Zoo - Druzhba 2	Drujba
90	Malashevtsi - Buhovo town	MTK Group
94	Sofia University - Student's town	Malashevtsi
98	Sofia Zoo - Zheleznitsa village	Zemlyane
100	Benkovski - Road Building Equipment	Malashevtsi
101	Central Railway Station - Fondovi zhilishta	Malashevtsi
102	Ovcha Kupel 2 - Student's town	Zemlyane
103	Ovcha Kupel bus terminal - Bonsovi polyani	Zemlyane
107	Boyana Church - Karpuzitsa	Zemlyane
108	Lyulin 5 - Hyundai Bulgaria	Zemlyane
111	Mladost 1 - Lyulin 1,2	Zemlyane
113	Mladost 1 - Mladost 4	Drujba
117	Iztok bus terminal - Buhovo town	MTK Group
118	Iztok bus terminal - Zhelyava village	MTK Group
119	Iztok bus terminal - Botunets village	MTK Group
120	Sofia Zoo - Levski G	Malashevtsi
122	Sofia Zoo - Simeonovo Gondola lift	Zemlyane
150	Obelya 1 - Voluyak village - centre // Fruit store	Malashevtsi
204	Druzhba 2 - Gotse Delchev	Drujba
213	Central Railway Station - Mladost 4	Drujba
260	Gorna Banya - Prague blvd.	Eridantrans
280	Student's town - Sofia University	Malashevtsi
285	Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa 2	Malashevtsi
294	Student's town - G.M.Dimitrov Metro Station	Malashevtsi
304	- Drujba 2	Malashevtsi
305	Central Railway Station - "Peyfil" culinary factory	Drujba
310	Lyulin 5 - Stochna gara square	Malashevtsi
314	Mladost 1 - Bistrica village	Drujba
384	Sofia Airport Terminal 2 - Druzhba 2	Drujba
404	Central Railway Station - Druzhba bus depot	Drujba
413	Central Railway Station - Technopolis Mladost 4	Drujba
505	Eagles' Bridge - Vrana park (Weekend, Special Days)	Malashevtsi
604	Iskar railway station - Pirogov hospital	Drujba
Electric bus lines
E6	Geo Milev Bus Terminal — German village	Iskar trolleybus depot
9	Iskar autobase - Gen. Gurko str.	Drujba
E60	Central Railway Station - Ovcha Kupel 2	Nadezhda trolleybus depot
E74	Central Railway Station - Gotse Delchev	Nadezhda trolleybus depot
E84	Sofia Airport Terminal 2 - Terminal 1 - Gen. Gurko str.	Iskar trolleybus depot
E123	Geo Milev Bus Terminal - Simeonovo Gondola Lift	Iskar trolleybus depot
E184	Sofia Airport Terminal 1 - Terminal 2 - Gen. Gurko str.	Iskar trolleybus depot
309	Lyulin 1,2 - Iliyantsi Blvd. underpass	Malashevtsi
Night bus lines (temporarily suspended)
N1	Lyulin 1 - Mladost 4	Malashevtsi
N2	Obelya - Student's town	Malashevtsi
N3	Ovcha Kupel 2 - Iztok bus terminal	Zemlyane
N4	Gotse Delchev - Druzhba 2	Druzhba

Fleet[]

Sofia Bus Transport[]

Quantity	Manufacturer	Type
60	BMC	Procity CNG
110	Yutong	ZK6126HGA
22	Yutong	ZK6126HGA CNG
20	Yutong	E12LF
126	MAN	Lion´s City G CNG (2014)
60	MAN	Lion´s City G CNG (2019)
10	Mercedes-Benz	Intouro E
5	Mercedes-Benz	Intouro ME
35	Mercedes-Benz	Conecto LF
46	BMC	Belde 220-SLF
30	Mercedes-Benz	O345 Conecto
49	Mercedes-Benz	O345 Conecto G
3	Mercedes-Benz	O345S
8	Mercedes-Benz	O345G
25	MAN	SG262