Wednesday, 8 May 2013

The Sofia public bus system (Bulgarian: София Автобусен транспорт)


The Sofia public bus system (Bulgarian: София Автобусен транспорт) forms part of the public transport network of Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria.

In operation since 1935, the system presently comprises 89 routes.

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.

The Sofia bus lines are:

№ 1 Autostation Geo Milev — Kokalyansko hanche // Kokalyane
№ 3 Autostation Geo Milev — Dolni Pasarel
№ 4 Mladost-1 — Kokalyane inn
№ 5 Autostation Geo Milev — Dolni Lozen
№ 6 Autostation Geo Milev — German
№ 7 Iskar train station - (BRC) - Gorni Lozen
№ 8 German - Krivina
№ 9 Autobase Iskar - Gurko str.
№ 10 Busmantsi — D. Milenkov
№ 11 Autostation Geo Milev — Ovcha Kupel-2
№ 12 Autostation Iztok - Dolni Bogrov
№ 14 Iskar train station - Autobase Iskar
№ 18 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Chepintsi
№ 20 Autostation Orlandovtsi - (The Mill) - Lokorsko
№ 21-22 Orlandovtsi - Podgumer hospital
№ 23 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Kurilo train station
№ 24 Autostation Orlandovtsi - Benkovski // St. Mina monastery // Lokorsko
№ 25 Autostation Ilientsi — Mirovyane
№ 26 Obelya - Gnilyane
№ 27 North station - Katina
№ 28 Lokorsko - (Podgumer) - Mramor
№ 29 Autostation Ilientsi - Balsha
№ 30 Obelya - Balsha
№ 31 Obelya - Golyanovtsi
№ 42 Lyulin-8 - Autobase Bankya
№ 44 Autostation Bankya - Gradoman // Verdikal // Ivanyane
№ 45 Ovtcha Kupel - Vardar Metro Station
№ 47 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Gradoman
№ 48 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Mihailovo
№ 49 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Klisura
№ 54 Slivnitsa Metro Station - Kalotina road junction
№ 56 Vardar Metro Station - Malo Buchino
№ 59 Knyazhevo - Tolumska Mahala/Marchaevo
№ 60 Central railway station - Ovcha Kupel
№ 63 Tsar Boris III blvd. - Byalata cheshma str.
№ 64 Autostation Hladilnika - Tsentar po higiena
№ 65 Gotse Delchev - Manastirski livadi
№ 67 Seminariyata - Simeonovo
№ 69 Oncological hospital - Bistritsa // Tzareva mahala
№ 70 Oncological hospital - Plana
№ 72 Pliska hotel - Zapaden Park
№ 73 Ovcha Kupel-2 - Gotse Delchev
№ 74 Central railway station - Gotse Delchev
№ 75 Autostation Geo Milev - Orlov most
№ 76 Mladost-4 - Gotse Delchev
№ 77 Central railway station - Zapaden Park
№ 78 Central railway station - Vrazhdebna
№ 79 Hristo Botev - DIP Stind
№ 81 Obelya railway station - Ivanyane
№ 82 Central railway station - Lyulin-5
№ 83 Sofia Zoo - Hyundai Bulgaria
№ 84 Sofia Airport - Gurko str.
№ 85 Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa-2
№ 86 Svoboda - Malashevtsi
№ 87 Obelya - Autostation Ilientsi
№ 88 Druzhba-2 - Sofia Zoo
№ 90 Malashevtsi - Buhovo
№ 93 Autostation Hladilnika - Simeonovo Gondola lift
№ 94 Sofia University - Studentski grad
№ 98 Seminary - Zheleznitsa
№ 100 Benkovski - Patnostroitelna tehnika
№ 101 Central railway station - Fondovi zhilishta
№ 102 Ovcha Kupel - Studentski grad
№ 107 Boyana Church - Karpuzitsa
№ 108 Lyulin 5 - Hyundai Bulgaria
№ 111 Mladost-1 - Lyulin-1,2
№ 113 Mladost-1 - Mladost-4
№ 114 Tsarigradsko shose Metro Station - Druzhba-2
№ 117 Autostation Iztok - Buhovo
№ 118 Autostation Iztok - Zhelyava
№ 119 Autostation Iztok - Kremikovtsi Steel Complex // Botunets
№ 120 Levski-G - Sofia Zoo
№ 122 Autostation Hladilnika - Simeonovo Gondola lift
№ 123 Oncological hospital - Simeonovo Gondola lift
№ 150 Obelya-1 - Voluyak centre // Plodohranilishteto
№ 204 Druzhba-2 - Borovo
№ 213 Central railway station - Mladost-4
№ 260 Gorna Banya - Praga blvd.
№ 280 Studentski grad - Sofia University
№ 285 Stefan Karadzha - Vrabnitsa-2
№ 294 Studentski grad - Aviation place
№ 305 Central railway station - Mladost-3
№ 306 Mladost-2 - Sofia University
№ 309 Lyulin-1,2 - Ilientsi
№ 310 Lyulin-5 - Stochna gara square
№ 314 Mladost-1 - Sofia park
№ 384 Sofia Airport - Mladost 1
№ 404 Central railway station - Druzhba bus depot
№ 413 Central railway station - Mladost-4
№ 604 Iskar railway station - Pirogov hospital