Tickets and Cards
Public Transport Tickets
You can use Google Maps to navigate public transportation in Sofia easily and in real time.
Public transport in Sofia includes the metro, trams, trolleybuses, and buses.
Tickets can be purchased directly using:
- A standard debit or credit card
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
Simply tap your card/device on the blue validation terminals inside buses, trams, and trolleybuses, or at the entrance gates of each metro station.
- The price of a single ticket is 0.80 EUR.
- If you make 3 or more trips in one day, the system automatically caps your daily fare at 2 EUR, allowing unlimited travel for the rest of the day.
You can read more about the system on the official website of the Urban Mobility Centre.
Student Transportation Card
As an Erasmus student, you are eligible for a discounted student transportation card, valid for all public transport lines in Sofia.
- After the Welcome Meeting, you will receive an official document from Sofia University, which is required to issue your student transportation card.
- You can register and apply online, and then collect your card from the transportation office you select.
The cards are issued by the Urban Mobility Centre, which has offices located throughout the city.
More information on the public transport and cards.
Taxis
If you prefer to use a taxi:
⚠️ Avoid taking taxis waiting directly in front of the airport terminal exits, as some may overcharge – use the apps.
❌ Bolt and Uber are currently not available in Sofia.
Location
The main building of the university (the Rectorate) is located in the city centre at 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. Some of the faculties, most of the university administration and the central university library are in the Rectorate building, while other faculties are situated in different campuses throughout the city.
Faculty of History
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Faculty of Slavic Studies
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Faculty of Law
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Faculty of Geology and Geography
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Faculty of Education
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
Department of Language Teaching
1111 Sofia, 27 Kosta Lulchev Str.
Prof. Ivan Duychev Centre for Slavo-Byzantine Studies
1618 Sofia, 18 Prof. Ivan Duychev Str.
Faculty of Philosophy
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
- Secondary location – 125, Tsarigradsko shosse Blvd., bl. 4 & 2
Faculty of Classical and Modern Philology
1504 Sofia, 15 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd.
- Secondary location – Centre for Eastern Languages and Cultures, 79, Todor Alexandrov Blvd.
Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts
1574 Sofia, 69A Shipchenski Prohod Str.
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
1113 Sofia, 125 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., bl.3
Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication
1000 Sofia, 49 Moskovska Str.
Faculty of Theology
1000 Sofia, 19 Sveta Nedelya Sq.
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
1164 Sofia, 5 James Bourchier Blvd.
Faculty of Physics
1164 Sofia, 5 James Bourchier Blvd.
Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy
1164 Sofia, 1 James Bourchier Blvd.
Faculty of Biology
1164 Sofia, 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd.
Faculty of Medicine
1407 Sofia, 1 Kozyak Str.





