Quatre routes, une côte
S'y rendre
Burgas a un aéroport, une gare et une autoroute. Pendant la semaine du concours, l'aéroport est la contrainte.
Burgas Airport (BOJ)
10 km · 15 minutes by taxi
The airport sits at Sarafovo, north-east of the city. Bus 15 runs to the South Bus Station; a taxi to the centre starts around €25. Seasonal routes from across Europe restart in April.
Best option if your city has a direct flight.
Varna (VAR) and Sofia (SOF)
Varna 2 h · Sofia 4 h by road
Varna has year-round flights and a fast motorway link south. Sofia has the widest choice of connections; the Trakia motorway runs to Burgas in about four hours.
Use Sofia if you are connecting through a hub.
Burgas railway station
Sofia 7 h · Plovdiv 5 h
Direct trains from Sofia and Plovdiv, including an overnight service. The station is on the western edge of the centre, twenty minutes' walk from the Sea Garden.
Slow, cheap, and scenic in the last hour.
Bus and car
Varna 2 h · Sofia 6 h · Istanbul 5 h
Intercity buses run from Sofia and Varna to Burgas South. Driving from Sofia is motorway almost the whole way; the arena has 800 parking spaces.
Book coaches early in contest week.
The last twenty minutes
From the terminal to your seat
Arena Burgas sits in Izgrev, on the northern edge of the city, twenty minutes from the Sea Garden and fifteen from the airport. Doors open one hour before each session; the arena advises arriving ninety minutes early for the live shows.
The tram does not reach the arena. Taxis are metered, and the ride from the centre is around €8. After the final, the north gate holds a taxi rank until the last person leaves.
- Airport to centre
- Bus 15 to the South Bus Station, or a taxi from about €25. Fifteen minutes.
- Centre to arena
- Twenty minutes on foot from the Sea Garden, or a short taxi to Izgrev.
- Parking
- 800 spaces at the arena, opened two hours before doors.
- Late return
- Trams and buses run until midnight; taxis wait at the north gate after the show.
Distances and journey times are indicative and were checked against public sources in October 2026. Seasonal flights change: confirm schedules before booking. The arena address is zh.k. Izgrev, bul. Stefan Stambolov 79, 8008 Burgas.