There are 4 ways to get from Burgas to Rila Monastery by plane, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Burgas Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BOJ - SOF
- Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi
4h 12m$166–321Train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Burgas to Kostenetstrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Kostenets to Rila Monasterytaxi
7h 7m$56–74Drive 449.5 km
- Drive from Burgas to Rila Monasterycar 449.5 km
5h 16m$71–103Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the taxi from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Rila Monasterytaxi
5h 48m$252–448
Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burgas to Rila Monastery is to train and taxi which costs $55 - $75 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Burgas to Rila Monastery is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 12m and costs $160 - $330.
The distance between Burgas and Rila Monastery is 465 km. The road distance is 449.5 km.
The best way to get from Burgas to Rila Monastery without a car is to train and taxi which takes 7h 7m and costs $55 - $75.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Burgas to Rila Monastery, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Burgas to Rila Monastery is 449 km. It takes approximately 5h 16m to drive from Burgas to Rila Monastery.
There are 119+ hotels available in Rila Monastery.
What companies run services between Burgas, Bulgaria and Rila Monastery, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Burgas to Rila Monastery. However, you can take the line 15 bus to Burgas Airport, walk to Burgas Airport (BOJ) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), then take the taxi to Rila Monastery. Alternatively, you can take the train to Kostenets then take the taxi to Rila Monastery.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Burgas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Burgas to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Burgas to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Estimated price
- $50–120
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
Taxi Samokov Borovets
- Phone
- +359 88 770 8623
- Website
- facebook.com
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
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