Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at SOF.
At Sofia airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (Terminal 1, Terminal 2). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Is your layover at SOF long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: Terminal 1, Terminal 2
Getting between them: Free landside shuttle bus between the terminals, 24 hours, every 20 minutes by day and every 40 at night; marked walkway of about 2 km; the metro only stops at Terminal 2
The two terminals are about 2 km apart and linked only landside. Single-ticket connections guaranteed by the airline always take place in Terminal 2 and are well signposted. Arriving from outside the Schengen area you go through security; from a Schengen flight there is no security check.
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: cestee.com.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
