Metro M4 from Terminal 2orBus 84 from both terminals?
The short answer
For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.
The Metro M4 from Terminal 2 is quicker: 27 min against 32 min. The Bus 84 from both terminals varies between 30 and 45 minutes.
Metro M4 from Terminal 2: 05:21–23:38. Bus 84 from both terminals: 05:10–23:45.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
Metro M4 from Terminal 2
Bus 84 from both terminals
Difference
1
€0.80
€0.80
same
2
€1.60
€1.60
same
3
€2.40
€2.40
same
4
€3.20
€3.20
same
5
€4
€4
same
6
€4.80
€4.80
same
7
€5.60
€5.60
same
8
€6.40
€6.40
same
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
M4 · Metropolitan EAD, the Sofia metroMetro M4 from Terminal 2
From
Sofia Airport metro station, at the eastern end of Terminal 2 next to the terminal building; from Terminal 1 take the free shuttle bus first
To
Serdika, the interchange in the middle of the city, after Stadion Vasil Levski and Sofia University; the train goes on to Slivnitsa
Luggage
Two pieces of hand luggage ride free; each further piece needs its own EUR 0.80 ticket.
Runs
05:21–23:38
Journey
27 min
The station is at Terminal 2. If you land at Terminal 1 — Wizz Air and easyJet do — the free shuttle to Terminal 2 runs every 20 to 40 minutes, or bus 84 from your own terminal is the same EUR 0.80.
The timetable gives 27 minutes to Serdika; the airport says about 20. Traffic never comes into it.
Tap the same bank card at the gates for each person: one card pays for one passenger. Wait for the reader to confirm before you go through.
For the Central Railway Station and the central bus station, change at Serdika to the M2 and ride two stops; for a train to Plovdiv, Iskarsko Shose, the second stop from the airport, connects to the railway.
84 · Sofia Urban Mobility CentreBus 84 from both terminals
From
The bus stop outside Terminal 2, then the stop outside Terminal 1
To
General Gurko Street, the terminus in the centre near Orlov Most and the Vasil Levski stadium, about fifteen minutes on foot from Serdika
Luggage
Two pieces of hand luggage ride free; each further piece needs its own ticket.
Runs
05:10–23:45
Journey
30–45 min
The same EUR 0.80 as the metro, and the only public transport that stops at Terminal 1 itself; from Terminal 2 the metro is faster.
Tap once per person as you board and wait for the green light; one bank card covers one passenger. Without a card the driver sells a EUR 1.00 ticket.
The timetable gives 30 minutes to General Gurko Street; the airport allows about 45 on a weekday and 35 at the weekend, and the road through Druzhba and along Tsarigradsko Shose decides.
Until 9 October 2026 the Terminal 2 stop is moved 130 m along the forecourt towards the arrivals end. Until 9 January 2027 the bus runs a diverted route between Iztok and the airport along the main carriageway of Tsarigradsko Shose.
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