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Metro M4 from Terminal 2orNight bus N4 from both terminals?

The short answer

For one traveler the Metro M4 from Terminal 2 is cheaper by €0.20. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Metro M4 from Terminal 2 is quicker: 27 min against 30 min.

Metro M4 from Terminal 2: 05:21–23:38. Night bus N4 from both terminals: 00:25–03:25.

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.
TravelersMetro M4 from Terminal 2Night bus N4 from both terminalsDifference
1€0.80€1€0.20
2€1.60€2€0.40
3€2.40€3€0.60
4€3.20€4€0.80
5€4€5€1
6€4.80€6€1.20
7€5.60€7€1.40
8€6.40€8€1.60

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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.

Metro M4 from Terminal 2: price for every party size

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N4 · Sofia Urban Mobility CentreNight bus N4 from both terminals
From
The bus stop outside Terminal 2, then the stop outside Terminal 1
To
Knyaz Alexander I Square, in the middle of the city by the former royal palace, where the other night lines meet; the bus goes on past Serdika metro station
Luggage
Two pieces of hand luggage ride free; each further piece needs its own ticket.
Runs
00:25–03:25
Journey
30 min

This is the answer between the last metro at 23:38 (23:46 at weekends) and the first bus 84 at 05:10 (04:30 at weekends): four buses an hour apart, the last at 03:25. Land after 03:00 and the wait for public transport can be two hours; a Yellow! taxi from the desk is the alternative.

Change at Knyaz Alexander I Square for the N1, N2 and N3 to the rest of the city; the bus pauses there for five minutes before going on to Serdika and Gotse Delchev.

Until 9 October 2026 the Terminal 2 stop is moved 130 m along the forecourt towards the arrivals end.

Night bus N4 from both terminals: price for every party size

See the bank-card rule with the Urban Mobility Centre

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