 | | Renting a Car in Sofia: From the City to the Hillside | | | Terminal 1 has kiosks for Europcar and Bulgarian agencies Choice, Global, and Sixt. Terminal 2 also has Europcar and Sixt, in addition to Avis; Budget; Hertz; National/Alamo; Thrifty; and Bulgarian car rental agencies: Dirent, Moto-Phoe Rent-a-Car, and Tany 97. Car rental agencies in Sofia proper are clustered in the downtown area; some of the bigger hotels have car rental agencies inside.
If you’ll be driving on highways, check to see if your rental car has a “vignette” sticker on the windshield before leaving the agency. Car rental agencies may charge a $2 daily fee for the vignette.
Roads outside Sofia are not all kept in good condition, but even if they were, it wouldn’t be wise to speed anyway—Bulgarian police strictly enforce speed limits, which range between 60 kph inside the city to 120 kph on the highways.
Driving can be a fun way to explore Sofia (as long as it’s not during rush hour) and there are many destinations outside the city for independent daytrips. If you’re a skier, renting a car in Sofia is useful since it means you can get out to the slopes on your own schedule. Renting a car in Sofia is the easiest way to get to two of Sofia’s best attractions, the 11th and 13th century Boyana Church and the National History Museum, which are both located 20 minutes outside the city. | | | | | | |  | | Compare Cheap Car Rentals Deals | | |
