Classic route
BDŽ Fast Train Varna
Sofia → Varna · Bulgaria
- Distance
- 543 km
- Fastest time
- 7 h 30 min
- Average speed
- 72 km/h
- Top speed
- 130 km/h
- Operator
- BDŽ
- Train
- Siemens Desiro EMU
- Countries
- Bulgaria
- In service since
- 1899
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Crosses the Balkan range and the Danubian plain to Varna, Bulgaria’s summer capital on the Black Sea coast.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 5 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: BDŽ — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Read more on Wikipedia (in BG) ↗
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