Getting to Veliko Turnovo and St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Of Veliko Turnovo

• By air

Regular flights are available from all over the world to the capital Sofia and from there you can get public transportation to Veliko Turnovo. During the active tourist season (May – September) charter flights are also available to the two big ports o n the Black sea coast – Varna and Burgas.

• By public transport
  From the larger Bulgarian cities you can travel to Veliko Turnovo by train or bus.
  
  Regular bus service is available from Sofia and Varna to Veliko Turnovo with the buses arriving at the “Yug” (South) bus station or next to Hotel “Etar” (depending o n which company you’re using). The journey takes about 3 hours.
  The buses from Plovdiv (a 4 hour journey), Russe (2 hours) and Burgas (5 hours), arrive at the “Zapad” (West) bus station.
  
  You can travel from Plovdiv and Russe directly to Veliko Turnovo by train, and from Sofia and Varna you can get a train to Gorna Oryahovitsa, and from there to Veliko Turnovo you can get a connection train, taxi, mini bus or local bus line No.10 (distance to VT is 7km.)
  
  Every day there are international trains to Istanbul and Bucharest, which pass through Veliko Turnovo. Also from Gorna Oryahovitsa train station you can get a connection to Athens or Belgrade

• By car
  If you’re travelling by car, Veliko Turnovo lies at the cross road between E85 (Russe – Burgas) and E772 (Sofia – Varna, with the “Hemus” (A2) Motorway at both ends). 

• To St. Cyril and St. Methodius University Of Veliko Turnovo

        You can get from the centre of the city, from bus station “Yug” (South) and the railway station to the Rectorate of the University by bus line № 4, 5, 13, 30, 70 or by taxi.