site.btaChristmas Train to Travel on Sofia - Bankya - Sofia Route on Sunday

A Christmas train will travel on December 15 on the Sofia - Bankya - Sofia route, the press centre of Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) said The The composition will feature the emblematic 46.03 Baba Metsa [Granny Bear] steam engine.

The Christmas train will depart from Sofia at 09:50 am and arrive in Bankya at 10:55. The return trip will start at 1:25 pm and arrive in the capital at 2 pm.
The festive composition will consist of five carriages for travelers with Christmas decorations and one retro carriage from the Vitosha Express government train where Santa Claus and Snow White will greeat and give gifts to all children aboard.

During the stops in Pernik and in Bankya, traveallers will have enough time to look at the carriage from the retro BDZ train, take a picture with Santa Claus and Snow White and visit the Christmas market in the city centre.

The prices of tickets for travel in both directions on the routes Sofia - Pernik - Sofia and Sofia - Bankya - Sofia are BGN 55 for adults and BGN 27.50 for children up to 10 years old with reserved seats included.

A trip of the Christmas train is also planned on December 21 along the direction Gorna Oryahovitsa - Pleven - Gorna Oryahovitsa.

Tickets for the Christmas trains can be purchased from ticket offices and railway offices at all stations in the country, as well as online.