Burgas: facts

At a glance

• Country: Bulgaria
• Region: Burgas
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 210,646
• Coordinates: 42.5065° N, 27.4689° E
• Time zone: Europe/Sofia (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Lev (BGN)
• Distance to the capital, Sofia: 340 km (211 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Burgas Airport (BOJ): 8.0 km (5.0 mi), straight line
• Varna Airport (VAR): 86 km (53 mi), straight line
• Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ, Turkey): 157 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vetren: 13 km (8 mi)
• Pomorie: 15 km (9 mi)
• Zidarovo: 21 km (13 mi)
• Sozopol: 21 km (13 mi)
• Vratitsa: 27 km (17 mi)

Events

• Burgas Yachting Week: April 2027
• Bourgas Sand Fest: July 2027
• International Folklore Festival: August 2027
• Spirit of Burgas: August 2027