The Sofia Municipality informs the residents and guests of Sofia that in connection with the final of the third stage of the Giro d’Italia, a temporary organization of traffic and parking, as well as of a large part of public transport, is being introduced.
From 03:00 on 07.05.2026 to 06:00 on 11.05.2026, the entry, stay and parking of vehicles, except for the organizer's cars, is prohibited, as follows:
• Nikolay Gyaurov Square
From 15:00 on 09.05.2026, the stay and parking of vehicles is prohibited at:
• Tsar Osvoboditel Monument
• 15-ti Novembre St. from Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. to Oborishte St.
From 19:00 on 09.05.2026 to 06:00 on 11.05.2026, the entry of vehicles, except for the organizer's cars, is prohibited, as follows:
• Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. Osvoboditel" between Vasil Levski Blvd. and G. S. Rakovski St.
• Narodno Sabranie Sq.
• 15-ti Novembre St.
• the arch behind Alexander Nevski Sq.
• 19-ti Februari St.
From 04:00 on 10.05.2026, the stay and parking of vehicles are prohibited as follows:
• Oborishte St. between Alexander Nevski Sq. and Vasil Levski Blvd.
• 11-ti Avgust St. between Moskovska St. and Alexander Nevski Sq.
• Dunav St. between Moskovska St. and Alexander Nevski Sq.
• Moskovska St. between Gina Kuncheva Sq. and G. S. Rakovski St.
From 06:00 on 10.05.2026 until 23:00 on 10.05.2026, the entry of vehicles, except for the organizer's cars, is prohibited, as follows:
• Oborishte St. between Alexander Nevski Sq. and Vasil Levski Blvd.
• Alexander Nevski Sq. in the part north of Oborishte St.
• Dunav St. between Moskovska St. and Alexander Nevski Sq.
• 11th August St. between Moskovska St. and Alexander Nevski Sq.
• Moskovska St. between Gina Kuncheva Sq. and G. S. Rakovski St.
From 06:00 on 10.05.2026 until 06:00 on 11.05.2026, the stay, parking and entry of road vehicles are prohibited, as follows:
• "Gen. Gurko" Str. between "Vasil Levski" Blvd. and "Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi" Blvd.
On the same section, from 21:00 on 10.05.2026, the passage of vehicles from mass public transport is ensured.
From 16:30 to 21:00 on 10.05.2026, the entry, stay and parking of vehicles, except for the organizer's cars, are prohibited, as follows:
• 6-ti septemvri street between Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. and Aksakov St.
• Aksakov St. between 6-ti septemvri street and Vasil Levski Blvd.
From 12:00 to 21:00 on 10.05.2026, the entry of vehicles, except for the organizer's cars, is prohibited, as follows:
• Vasil Levski Blvd. from Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. to Gen. Gurko St.
• Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. - eastbound lane from Oborishte St. to Gen. Gurko St. (without intersection). Public transport will be bypassed.
• Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. – westbound lane from Oborishte Blvd. to Dragan Tsankov Blvd. (excluding the intersection)
• Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. from Vasil Levski Blvd. to Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd.
• Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd. from Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. to Dimitar Peshev Blvd.
From 12:00 on 10.05.2026, the entry of road vehicles, except for the organizers' cars, will be gradually prohibited in the section:
• Samokovsko Shosse Blvd. (road II-82) from the junction for the village of Gorni Okol (km 49+250) to Copenhagen Blvd.
On 09.05.2026, the public transport routes will change as follows:
Line X43 – Bankya Bus Station – Vasil Levski Monument /from 15:00/. The stop with code 6439 “St. Alexander Nevski Square” will be closed for the line.
Line N1 (in the direction of Mladost 4 residential area): from Todor Alexandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., to the right along Vasil Levski Blvd. and Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. along the route, two-way. The stops will be closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 “Knyaz Aleksandar I Square”;
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 “6-ti septemvri St.”
Line N2 (towards Studentski Grad): from Todor Aleksandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., to the right along Vasil Levski Blvd. and along the route, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Aleksandar I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6-ti septemvri St."
Line N3 (towards Levski G residential area): from Todor Aleksandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd. and after the intersection with Vasil Levski Blvd. straight along the route to Levski G residential area, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Alexander I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6-ti septemvri Street";
• two-way with codes 6439 and 6440 "St. Alexander Nevski Square";
• with code 1241 "Levski Monument Square";
• with code 2012 "Krakra Street".
Line N4 (in the direction of Druzhba 2 residential area): from Todor Aleksandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along the "Knyaz Alexander Dondukov", right on "Vasil Levski" Blvd. and left on "Yanko Sakazov" Blvd. along the route, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Alexander I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6-ti septemvri Street";
• two-way with codes 6439 and 6440 "St. Alexander Nevski Square".
The lines will stop at the existing tram and bus stops in the changed sections of the routes and at a temporary two-way transfer stop with codes 6495 and 6497 "Ploshad Nezavisimost" on Blvd. "Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov" at "Veslets" Str. /5 meters before and 25 meters after the pedestrian walkway in the direction of "Serdika" Str. and "Bacho Kiro" Str./.
On 10.05.2026, the public transport routes will change as follows:
Bus lines:
Line X43 - Bankya Bus Station - "Vasil Levski" Monument. A stop with code 6439 "Ploshad St. Alexander Nevski" is closed for the line.
Line 9 - Iskar Bus Base - Military Academy. From 04:30 the line will run along the route from Iskar Bus Station to Military Academy /turn around at the intersection of Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. /Shipka St./, two-way.
Line 72 – Zapaden Park – Hotel Pliska. From 11:30 the line route is reorganized as follows: in the direction of Hotel Pliska: from Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd., to the right along Dragan Tsankov Blvd., Peyo Yavorov Blvd., M. Eminescu Blvd., Sitnyakovo Blvd., from the intersection of Oborishte St. and Sitnyakovo Blvd. along the route /two-way/.
Line 73 – Mladost 2 residential area – Ovcha Kupel 2 residential area. From 11:30 the line route is changed as follows: in the direction of Ovcha Kupel 2: from the stop with code 0664 "Mladost 2 residential district" straight along St. Kipriyan Street, left along Prof. Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan Street, left along Aleksandar Malinov Blvd., left along Andrey Sakharov Blvd., straight along Marko Semov Blvd., right along Kliment Ohridski Blvd., straight along Dragan Tsankov Blvd., through the roundabout on Peyo Yavorov Blvd. and along the route /two-way/. In the direction of Mladost 2 residential district - from Marko Semov Blvd., right along Andrey Sakharov Blvd. and along its route.
Line 76 - Gotse Delchev residential district - Mladost 4 residential district. In the direction of Mladost 4 – from Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi Blvd., to the right and straight on Dragan Tsankov Blvd., straight on Kliment Ohridski Blvd., to the left on Marko Semov Blvd./Andrei Sakharov Blvd., to the right on Aleksandar Malinov Blvd. and along the route /two-way/.
Line 84 – until 11:30 the line will run along the route: Sofia Airport Terminal 2 – Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. In the direction of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”: from Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., straight on Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., to the right on Vasil Levski Blvd., to the right on Shipka St., to the right on Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi Blvd., to the left on Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd. and along the route /two-way/. From 11:30 the route of the line is reorganized as follows: in the direction of the Military Academy: from Christopher Columbus Blvd., right on Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left and straight on Asen Yordanov Blvd./Shipchenski prohod, right on Sitnyakovo Blvd., left on Madrid Blvd./Yanko Sakazov Blvd., left on Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd., U-turn at the intersection of Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd./Shipka St. /Military Academy/ and along the route, two-way.
Line 94 – from 11:30 the route of the line changes as follows: in the direction of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – straight along Vasil Levski Blvd., left along Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd., left along Fritjof Nansen St. and along the route /two-way/.
Line 180 – from 11:30 the traffic on the line is suspended operationally until the closing vehicle passes along Samokovsko Shose St. The serving bus waits at the MS Business Park stop, in the direction of the Ring Road.
Line 181 – from 11:30 the traffic on the line is suspended operationally. Then the buses will move from the village of Kokalyane along Samokovsko Shose Street, through the Ring Road junction (central roadway), to the right along Al. Malinov Blvd., straight along Al. Malinov Blvd. to Christopher Columbus Blvd., straight along Christopher Columbus Blvd., left along Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd. and along their route to Geo Milev Secondary School, two-way.
Line 183 – until 11:30 the line will move along the route: Dolni Pasarel Village – St. Kliment Ohridski Secondary School. In the direction of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski": from Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., straight on Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., right on Vasil Levski Blvd., right on Shipka St., right on Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd., left on Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd. and along the route /two-way/. From 11:30, traffic on the line is suspended operationally. After the closing vehicle passes along Samokovsko Shose Street, the waiting cars are switched to the route as follows: from the village of Dolni Pasarel along Samokovsko Shose Street, through the Ring Road junction (central roadway), right along Al. Malinov Blvd., straight along Al. Malinov Blvd. to Christopher Columbus Blvd., straight along Christopher Columbus Blvd., along Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd., along Shipchenski Prohod Blvd., right along Sitnyakovo Blvd., left along Madrid Blvd., straight along Yanko Sakazov Blvd. , U-turn at Vasil Levski Square, two-way.
Line 184 – from 11:30 the route of the line is shortened as follows: from Mladost 1 residential area along its route to the Kulinaren k-t Peyfil stop, through the turning wheel for bus line No. 305 and back to Mladost 1 residential area. Mladost 1.
Line 185 – from 11:30 the line will run along the following route: from the village of Lozen along its route to Lozen Street and Star Lozenski Pat Street, through a road junction and left along Sofia Ring Road, straight along Sofia Ring Road (central roadway), right along Al. Malinov Blvd., straight along Al. Malinov Blvd. to Christopher Columbus Blvd., straight along Christopher Columbus Blvd., left along Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd. and along its route to Geo Milev AC, two-way.
Line A186 – from 11:30 the line will run along the following route: from the village of German along its route to Patriarch German Street and Sofia Ring Road, through a road junction and left along Sofia Ring Road, straight along Sofia Ring Road (central roadway), right along Al. Malinov Blvd., straight along Al. Malinov Blvd. to Christopher Columbus Blvd., straight along Christopher Columbus Blvd., left along Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd. and along its route to Geo Milev Auto Center, two-way.
Line 188 – from 11:30 the line will run along the route as follows: from the village of German along its route to Patriarch German Street and Sofia Ring Road, straight along Patriarch German Street, left along Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., right along Dimitar Peshev Street and along its route to the village of Krivina, two-way.
Line 204 – Gotse Delchev Residential Area – Druzhba 2 Residential Area. From 11:30 the line will run along the route as follows: in the direction of Gotse Delchev Residential Area – straight along Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd./Shipchenski Prohod St., left along M. Eminescu Blvd., straight along Peyo Yavorov Blvd., along Dragan Tsankov Blvd., left along Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. and along the route /two-way/.
Line 213 – Mladost 4 residential area – Central Station. From 11:30 the line will run along the following route: in the direction of Central Station – from Alexander Malinov Blvd., left and straight along Andrei Sakharov Blvd./Prof. Marko Semov Blvd., right along Kliment Ohridski Blvd., right along G. M. Dimitrov Blvd., through Aviation Square, straight along Asen Yordanov Blvd., left along Shipchenski Prohod Blvd., right along Sitnyakovo Blvd., left along Oborishte St., right along Evlogi i Hristo Georgievi Blvd. and along the route /two-way/.
Line 280 – Studentski Grad residential area – Geo Milev Bus Station. From 11:30 the line will run along the following route: in the direction of Geo Milev Bus Station – G. M. Dimitrov Blvd., through Aviation Square, straight along Asen Yordanov Blvd., left along Shipchenski Prohod Blvd., right along Ivan Dimitrov – Kuklata St. to Geo Milev Bus Station /two-way/.
Line 304 – Druzhba 2 residential area – NIM. From 11:30 the line will run along the following route: in the direction of NIM – straight along Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left along Asen Yordanov Blvd., through Aviation Square, straight along G. M. Dimitrov Blvd., right along Dragan Tsankov Blvd., left along Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. and along the following route /two-way/.
Line 305 – Peyfil Culinary Complex – Central Station. From 11:30 the line will run along the following route: in the direction of the Central Station – from Alexander Malinov Blvd., left and straight along Andrei Sakharov Blvd./Prof. Marko Semov Blvd., right along Kliment Ohridski Blvd., right along G. M. Dimitrov Blvd., through Aviation Square, straight along Asen Yordanov Blvd., left along Shipchenski Prohod Blvd., right along Sitnyakovo Blvd. and along the route /two-way/.
Line 604 – Iskar Station – Pirogov University Hospital and Medical Center. From 11:30 the line will run along the following route: in the direction of Pirogov University Hospital and Medical Center – from Christopher Columbus Blvd., right along Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd., left and straight along Asen Yordanov Blvd., straight along G. M. Dimitrov Blvd., right along Dragan Tsankov Blvd., left along Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Blvd. and along the route /two-way/.
Line N1 (in the direction of Mladost 4 residential area): from Todor Alexandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Blvd., right along Vasil Levski Blvd. and Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. along the route, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Aleksandar I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6-ti septemvri str."
Line N2 (towards Studentski Grad): from Todor Aleksandrov blvd. (Nezavisimost square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov blvd., to the right along Vasil Levski blvd. and along the route, two-way. Stops are closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Aleksandar I square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6-ti septemvri str."
Line N3 (towards Levski G residential area): from Todor Aleksandrov blvd. (Nezavisimost square) along Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov blvd. and after the intersection with Vasil Levski blvd. straight along the route to Levski G residential area, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Alexander I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6th September St.";
• two-way with codes 6439 and 6440 "St. Alexander Nevski Square";
• with code 1241 "Levski Monument Square";
• with code 2012 "Krakra Street".
Line N4 (towards Druzhba 2 residential area): from Todor Alexandrov Blvd. (Nezavisimost Square) along Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd., to the right along Vasil Levski Blvd. and to the left along Yanko Sakazov Blvd. along the route, two-way. The following stops are closed for the line:
• two-way for transfer with codes 6435 and 6436 "Knyaz Alexander I Square";
• two-way with codes 6456 and 6457 "6th September St.";
• two-way with codes 6439 and 6440 "St. Alexander Nevski Square".
The lines will stop at the existing tram and bus stops in the changed sections of the routes and at a temporary two-way transfer stop with codes 6495 and 6497 "Independence Square" on Knyaz Alexander Dondukov Blvd. at Veslets St. /5 meters before and 25 meters after the pedestrian walkway in the direction of Serdika St. and Bacho Kiro St./.
On 10.05.2026, a temporary bus stop will be opened on Dragan Tsankov Blvd. (at the Bulgarian National Radio), in the direction of Peyo Yavorov Blvd. The lines will serve all stops on the changed routes.
Trolleybus lines
Trolleybus line No. 1: the route is divided into two parts, as follows:
• from the Fifth City Hospital to the Odeon Cinema – along its route to the Odeon Cinema, left along Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd. and back along its route to the Fifth City Hospital.
• from Patnostroitelna Tekhnika – Stochna Gara Sq. and along its route to the stop with code 1856 “Ul. Byalo More”, straight along Al. Dondukov Blvd., right along Vasil Levski Blvd., Stochna Gara Sq., with a U-turn at the roundabout, straight along Vasil Levski Blvd., along Al. Dondukov Blvd. and along its route to Patnostroitelna Tekhnika.
Trolleybus line No. 2: the line will run along its route, as follows:
• from the residential area Hadji Dimitar on its route to the stop with code 1856 "Ul. Byalo More", straight along Blvd. "Al. Dondukov", right along Blvd. "Vasil Levski", Sq. "Stochna Gara", straight along Blvd. "Slivnitsa", left along Blvd. "Georgi S. Rakovski", along the route of trolleybus line No. 9, left along Blvd. "Patriarh Evtimiy" and along its route to the Buxton residential area.
• from Buxton residential area on its route to the transport underpass of the National Palace of Culture, left along Blvd. "Georgi S. Rakovski", along the route of trolleybus line No. 9 to the intersection of Blvd. "Slivnitsa" and Blvd. "Georgi S. Rakovski", right along Blvd. "Slivnitsa", right along Blvd. "Vasil Levski", left along Blvd. "Al. Dondukov" (on the engine) and along its route to the Hadji Dimitar residential area.
Trolleybus line No. 3: from 11:30 the route is divided into two parts, as follows:
• from Patnostroitelna Tekhnika /Stochna Gara Square/ – along its route to the stop with code 1856 "Ul. Byalo More", straight along Al. Dondukov Blvd., right along Vasil Levski Blvd., Stochna Gara Square /with a U-turn at the roundabout/, straight along Vasil Levski Blvd., left along Al. Dondukov Blvd. and along its route to Patnostroitelna Tekhnika.
• from St. Anna University Hospital the route changes from Druzhba 2 residential area to Aviatsia square, along the route of trolleybus line No. 4, two-way.
Trolleybus line No. 4: the route is divided into two parts, as follows:
• from Druzhba 2 residential area Druzhba 2 to Aviatsia Square – along its route to Aviatsia Square, two-way /turn around at the roundabout/.
• from Hadzhi Dimitar residential area along its route to the stop with code 1856 "Ul. Byalo More", straight along Al. Dondukov Blvd., right along Vasil Levski Blvd., Stochna Gara Square /turn around at the roundabout/, straight along Vasil Levski Blvd., left along Al. Dondukov Blvd. and along its route to Hadzhi Dimitar residential area.
Trolleybus line No. 5: the route is divided into two parts, as follows:
• from Nadezhda Overpass to Odeon Cinema, left along Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd. and back along its route to Nadezhda Overpass.
• from St. Anna University Hospital the route changes from Nadezhda Druzhba 1 to Aviatsia Square, along the route of trolleybus line No. 11, two-way /turn around at the roundabout/.
Trolleybus line No. 6: the route is divided into two parts, as follows:
• from Lyulin 3 residential area /to Stochna Gara Square/ – along its route to Stochna Gara Square, two-way /turn around at the roundabout/.
• from Lozenets residential area /to Odeon Cinema/ – along its route to Odeon Cinema, left along Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd. and back along its route to Lozenets residential area.
Trolleybus line No. 8: the line will run along the route as follows:
• from Gotse Delchev residential area /to Odeon Cinema/ – along its route to Odeon Cinema, left along Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd. and back along its route to Gotse Delchev residential area.
Trolleybus line No. 11: the line will run along the following route: from Druzhba 1 residential area /to Aviatsia Square/ – along its route to Aviatsia Square, two-way /u-turn at the roundabout/.
The lines will serve all stops on the changed routes.
On May 10 (Sunday), trains on all metro lines will run on a weekday schedule in order to provide better service to passengers.
