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Conference Venue
The Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering is situated in the Academic Campus of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Block 21, some 4 km from the Sofia downtown. Check the location at Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/c7Z4zKb3tMoq4mvV6
Hotels
There are several good and reasonably priced hotels in the locality of the Conference venue (walking distance of about 1 km / 12 minutes). Check this list: Sofia-hotel-details.PDF
Transportation
Bus
Sofia Airport (both Terminals) are connected to the downtown Sofia by buses 84 and 184. The ticket costs 1.60 BGN if paid by a credit/debit card at the validator device in the bus, or 2.00 BGN if paid to the driver in cash. Bigger luggage usually has to be paid additionally with a separate ticket. The trip by metro to the city centre will take about 40 minutes. The frequency of the trains is about 20-30 minutes from 5:00 to 23:30. Check the bus schedules here: https://www.sofiatraffic.bg/en/transport/schedules
Metro
The metro station at Terminal 2 of Sofia Airport is the first stop of the Yellow Line (M4).
To reach the metro from Terminal 1, you need to first use the Airport’s shuttle bus that connects both terminals. From the Arrivals zone of Terminal 2, go to the left and enter the station. The ticket costs 1.60 BGN, and can be paid directly with a credit/debit card at the validator device. Bigger luggage usually has to be paid additionally with a separate ticket. The trip by metro to the city centre will take about 30 minutes. The frequency of the trains is about 12-15 minutes from 5:30 to 24:00. Check the metro scheme here: https://www.metropolitan.bg/en/scheme/operating-metro
Taxi
There is only one authorized taxi company to operate at the taxi piazza of Sofia Airport, OK SuperTrans (973 21 21). The ride to the conference venue can take 15-25 minutes, depending on the traffic, and the distance is about 10 km. Taxi fees for Sofia are available here: https://www.oktaxi.net/en
Currency
The local currency in Bulgaria is Bulgarian Lev (BGN). For the last 25 years, the Lev maintains the fixed exchange rate of 1.95583 Lev for 1 Euro. Change bureaus and banks in the city offer exchange rates within reasonably small variation from the official course.
There are two ATM machines at each of both terminals of the Sofia Airport.
If you need to exchange money at the airport change bureau, we advise you to exchange only a small amount that would cover only basic expenditures like transportation costs to the hotel, as the exchange rate there may be substantially higher than in the city.
Electricity sockets
For Bulgaria there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Bulgaria operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz. Check for details here: https://www.iec.ch/world-plugs
Weather
Bulgaria has a temperate climate with warm dry summers and cooler winters. In June, days are usually hot with balmy evenings, so visitors should pack light and cool clothing. The average daily maximum temperature is 27 C and the average daily minimum is 17 C. There is a 65% chance of a perfect sunny day and a 36% chance of seeing a mixture of sunshine and clouds with an average 14 mm of rainfall this month and 71% average humidity.
