Cheap flights from Gdansk to Sofia

November is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar covers September through March plus May and June. Autumn and late winter are the calm stretches, when the holiday rush is over and fares settle; spring dates fill up again around Easter. Summer is not listed here, so if you need July or August, look at nearby dates or come back later. Midweek departures tend to cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and booking a few weeks ahead beats leaving it to the last minute. Polish and Bulgarian public holidays create long weekends that sell out early, so plan around them.

Wizz Air is the low-cost option here, and its fare covers a seat and a small cabin bag — a checked bag or a chosen seat pushes the total up. The rest of the line-up is full-service or regional: LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Eurowings, Helvetic Airways and Braathens Regional Aviation. On those tickets a checked bag is more often part of the fare, though light brands can leave it out. Nothing flies non-stop, so every option is a connection, usually through a hub in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands or Scandinavia — check where you change and how long you have.

You land at Sofia Airport, the city's only commercial airport, a short ride east of the centre. Metro, city buses and taxis all connect the terminal with town: the metro is the easy choice if you travel light, a taxi is simpler with bags or a late landing. Use the official taxi rank or a ride app rather than a driver who approaches you in arrivals. If you are changing planes on the way, keep an eye on your connection time — a tight transfer in a large hub is where this route usually goes wrong.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Bulgarian

Emergency number

112

Driving side

right

Calling code

+359

Internet domain

.bg, .бг

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Sofia

1.2 M (2025)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Sofia)

Country facts: Wikidata

• You fly out of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, so confirm that is the airport printed on your ticket before you pay.
• On Wizz Air, decide up front whether you need a checked bag, because the fare you see covers only a small cabin bag.
• If your connection is on two separate tickets, leave a generous gap — a missed leg is your problem, not the airline's.
• Check that your passport or ID is valid for Bulgaria and for any country you transit through.
• Book early for the cheapest month, November, and compare midweek dates against weekend ones.
• Read the fare rules on the full-service airlines too, since light brands can exclude the bag you assumed was included.