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How to reach us

By train
Once you walk out the Central railway station you'll see a bus station in front of you. You may catch buses ? 7, 20, 26 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or mini-bus shuttle ? 2 (shuttle ticket - 0, 35 EURO). You need to get off at the 6-th bus station, the one straight after the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then you walk back for about 30 m (passing by the subway on your left) and take the stone stairs to the left, leading uphill to the Old Plovdiv. In another 30 m walking on a cobbled narrow street you ignore the first street to the left and take the second one, again to the left. In 60 m you come to a crossroad with the Balabanov house on your left. There you continue straight ahead and uphill. About 60 m further up you get to another crossroad with a high church wall and a bell tower in front of you. There you turn right and in about 35 m you'll find the Plovdiv guesthouse on your left.

By taxi
Always check the taxi rates and the approximate amount for the drive before getting on a taxi!!!
The taxi rates in Plovdiv are:
0, 30 EURO - initial fee
0, 30 EURO per kilometer
0,10 EURO - waiting per minute

Your personal route

You may use Google Maps to find the best car route to the hotel: Route to "20 Saborna Str.; Staria grad, Plovdiv". Just click the link and enter the starting point.

How to reach us from the airport

By plane
The closest airport is Plovdiv airport which is situated at about 10 km from the city (15 m drive) - http://www.plovdivairport.com/. The airport has specialized in international charter passenger flights only throughout the year. The busiest period is the winter time when a huge number of foreign tourists fly in to go to one of the top 3 Bulgarian ski resorts - Pamporovo (60 km), Borovets (90 km) and Bansko (160 km). No regular flights.
The second closest airport is Sofia airport, 150 km away from Plovdiv (1, 5 h drive) - http://www.sofia-airport.bg/En/index1.htm. The Bulgarian capital's airport is the largest international airport in Bulgaria with over 1.2 million passengers per year. There are many daily regular flights from the European capitals and cities.
We can arrange your transfer from both airports.

How to reach us by means of public transport

By bus
There are 3 bus stations in Plovdiv:
1. Bus station "South", serving passengers coming from South Bulgaria and Sofia. Just across the bus station street there is a public transportation bus station. From there you may catch buses ? 7, 20, 26 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or mini-bus shuttle ? 2 (shuttle ticket - 0, 35 EURO). You need to get off at the 5-th bus station, the one straight after the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then just follow the same directions as in the "by train "description above.
2. Bus station "North", serving passengers coming from North Bulgaria. In front of the bus station you'll see a public transportation bus station. You may catch bus ? 21 (bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO) or trolley bus ? 3 (trolley bus ticket - 0, 30 EURO). You need to get off at the 6-th bus station, the one just before the tunnel - travel time: 10 min. Then you take the subway which you'll find on your left after you get off the bus. After about 50 m walking underground you take the right stairs and get up on the ground surface. Immediately after you take the stone stairs to the left, leading uphill to the Old Plovdiv. Then you follow the same directions as in the "by train "description above.
3. Bus station "Rhodope", serving passengers coming from the nearby Rhodope Mountains. You need to get down the subway beside the bus station. In about 300 m. walking underground you take the left exit and arrive at the bus station in front of the Central railway station. There you just follow the same directions as in the "by train "description above-travel time on the bus: 10 min.

How to reach us by car

Heading to the Old town of Plovdiv, coming to the hill from its north side, you get the street just before entering the tunnel, on its first crossroad you take left and on the next crossroad you take left (almost 180 degree turn). This is the cobble street of the hostel. After 300 hundred meters from the turn on the right side is the pink building of the hostel.
There is security guards of the municipality of Plovdiv at the entrance of the Old town - it is restricted area for the cars.
They allow passing of the hostels guests.