What Veliko Tarnovo costs
A day in Veliko Tarnovo runs from €24–30 per person in a hostel to €65–77 in a hotel with two restaurant meals — no rides, since everything is on foot.
- Per person, per day
- frugal €24–30
- Beds
- Hostel from €7
- Food
- Set lunch €8.30–11.70, dinner €10–12
Veliko Tarnovo is not an expensive town: €24–30 per person covers a hostel bed, a set lunch and a Tsarevets ticket, with no rides since everything is on foot. A mid-range day, with a hotel and a restaurant dinner, is €56–69; a comfortable one, with two restaurant meals, €65–77. The biggest gap between profiles is the bed — a hostel at from €7, a hotel at €30–38 per person.
Prices line by line
The Samovodska Charshia and a walk through the old town cost nothing; they are not in the table.
Three profiles, per person per day
The same basket used for every city on the site, so days compare; transport is zero because everything is on foot.
The Arbanasi trip without a separate budget
Arbanasi is 15–20 min from the centre by taxi or bus. Every site charges separately, €7.67 per site, and most people visit one or two rather than all of them — so the trip barely moves the daily budget.
The same comparison for 143 places: hostel, hotel, getting into town and a day pass. Travel costs →
Before you go
Short answers to what people ask most before setting out.
How much money do I need for a day in Veliko Tarnovo?
Per person, €24–30 frugal, €56–69 mid-range or €65–77 comfortable, depending on the room and how many meals are in a restaurant; rides do not count since everything is on foot.
Do I need to book a Tsarevets ticket in advance?
No. No timed booking is needed; entry is €7.67.
How much is the bus from Sofia?
€14.50 per person, for a ride of about 3 h 20.
Ready for Veliko Tarnovo?
Where to next
The Veliko Tarnovo the guidebooks skip
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→A Roman theatre, the cobbles of the Old Town and the crooked lanes of Kapana, all on one hill and in the quarter below it.
How well does Veliko Tarnovo suit you?
→Six questions: a score for this place and others like it.
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