Yes, you can smoke at Sofia Airport (SOF) after security in Terminal 2: a free smoking area of 155 m² by Gates B1–B4 is open to all passengers, and the paid Primeclass Lounge has a smoking area on its open-air terrace. In Terminal 1 the airport lists no smoking area after security, and it lists none outside either terminal, so ask staff for the nearest spot.
Flying from the Black Sea coast instead? Burgas Airport and Varna Airport have open-air smoking terraces after security.
Terminal 2 — Airside Smoking
Free smoking area by Gates B1–B4. Terminal 2 has a designated smoking area of 155 m² near Gates B1–B4, after security, and it needs no lounge access. A reader who used it on 25 July 2026 described it as free, half open, and used for vapes as well as cigarettes, and sent this photo:
The free half-open smoking area by Gates B1–B4 in Terminal 2 — photo from a reader, 25 July 2026
Primeclass Lounge. On Level 2 of Terminal 2, the Primeclass Lounge has 540 m² inside and a 450 m² open-air terrace overlooking the runway, and the terrace has a designated smoking area. On-site entry is €60 per person; passengers of all airlines can use it, as can members of lounge access programmes, and it opens two hours before the first departure and closes when the last flight’s gate closes.
Aspire Business Lounge. On Level 0 of Terminal 2, after passport control, the Aspire Business Lounge has a designated smoking area, with single visits at €25. Ask staff whether it is still open.
Bulgarian law bans smoking elsewhere in the terminal.
Terminal 1 — Airside Smoking
Sofia Airport lists no smoking area in Terminal 1 after security, so ask staff before you pass the checkpoint there.
Landside & Vaping
Landside: Sofia Airport lists no smoking area outside either terminal, so ask staff for the nearest spot; if there is none, smoke outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks.
Vaping: A reader described the B1–B4 area on 25 July 2026 as used for vapes as well as cigarettes. Sofia Airport publishes no vaping rule for its other areas, so ask staff before you vape elsewhere.
Summary table
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| T2, by Gates B1–B4 | Yes | Free, 155 m²; a reader described it on 25 July 2026 as half open, for cigarettes and vapes |
| T2, Primeclass Lounge terrace | Yes | Level 2; paid, €60 on site |
| T2, Aspire Business Lounge | Ask staff | Level 0; designated smoking area, ask whether it is still open |
| T2, rest of the terminal | No | Bulgarian law bans smoking in enclosed public places |
| T1, after security | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area |
| Outside the terminals | Ask staff | The airport lists no smoking area |
For Bulgaria’s airport smoking law and fines, see our Bulgaria airport guide.