Gate-side meds run: this Pharmacy sits in T2
This Pharmacy in Terminal T2 is your quick stop for last-minute health basics before boarding. It sits past security in the departures area of Sofia Airport, so you can grab painkillers, cold medicine, or stomach tablets without leaving the gate zone. Stock is similar to a city pharmacy, but in travel sizes and blister packs that clear security easily.
Expect standard Bulgarian pharmacy pricing rather than duty free levels; over-the-counter items like paracetamol or ibuprofen usually come in 10–20 tablet packs, not bulk bottles. Staff typically handle prescriptions from EU countries and Bulgaria, but if you’re connecting from outside the EU, bring the paper script or a photo with dose clearly written. Card payments are accepted in leva and often in euro, but change comes back in BGN.
Hours track the main T2 departure bank, roughly early morning through late evening, but it can close between the last outbound flights after 22:00 and the first morning wave. If you land very late into Sofia and stay airside for a connection, don’t count on it being open. For flight-day allergies or a sudden headache near your gate, this is faster than walking back toward the public landside shops.
Tip: snap a photo of your home meds and dosages before travel; showing that at the T2 Pharmacy counter speeds up finding the closest Bulgarian equivalent.