Sunny Beach

Sunny Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sunny Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Sunny Beach: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Sunny Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.68704, 27.71633. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunny Beach

• Mesembria · fort · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ruins basilica Virgin Merciful (Eleusa) · fort · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Археологически музей · museum · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ancient City of Nessebar · fort · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church "Dormition of Theotokos" · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church Saint Spas · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint John the Baptist · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Paraskeva · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of Christ Pantocrator · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Sophia · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• St. Stefan · museum · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of St Theodore (Todor) · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Church of St. John Aliturgetos · church · Burgas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Obzor Pass · viewpoint · Burgas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Поморийско езеро · beach · Burgas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Museum of Salt · museum · Burgas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Irakli (beach) · beach · Burgas · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sunny Beach

Other beaches & coast near Sunny Beach

• Поморийско езеро · beach · Burgas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Irakli (beach) · beach · Burgas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kara dere · beach · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Burgas · beach · Burgas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Arapya · beach · Burgas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Varna · beach · Varna · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Euxinograde · beach · Varna · ~79 km · Must-see
• Euxinograd · beach · ~79 km · Must-see
• Limanköy Deniz Feneri · beach · Demirköy · ~117 km · Must-see
• Cape Kaliakra · beach · ~121 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Bulgaria

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