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Bulgaria

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Bulgaria passport

Bulgaria (BG) ranks #28 with mobility 158 / 198. 158 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#28

199

Mobility

158

/ 198

Visa free

119

Visa required

14

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Country profile

Capital

Sofia

Population

6.4 million

Area

110,910 km²

Currency

Euro EUR

Languages

Bulgarian

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

299,100 · 2024

Migrant share

4.4%

Ethnic groups · 2021

  • Bulgarian78.5%
  • unspecified9.4%
  • Turkish7.8%
  • Roma4.1%
  • other1.2%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+359

Airports

SOF · BOJ · VAR · PDV

Highlights

  • Rila Monastery
  • Nesebar
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

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FVisa free119

AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustriaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiCabo VerdeChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLatviaLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalaysiaMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoNetherlandsNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayPalauPalestinePanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé and PríncipeSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamZambia

AOn arrival29

BahrainBangladeshBurundiCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIndonesiaIranJamaicaJordanKuwaitLaosLebanonMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMozambiqueNamibiaNepalOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaSierra LeoneSri LankaTanzaniaZimbabwe

TeTA10

AustraliaCanadaCôte d'IvoireIsraelKenyaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSurinameUnited Kingdom

EeVisa26

AzerbaijanBeninBhutanBurkina FasoCameroonChadCubaDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaGuyanaIndiaIraqLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMyanmarNigeriaPakistanRussiaSomaliaSouth SudanSyriaTogoUganda

RVisa required14

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicCongoEritreaGhanaMaliNauruNigerNorth KoreaSudanTurkmenistanUnited StatesYemen

Nearby in the ranking

PortugalSloveniaSlovakiaCzechiaEstoniaLatvia

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Bulgaria?

Visa-free 119, on arrival 29, eTA 10, eVisa 26, visa required 14.

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