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Bulgaria travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Bulgaria: travel advice level, plug type C/F, 230V, emergency 112, currency EUR.

📷 Sofia · Deensel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

No advice against travel Updated 2026-08-11

Latest change (original, English)
Updated information on European Entry-Exit System (EES) (‘Entry requirements’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalSofia
CurrencyEUR
LanguagesBulgarian
Calling code+359
Emergency numbers112
Plug typesType C, Type F
Voltage230 V
Driving sideRight
Population6.4M
Type CType F

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Dimitar Karastoyanov · Public domain · Commons
? · Public domain · Commons
www.vacacionesbulgaria.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
SpaceX · CC0 · Commons
Alphonse Mucha · Public domain · Commons
Constantine of Preslav · Public domain · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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