Vignette Bulgaria
In Bulgaria, a vignette is required not only for motorway sections, but also on some roads 1.-3. Class. It is compulsory for vehicles up to 3.5 t and vehicles over 3.5 t. It is strictly controlled, including at border crossings. Bridges, tunnels and border crossings are charged separately.
Price and validity of the vignette
| Validity/Categories | Vehicles up to 3.5t and max. 8 seats | Vehicles up to 12t and cars with more than 8 seats Euro 0, I, II | Vehicles up to 12t Euro III, IV, V, EEV and higher | Trucks over 12t Euro 0, I, II | Trucks over 12t Euro III, IV, V, EEV and higher |
| 1 day | – | € 11,00 | € 11,00 | € 11,00 | € 11,00 |
| Weekly
(7 days) | € 8,00 | € 27,00 | € 21,00 | € 45,00 | € 34,00 |
| Monthly
(31 days) | € 15,00 | € 54,00 | € 41,00 | € 89,00 | € 69,00 |
| Annual | € 50,00 | € 537,00 | € 413,00 | € 891,00 | € 685,00 |
Information on vignettes
- The stamp must be activated, undamaged and stuck on the inside into the lower right corner of the windscreen (from the driver’s point of view).
- 1-day and 7-day stickers must be activated before sticking.
- A monthly stamp is valid until the same day of the following month (e.g. 15 June – 15 July).
- The annual stamp is valid 1.1. this year – 31.1. the following year.
Where to buy a Bulgarian vignette?
The simplest is get a vignette at a border crossing or petrol station (OMV, Petrol, Shell, Eco, Lukoil, Rompetrol).
You can also buy an e-vignette on the website bgtoll.bg/en/e-vignette, but you will have a bit of trouble with the purchase, because it switches to Bulgarian at every step, there is no option to switch to another currency, etc.
Bridge crossing charges and ferries
In addition to the vignette, there is a charge for crossing certain points at border crossings with Romania. This is a bridge crossing or a ferry crossing. A list of these sections can be found in the table below:
| Bridge/ferry | motorcycles | cars up to 3,5t | cars up to 3,5t with trailer |
| Giurgiu – Ruse (bridge) | Free | – | € 6,00 |
| Silistra – Kalarash (ferry) | € 3,00 | € 7,00 | € 25,00 |
| Vidin – Kalafat (bridge) | ? | € 6,00 | € 6,00 |
| Oriahovo – Beket (ferry) | € 3,00 | € 12,00 | € 40,00 |
| Nikopol – Turnu Magurele (ferry) | € 2,00 | € 12,00 | € 32,00 |
| Svishtov – Zimnicea (ferry) | € 3,00 | € 4,00 | € 8,00 |
In addition, some tunnels are tolled.
TIP: Going to Bulgaria by car? Check the route description to avoid complications.
Road tax for vehicles with more than 8 seats
Trucks, buses, minibuses or any other vehicles with more than 8 seats must pay a fee at the border crossing point for road tax EUR 43-58.
| Type of vehicle | Price |
| Buses with more than 8 seats + 1 driver’s seat | 50 EUR |
| Trucks with two axles | 58 EUR |
| Trucks with three or more axles (with or without trailers and semi-trailers) | 43 EUR |
List of toll motorway/road sections
| Highway designation | Route |
| A-1 Thrace | Sofie – Burgas |
| A-2 Hemus | Sofia – Varna |
| A-3 Struma | Sofie – Kulata / Promachonas |
| A-4 Maritza | Plovdiv – Svilengrad |
| A-5 Cherno More | Varna – Burgas |
| Road marking | Route |
| E-79 | Romanian border – Vidin – Sofia – Blagoevgrad – Greek border |
| Е-70 | Romanian border – Rouse – Shumen – Varna |
| E – 83 | Pleven – Bortevgrad |
| E – 772 | Razgrad – Shumen |
| E – 85 | Rouse – Veliko Tarnovo – Stara Zagora – Haskovo – Greek border |
| E – 871 and Е – 773 | Macedonian border – Kuistendil – Sofia – Karlovo – Kazanlak – Sliven – Burgas |
| Romanian border – Silistra – Shumen – Yambol – Elhovo – Lesovo – Turkish border | |
| F – 80 / F – 85 | Croatian border – Kalotina – Sofia – Ihtiman – Pazardjik – Plovdiv – Svilengrad – Kapitan Andreeevo – Turkish border |
| Е – 87 | Romanian border – Durankulak – Kavarna – Golden Sands – Varna – Sunny Beach – Bourgas – Malko Turnovo – Turkish border |
