No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Belarus?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Belarus and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Minsk: ≈ 1,280 km, about 2 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Belarus without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Belarus for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Belarus visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Belarus passport: 43.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Belarus can travel together visa-free to 38 countries, for example: Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine, Tunisia, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Belarus, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Belarus

Travelling to Belarus: good to know

Sofia — Minsk: about 1,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Belarusian Ruble.
Languages: Belarusian and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BYN 3.02.
Belarus is the 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.