No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Botswana?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Botswana and can stay up to 90 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 — Gaborone: ≈ 7,490 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Botswana for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Botswana 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; Botswana passport: 46.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Botswana can travel together visa-free to 33 countries, for example: Kosovo, Georgia, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Lucia.
Citizens of Botswana, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Botswana

Travelling to Botswana: good to know

Sofia — Gaborone: about 7,490 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Gaborone 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula.
Languages: English and Tswana.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Botswana is the 129th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.