No visa needed

Do citizens of Canada need a visa for Bulgaria?

Citizens of Canada don’t need a visa for Bulgaria 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 Canada: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Ottawa — Sofia: ≈ 7,370 km, about 9.5 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 Bulgaria without a visa on a Canada passport?

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

Bulgaria visa rules at a glance

With a Canada passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 33 with an e-visa; 18 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Canada passport ranks 37th of 199.
Canada passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Bulgaria passport: 119.
Citizens of Canada and Bulgaria can travel together visa-free to 107 countries, for example: Bahamas, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Saint Lucia, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Iceland, and Barbados.
Citizens of Bulgaria, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Canada. Canada visa for citizens of Bulgaria

Travelling to Bulgaria: good to know

Ottawa — Sofia: about 7,370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Ottawa 12:00 — Sofia 21:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Bulgarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Bulgaria is the 83rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Canada.