No visa needed

Do citizens of Colombia need a visa for Bulgaria?

Citizens of Colombia 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 Colombia: the passport opens 84 countries visa-free; Bogotá — Sofia: ≈ 10,260 km, about 13.5 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 Colombia passport?

Yes, citizens of Colombia 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 Colombia passport you can visit 84 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 47 with an e-visa; 38 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Colombia passport ranks 72nd of 199.
Colombia passport: visa-free access to 84 countries; Bulgaria passport: 119.
Citizens of Colombia and Bulgaria can travel together visa-free to 79 countries, for example: Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Honduras, Dominica, Barbados, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, and Bahamas.
Citizens of Bulgaria, in turn, don’t need a visa for Colombia. Colombia visa for citizens of Bulgaria

Travelling to Bulgaria: good to know

Bogotá — Sofia: about 10,260 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Bogotá 12:00 — Sofia 20:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Bulgarian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Bulgaria is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Colombia.