No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for the Gambia 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 — Banjul: ≈ 5,010 km, about 7 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 the Gambia without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

Gambia 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; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Bulgaria and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Tunisia, Senegal, Rwanda, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Botswana, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Malaysia.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Sofia — Banjul: about 5,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Banjul 09:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 99th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.