No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Kyrgyzstan?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Kyrgyzstan and can stay up to 60 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 — Bishkek: ≈ 4,120 km, about 5.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Kyrgyzstan for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kyrgyzstan 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; Kyrgyzstan passport: 26.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Kyrgyzstan can travel together visa-free to 23 countries, for example: Serbia, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Palestine, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Seychelles, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Antigua and Barbuda.
Citizens of Kyrgyzstan, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Kyrgyzstan

Travelling to Kyrgyzstan: good to know

Sofia — Bishkek: about 4,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Bishkek 15:00.
Local currency: Kyrgyz Som.
Languages: Kyrgyz and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KGS 87.
Kyrgyzstan is the 81st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.