No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Palestine?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Palestine. 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 — Jerusalem: ≈ 1,600 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine 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; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Seychelles, Eswatini, Dominica, Malaysia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Sofia — Jerusalem: about 1,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 38th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.