No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Rwanda and can stay up to 30 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 — Kigali: ≈ 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: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Rwanda for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Rwanda 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; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Palestine, Senegal, Sao Tome and Principe, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Sofia — Kigali: about 5,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Kigali 11:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 98th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.