No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Senegal?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Senegal 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 — Dakar: ≈ 4,970 km, about 6.5 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 Senegal without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

Senegal 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; Senegal passport: 33.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Senegal can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Tunisia, Palestine, Rwanda, Gambia, Cape Verde, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malaysia, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Fiji.
Citizens of Senegal, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Senegal

Travelling to Senegal: good to know

Sofia — Dakar: about 4,970 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Dakar 09:00.
Local currency: West African CFA Franc.
Languages: French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ F CFA 575.
Senegal is the 96th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.