No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Vietnam?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Vietnam and can stay up to 45 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 — Hanoi: ≈ 7,850 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 45 days

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

Yes, citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Vietnam for up to 45 days. A valid passport is enough.

Vietnam 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; Vietnam passport: 24.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Vietnam can travel together visa-free to 19 countries, for example: Belarus, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Seychelles, Mongolia, Thailand, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malaysia, Haiti, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Vietnam, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Vietnam

Travelling to Vietnam: good to know

Sofia — Hanoi: about 7,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Hanoi 16:00.
Local currency: Vietnamese Dong.
Languages: Vietnamese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₫25,966.
Vietnam is the 135th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.