No visa needed

Do citizens of Bulgaria need a visa for Zambia?

Citizens of Bulgaria don’t need a visa for Zambia 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 — Lusaka: ≈ 6,480 km, about 8.5 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 Zambia without a visa on a Bulgaria passport?

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

Zambia 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; Zambia passport: 38.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Zambia can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of Zambia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Zambia

Travelling to Zambia: good to know

Sofia — Lusaka: about 6,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Lusaka 11:00.
Local currency: Zambian Kwacha.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ZMW 20.
Zambia is the 120th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.