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Zimbabwe visa for citizens of Bulgaria

Citizens of Bulgaria get a Zimbabwe visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Harare: ≈ 6,780 km, about 9 hours of flying.

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

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Zimbabwe 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; Zimbabwe passport: 36.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Zimbabwe can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Palestine, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Zimbabwe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Zimbabwe

Travelling to Zimbabwe: good to know

Sofia — Harare: about 6,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 9 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Harare 11:00.
Local currency: Botswanan Pula, Chinese Yuan, Euro, British Pound, Indian Rupee, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, South African Rand, and ZWB.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BWP 14.
Zimbabwe is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.