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Bulgaria visa rules for Costa Rica passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Bulgaria.

The answer

Yes. Costa Rica passport holders can visit Bulgaria visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

publications.europa.euPublications Office of the European Union (consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, as on EUR-Lex)Checked 29 Oct 2026

Barbados Brunei Brazil Bahamas Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Bulgaria passport holders need to visit Costa Rica.

Bulgaria passport Costa Rica

Visa-free · 180 days

Maximum stay
Up to 180 days

ALEMANIA ANDORRA ARGENTINA* AUSTRALIA* AUSTRIA BAHAMAS BARBADOS BÉLGICA BRASIL BULGARIA CANADÁ CROACIA CHILE CHIPRE DINAMARCA* EMIRATOS ÁRABES UNIDOS ESLOVAQUIA ESLOVENIA ESPAÑA ESTADO DE CATAR ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA* ESTONIA FINLANDIA FRANCIA* HUNGRÍA IRLANDA ISLANDIA ISRAEL ITALIA JAPÓN LETONIA LIECHTENSTEIN LITUANIA LUXEMBURGO MALTA MÉXICO MONTENEGRO NORUEGA* NUEVA ZELANDA* PAÍSES BAJOS (HOLANDA) * PANAMÁ PARAGUAY POLONIA PORTUGAL PRINCIPADO DE MÓNACO SAN MARINO PERÚ PUERTO RICO SERBIA SUDÁFRICA REINO UNIDO DE GRAN BRETAÑA** E IRLANDA DEL NORTE REPÚBLICA CHECA REPÚBLICA DE COREA (COREA DEL SUR) REPÚBLICA HELÉNICA (GRECIA) RUMANIA SANTA SEDE VATICANO SINGAPUR SUECIA SUIZA TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO UCRANIA URUGUAY

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Visa-free nearby

Other places Costa Rica passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Sofia, nearest first.

  1. North MacedoniaSkopje, about 170 km from SofiaVisa-free
  2. KosovoPristina, about 180 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  3. RomaniaBucharest, about 300 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. AlbaniaTirana, about 330 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. SerbiaBelgrade, about 330 km from SofiaVisa-free · 90 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Sofia

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Sofia, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 3.5°CLow -3.9°CRain 35 mm
  2. FebHigh 6.5°CLow -2.4°CRain 35 mm
  3. MarHigh 11.4°CLow 1.1°CRain 45 mm
  4. AprHigh 16.7°CLow 5.4°CRain 52 mm
  5. MayHigh 21.4°CLow 9.9°CRain 72 mm
  6. JunHigh 25.3°CLow 13.4°CRain 78 mm
  7. JulHigh 27.9°CLow 15.3°CRain 64 mm
  8. AugHigh 28.4°CLow 15.3°CRain 55 mm
  9. SepHigh 23.3°CLow 11.1°CRain 53 mm
  10. OctHigh 17.6°CLow 6.7°CRain 54 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.7°CLow 2.1°CRain 38 mm
  12. DecHigh 4.6°CLow -2.4°CRain 40 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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