Vignette and bridge tolls in Bulgaria
In Bulgaria a vehicle up to 3.5 t needs an e-vignette, linked to your number plate. The same goes for a motorhome with category M1 on the registration certificate, whatever its weight. On the two Danube bridges to Romania you pay a separate bridge toll as well.
Bulgaria: what do you need?
Car: Vignette Since 1 August 2026: day EUR 5.30, weekend EUR 6.60, week EUR 10.00, month EUR 19.90, quarter EUR 35.90, annual EUR 64.50.
Car with caravan: Vignette Combination up to 3.5 t: only the car's vignette. Over 3.5 t together: a second vignette for the trailer, at the same price as the car's.
Motorhome up to 3.5 t: Vignette Same vignette and same prices as the car.
Motorhome over 3.5 t: Vignette If the registration certificate shows category M1, the vignette applies at the car rate, whatever the weight. Without M1 the distance-based toll applies.
Map of Bulgaria
The numbers on the map are the two Danube bridges with a toll.
- Vignette
- Toll per section
- Distance-based toll
- Mixed
- No general toll
- Not yet confirmed
Tap a country or a number for details. The colour follows the chosen vehicle.
Do you need a vignette in Bulgaria?
Yes. With a car, a car with a caravan or a motorhome up to 3.5 tonnes you need a vignette in Bulgaria. By number plate: online at bgtoll.bg or in the app (bank card, up to 30 days ahead), at terminals, points of sale and some border crossings, also in cash. No vignette: compensatory fee EUR 46.50, otherwise a EUR 153.39 fine.
Do you have to pay tolls in Bulgaria?
The vignette covers the motorway toll. On top of that, 2 sections, bridges or tunnels listed below charge separately, even with a vignette.
E-vignette: prices and conditions
- In short
- E-vignette required for vehicles up to 3.5 t and for motorhomes with category M1 on the registration certificate, whatever their weight. Other motor vehicles over 3.5 t pay a distance-based toll.
- Who it applies to
- Motor vehicles with at least four wheels up to 3.5 t and category M1 motorhomes. If the car tows a trailer and the combination exceeds 3.5 t, a second vignette is needed for the trailer.
- For your vehicle
- Car Vignette Since 1 August 2026: day EUR 5.30, weekend EUR 6.60, week EUR 10.00, month EUR 19.90, quarter EUR 35.90, annual EUR 64.50.Car with caravan Vignette Combination up to 3.5 t: only the car's vignette. Over 3.5 t together: a second vignette for the trailer, at the same price as the car's.Motorhome up to 3.5 t Vignette Same vignette and same prices as the car.Motorhome over 3.5 t Vignette If the registration certificate shows category M1, the vignette applies at the car rate, whatever the weight. Without M1 the distance-based toll applies.
- Over 3.5 t
- Over 3.5 t a distance-based toll applies, with an on-board unit or a prepaid route pass. Exception: motorhomes with M1 on the registration certificate pay the vignette, whatever their weight.
- How to pay
- By number plate: online at bgtoll.bg or in the app (bank card, up to 30 days ahead), at terminals, points of sale and some border crossings, also in cash. No vignette: compensatory fee EUR 46.50, otherwise a EUR 153.39 fine.
- Price
- Since 1 August 2026, up to 3.5 t and M1 motorhomes: day EUR 5.30, weekend EUR 6.60, week EUR 10.00, month EUR 19.90, quarter EUR 35.90, annual EUR 64.50. The trailer vignette costs the same.
Source: BG TOLL (Agentschap Wegeninfrastructuur). Checked on 10 November 2026.
For a motorhome over 3.5 t the registration certificate decides. If it shows M1, you buy the ordinary vignette at the car rate. If it shows anything else, the distance-based toll applies, with an on-board unit or a prepaid route pass. If you tow a caravan and the combination exceeds 3.5 t, you need a second vignette for the trailer.
Bridge tolls on the Danube bridges to Romania
| Section | Price | For your vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Danube Bridge Ruse to Giurgiu (Friendship Bridge)Bridge | Passenger car with up to 8+1 seats, towards Romania: EUR 2 per crossing, in cash, by card or online (Bulgarian customs, notice of 25 April 2026, seen on 10 November 2026).Source: Agentschap Douane van Bulgarije, 10 November 2026 | Car Passenger car with up to 8+1 seats: EUR 2 when leaving Bulgaria. Car with caravan Rate for a car with caravan or trailer not seen in the source. Motorhome up to 3.5 t The source names only passenger cars with up to 8+1 seats. Whether a motorhome counts as one is not stated. Motorhome over 3.5 t Rate for heavier vehicles not seen in the source. |
| 2 Danube Bridge Vidin to Calafat (New Europe Bridge)Bridge | Per crossing, seen on 10 November 2026: vehicle with up to 8+1 seats and goods vehicle up to 3.5 t EUR 6 (from Romania also 30 RON (about €5.61)), 3.5 to 7.5 t EUR 12 (61 RON (about €11.41)). The page gives no start date.Source: Danube Bridge Vidin-Calafat AD, 10 November 2026 | Car Category 1, vehicle with up to 8+1 seats: EUR 6 per crossing. From Romania also 30 RON (about €5.61). Car with caravan The car is category 1 (EUR 6). Whether a caravan changes the rate is not stated; for goods vehicles the trailer weight counts. Motorhome up to 3.5 t A vehicle with up to 8+1 seats and a goods vehicle up to 3.5 t both pay EUR 6. Motorhomes are not named separately. Motorhome over 3.5 t Not clear: EUR 6 as a vehicle with up to 8+1 seats, or EUR 12 like a goods vehicle from 3.5 to 7.5 t. |
At Ruse you pay only when leaving Bulgaria: the Romanian bridge toll in the other direction lapsed on 1 October 2026 under Romanian law. At Vidin you pay in both directions, and the cash desks of that bridge do not sell vignettes. For motorhomes and cars with a caravan the rate is not known everywhere: the source for the bridge at Ruse names only passenger cars.
Where to buy the e-vignette
BG Toll Official seller
Site of the Bulgarian electronic toll system, operated by the Road Infrastructure Agency. It sells the e-vignette for vehicles up to 3.5 t and the trailer vignette.
- Costs
- Official price from 1 August 2026, vehicle up to 3.5 t and motor caravan (M1): 1 day EUR 5.30, weekend EUR 6.60, weekly EUR 10.00, monthly EUR 19.90, quarterly EUR 35.90, annual EUR 64.50.
On the way to Bulgaria: vignettes in Austria, Hungary and Romania
From Calais the usual route runs through Belgium, Germany, Austria and Hungary, and then through Romania or Serbia. If you go through Romania, you need three vignettes on the way. Prices are on the pages about vignette and tolls in Austria, the e-vignette in Hungary and the rovinieta in Romania.
Checklist for Bulgaria
Arrange in advance
- Car: Since 1 August 2026: day EUR 5.30, weekend EUR 6.60, week EUR 10.00, month EUR 19.90, quarter EUR 35.90, annual EUR 64.50. Source: BG TOLL (Agentschap Wegeninfrastructuur)
- Car with caravan: Combination up to 3.5 t: only the car's vignette. Over 3.5 t together: a second vignette for the trailer, at the same price as the car's. Source: BG TOLL (Agentschap Wegeninfrastructuur)
- Motorhome up to 3.5 t: Same vignette and same prices as the car. Source: BG TOLL (Agentschap Wegeninfrastructuur)
- Motorhome over 3.5 t: If the registration certificate shows category M1, the vignette applies at the car rate, whatever the weight. Without M1 the distance-based toll applies. Source: BG TOLL (Agentschap Wegeninfrastructuur)
On the car
- Display a white oval UK sticker on the rear of the vehicle unless your number plate already carries the UK identifier with the Union flag. The old GB sticker is no longer valid: cover or remove it. In Spain, Cyprus and Malta you need the sticker whatever is on your plate. Source: GOV.UK
Documents
- Take your driving licence and the vehicle log book (V5C) when you take a UK vehicle abroad for less than 12 months. For a hire or lease car you need a VE103 certificate instead of the V5C. Source: GOV.UK
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Neighbouring countries
Euro amounts in brackets are converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 10 November 2026 and are an indication.