Find out whether you'll need an adaptor for a power socket when you travel to Bulgaria, or how widely available internet and mobile signal is.
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Electricity and sockets
Bulgaria's mains operates on a 220V and 50Hz frequency, values that the vast majority of commonly used appliances accept without difficulty.
Sockets and plugs in Bulgaria are mainly of type F (called Schuko type) and less often of type C.
A type F socket has two holes and a pair of earthing strips at the top and bottom.
Type C sockets do not have a grounding (it is replaced by a two-phase protection), you can easily plug in, for example, a mobile phone charger or a shaver.
- Sockets - F and C
- Voltage - 220 V
- Frequency - 50 Hz
Internet
Bulgaria is part of the EU, so mobile data will work without a roaming surcharge for all EU, Iceland, Norway or UK citizens.
Internet coverage in Bulgaria is good in populated areas, but there may be problems in more remote parts of the mountains.
Public wi-fi networks are offered by the vast majority of hotels and guesthouses and are available in many of the larger restaurants.
Call
When it comes to making calls, the same rules apply in Bulgaria for mobile operators from the EU, Norway and the UK as if you were calling domestically.
So you'll call home from Bulgaria at the same prices and tariffs as you would if you lived in the EU, Norway or the UK. Don't expect any extra roaming charges when you travel to Bulgaria.
If you're from outside the EU, get Bulgarian data e-sim quickly and easily on the web airalo.com.
