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Time Difference

Winter time: GMT +2 hours (October through March).

Summer time: GMT +3 hours (April through September)

 

Voltage

220 V only

 

Monetary Units

lev. Banknote denominations include 1,00, 2,00, 5,00, 10,00, 20,00, 50,00 and 100,00 leva, as well as coins of 1,00 smaller denominations. 1 £ changes for 2,89667 leva.

 

Working Hours

offices - 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

banks - 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

shops - 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 pm. (Monday to Friday, Saturday until noon)

 

Important Telephone Numbers

Police - 166

Ambulance - 150

Road assistance - 146

 

Transport

 

public transport

    - in big cities: trams, trolley-buses, buses

    - elsewhere: buses

    - inter-city transport: plane, train, coach

 

taxi

 

rent-a-car: AVIS, Hertz, Intertel, Europcar, Budget and International Car Rental in Sofia, the country's big cities and resorts

 

Medical Service

Free first aid and consultation in emergencies

 

Currency Exchange

In banks and 24-hour change bureaux. The exchange rate is announced every day.

 

Credit Cards

Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club, American Express, Access, Airplus.

They can be used for the payment of all standard services in hotels, restaurants, night clubs, shops, car rentals, plane tickets, etc.

 

Passports and Visas

No entry visas are required for citizens of the EU and EFTA member states.

You will need a valid passport with an entry or transit visa which is issued by the embassies and consulates of the Republic of Bulgaria abroad.

No entry visas are required for citizens of the countries with which Bulgaria has a visa-free regime, or of organized tourists who have bought a package tour.

No visas are required for CIS citizens for a stay of one month, provided they are in the possession of a valid passport, a voucher for pre-paid tourist services or if they pay the sum of 40 USD for each day of their stay in the country.

  

Meals

Troughout Bulgaria you will find catering establishments of different categories serving different foods:renowned luxury restaurants, taverns which serve national cuisine, restaurants serving foreign cuisine, fast food outlets, pizzerias, numerous cafйs and pastry shops, entertainment spots, etc.

Menus are usually printed in both Bulgarian and English. Restaurants stay open from 11a.m. to midnight, but may work round the clock.