Table of contents
Excellent
4.8
See our 21,673 reviews on
E-vignette Bulgaria
Tolls in Bulgaria are collected through a digital vignette via the BGToll payment system. The motorway vignette is linked to a vehicle registration number and can be bought online at vintrica. You can purchase the electronic vignette quickly and easily via debit or credit card. A confirmation will be sent to your e-mail address and, if you wish, you will receive a text message confirmation that you can show at a checkpoint.
Toll motorways
In Bulgaria, a vignette is required on all motorways and national roads. In short, all motor vehicles (except motorbikes) are subject o the vignette obligation. In 2019, Bulgaria, along with many other countries in Europe, phased out the conventional sticker vignette and introduced the digital vignette.
Motorways
A vignette is required for the following motorways in Bulgaria:
National roads
In Bulgaria, a distinction is made between motorways and national roads. The maximum speed on motorways is 140 km/h, but on national roads it is only 120 km/h. In 2012, the Bulgarian government announced that already existing important routes will be adapted to motorways. This will reduce the high costs of a new motorway. National roads have at least two lanes, but on many sections there are no emergency landing strips.
Regulations for different types of vehicles
In Bulgaria, a distinction is made between two types of vehicles: vehicles under 3.5 tonnes and trailers.
All vehicles with a permissible total weight of 3.5 tonnes, especially passenger cars and campervans, are subject to the vignette requirement. Vehicles with less than four tyres do not require a vignette (motorbikes and trikes)
Regulations for trailers
If your vehicle with trailer exceeds the maximum total weight of 3.5 tonnes, you need an additional e-vignette for your trailer. The validity periods of the two vignettes do not have to be exactly the same. If the towing vehicle with your trailer has a total weight of less than 3.5 tonnes, you do not need an additional vignette for the trailer.
Total weight over 3.5 t (lorries)
As of 1 March 2020, if your vehicle without trailer exceeds the maximum permissible mass of 3.5 tonnes, you have to pay a route-dependent toll. This toll is calculated from the distance driven (a GPS tracker determines which roads you are driving on), the vehicle category (lorry or bus), the gross weight, the number of axles and the EURO emission class. This toll can be registered at BGToll.
Prices and validity periods
You can choose between the following validity periods:
- 1 weekend
- 1 week
- 1 month
- 3 months
- 1 year
The vignette is always valid up to and including the last day (23:59) of the selected period. Weekend vignettes are always valid from Friday 12:00 to Sunday 23:59.
Annual vignettes cannot be registered retroactively and are always valid for one year from the start of validity.
The original vignette prices are set in Bulgarian levs (BGN). We provide you with prices updated every hour. The current exchange rate is:
Please note that if you purchase your vignette online, you will also be charged a service fee. As an independent toll portal, we take care of the registration with the toll operator for you. The service fee is shown in the last step of the order process.
Fines
Anybody driving without a valid e-vignette risks heavy fines. We therefore recommend buying a vignette for your category before you set off. In addition, you should check the validity of the electronic vignette before and after purchase so that you can act quickly if there are any problems.
How are tolls controlled in Bulgaria?
Motorways and national roads in Bulgaria are monitored around the clock for valid vignettes using video surveillance. The vehicle registration number is checked against the vignette register of the National Toll Administration.
What penalties do I face without an e-vignette?
If you drive your car on toll roads in Bulgaria without a valid e-vignette and are caught, you will have to pay a fine of approx. £130 to £865. If it is your first offence, you could instead be offered to make a compensation payment of around £31 to buy a valid vignette on the same day. For vehicles exceeding the total weight of 3.5 t, the fee can be up to £865.
Can I transfer my Hungarian vignette?
Yes, you can transfer the e-vignette to other vehicle registration numbers. However, this is only possible if the vehicle owner changes. In case of a write-off or theft, the e-vignette can be transferred to another vehicle of the same toll class.
Which vehicles are exempt from the vignette?
Only the following organisations are exempt:
- The Hungarian Armed Forces for the protection of public order and NATO
- bodies for the management of the public road network
- Civil protection
- Transport authorities
- Bodies for toll collection and monitoring tasks
- Other bodies with authorisation to use
No more stickers! No more stops!
With the digital vignette, there’s no need to leave the motorway or apply anything to your windshield. Cameras automatically scan your license plate and verify it in the system.
Pay securely online
Digital annual E-Vignette
Drive worry-free all year with a convenient, digital toll solution.