Buy the digital Bulgaria vignette

Yes, anyone driving a car in Bulgaria needs a vignette: a valid vignette is required for the motorways and a specified network of roads, regardless of whether you are only passing through or staying in the country for longer. The electronic vignette in Bulgaria, called “Vinetka” in Bulgarian and officially e-vignette, must already be valid when you drive onto a toll road. Cars, vans, motorhomes and vehicle combinations up to 3.5 t GVW need an e-vignette; motorcycles are exempt.

The Bulgaria vignette price depends on the validity period. Since 1 August 2026 (around 30 percent more than before), the cost of the Bulgaria vignette for cars is: 1 day 5.30 €, weekend 6.60 €, 7 days 10.00 €, 1 month 19.90 €, 3 months 35.90 € and 1 year 64.50 €. The same prices apply to motorhomes in class M1 and to trailers. The Vignette Flat Rate refers to the 7-day vignette for cars: instead, you pay a fixed price per month and activate the 7-day vignette yourself for each trip. The price comparison shows how this works out.

If you want to buy the Bulgaria vignette, buy the Bulgarian vignette or buy a Bulgaria vignette online, you can do so conveniently directly at europamaut. You can pay for the Bulgaria vignette with PayPal or by credit card. The official site for the Bulgaria vignette is the BGTOLL toll portal (bgtoll.bg). The e-vignette is available at the same price there, in the BGTOLL app, at self-service terminals and at the checkouts of points of sale. Sticker vignettes no longer exist since 2019; the vignette is now only registered to your license plate. europamaut.com is not a government site but a private service provider that handles the registration for you.

Motorcycles and all other vehicles with fewer than four wheels are exempt from the vignette requirement. Agricultural tractors and emergency vehicles of the police and rescue services are also exempt. Cars, vans and motorhomes up to 3.5 t GVW, on the other hand, need a vignette. More under Vehicle classes in Bulgaria.

Motorhomes in vehicle class M1 need the vignette regardless of their weight, i.e. also above 3.5 t GVW. The class is stated in the vehicle registration document. For a vehicle combination, the following applies: if the towing vehicle and trailer together weigh more than 3.5 t GVW, you additionally need a second vignette for the trailer, which costs the same. If the combination stays at no more than 3.5 t GVW, one vignette is enough. The Vignette Flat Rate refers to the 7-day vignette for cars; an additional trailer vignette is not included. More under Motorhome in Bulgaria.

The vignette is valid on all roads in Bulgaria that require a vignette, i.e. on the motorways A1 (Trakia), A2 (Hemus), A3 (Struma), A4 (Maritsa), A5 (Cherno More) and A6 (Europa) as well as on a specified network of class I, II and III roads. Since Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas can be reached via such roads, you need a valid vignette for the journey. Municipal roads are not part of the toll network. The list of roads on bgtoll.bg shows which roads are affected.

Yes, the digital vignette is registered to the license plate and linked to it; it stays with the vehicle and cannot be transferred to another vehicle. A sticker or proof to carry with you is not required. When registering, you enter the license plate and the country of registration. Check both carefully: if the details are incorrect, the fee is considered unpaid under Bulgarian law, and a correction is only possible on application and only if no more than three characters are wrong.

When ordering the Vignette Flat Rate, you specify the start time of your first vignette. After successful payment, it is usually set up automatically within a few minutes; you should only set off once you have the confirmation. You activate further vignettes in your account management with the desired start date; your account management shows how far in advance this is possible. You can check the Bulgaria vignette at any time in the free validity check: it shows whether a vignette is already registered for your license plate.

Officially, the Bulgarian vignette is available for one day, the weekend, 7 days, one month, three months and one year. The daily vignette (Bulgaria vignette 1 day) has been offered since 3 February 2026 and is valid for 24 hours from the selected time. The weekend vignette is valid from Friday 12:00 to Sunday 23:59, the 7-day vignette for seven calendar days from the selected start day. With the Vignette Flat Rate, you no longer buy individual vignettes: for each trip, you activate the 7-day vignette for Bulgaria (cars) yourself, at no additional cost.

Anyone driving without a valid vignette can settle the offence by paying the compensation fee of 46.50 € (since 1 August 2026), either immediately or within 14 days of the electronic notice. If you do not pay, a fine of 153.39 € (300 leva by law) follows. Bulgaria vignette checks are carried out with fixed cameras, cameras in enforcement vehicles and police checks, including for foreign license plates. More under Penalties and consequences in Bulgaria.

For the Danube bridges to Romania (such as Russe-Giurgiu and Vidin-Calafat), a separate bridge toll applies in addition to the vignette and is not included in the vignette. Trucks and buses over 3.5 t GVW pay the distance-based toll per kilometre driven instead of the vignette. Neither is part of the Vignette Flat Rate. You can find an overview under Tolls in Bulgaria and Special toll in Bulgaria.

With the Vignette Flat Rate, you book a monthly flat price once and in return receive unlimited 7-day vignettes for Bulgaria (cars), without having to buy a single vignette again for every trip. In addition, the Vignette Flat Rate automatically also applies to other European toll countries.

No. By booking the Vignette Flat Rate, you initially activate a vignette for the selected country and the specified period. Within the Vignette Flat Rate, you can and must activate vignettes for all further countries and travel periods. Without activating the vignettes, you are not authorized to use toll roads in the respective countries.