Forget Password? There are no required vaccinations for visiting Bulgaria. Most of the places which sell food are safe and food poisoning is extremely rare. Tap water is safe to drink almost everywhere. The following coins are available: 1, 2, 5,10,20,50 stotinki and 1 lev. The following notes are available: 2,5,10, 20, 50, leva BGN. Hotels, restaurants, taxi drivers and shops accept payments in Bulgarian Leva only. NEVER change money with anyone who stops you in the street, offering a better rate!
The rate Euro β lev is fixed! Cash machines are also easily accessible in Sofia and larger towns. You can get up to BGN at a time from one cash machine. All major European, North American and Japanese debit and credit cards are accepted. Airports and hotels also offer money exchange, but they usually tend to give less favorable rates. Although money exchange scams are not as common as they were before, we would advise you to exchange money only in reputable places.
The population is growing, so are the vehicles. If you are driving a car or bike here you may need some time to get used to the aggressive driving of many, to the quite popular breaking of traffic rules, and to the swearing of other drivers. So be extra careful!. Taxis in Sofia are yellow, the only company with green cars is Green taxi. Here are a lot of fake taxis that imitate the logos and names of the legal ones , just by changing only one letter or word of its name, but trying to make it look the same.
If you have to take a taxi from the street, be careful it is not one of the fake ones. Before getting into a taxi make sure it is a legal one. Remember always to check the prices and the name of the company before entering the car! Especially when you take taxi from Sofia Airport to the city center, make sure that you order it from the official booth of O.
SuperTrans Company, available at the Arrivals. There are many cases when taxi drivers overcharge unwary travelers, particularly at Sofia Airport and the Central Train Station. We recommend travelers use taxis with meters and clearly marked rates displayed on a sticker on the passenger side of the windshield.
