How to call from Bulgaria. Addresses and telephones in Bulgaria. Where is the best place to buy a SIM card

The main telephone companies in Bulgaria are Mtel (mtel.bg), Vivatel (vivatel.bg), Globul (globul.bg). You can buy SIM cards at any company office if you have a passport. The average cost of a package is $10-20. The average cost of calls to Bulgarian phone numbers from local operators in the country is $0.2/min., the average cost of international calls to Russia is $0.8/min.

It is possible to purchase telephone cards with which you can call from pay phones. The cost of the card is on average about $5 for 300 minutes of international communication. Instructions on how to call from the card are usually indicated on its back.

The price of phone calls in Bulgaria from a hotel to Russia can reach $3-4 per minute.

Also Russian cellular operators offer a roaming function and various options to reduce costs. Roaming prices are shown in the table.

Prices are in rubles

Internet in Bulgaria

The Internet is widespread in Bulgaria. In most cafes, hotels and often just on the street, especially in large cities, you can get wireless Internet access in Bulgaria. The main Internet providers in Bulgaria are Mtel (mtel.bg), Vivatel (vivatel.bg), Globul (globul.bg). 3G communication in Bulgaria is present mainly in large cities, in the center. Price mobile GPRS Internet in Bulgaria is approximately $1.6 per 1 MB.

Telephone codes of cities in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: 359

Plovdiv: 32

Veliko Tarnovo: 62

Varna, Golden Sands: 52

Burgas: 56

Sunny Beach, Nessebar: 554

Albena: 5722

Bansko: 7443

How to call from Bulgaria to Russia

• From the city: 00 - 7 (Russian code) - your city code - phone number
• From mobile: +7 (Russia code) -495 (Moscow code) -123-45-67

Example from city: 00-7-495-123-45-67
Mobile example: +7-495-1234567
From mobile to mobile, as in Russia: +7-926-1234567

How to call from Russia to Bulgaria

• From the city: 8 - beep - 10 - 359 ( telephone code Bulgaria) - 2 (Bulgarian area code) - phone number
• From mobile: +359 - 2 - phone number

Mobile example: +359-2-123-456-78
Example from city: 8-10-359-2-123-456-78
From mobile to mobile, as in Russia: +359-926 (code mobile operator) - 123-45-67

How to make an international call within Bulgaria

0 - area code - phone number
Example: 0-2-123-456-78
Numbers in Bulgaria are mostly 6 and 7 digits

Useful phone numbers in Bulgaria

Embassies of Russia in Bulgaria

Embassy of Russia in Sofia

Address: 1113 Sofia, blvd. Dragan Tsankov, 28, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 963-09-14, 963-13-14
[email protected]
www.russia.bg

Consulate General of Russia in Varna

Address: 9000 Varna, st. Macedonia, 53, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 52) 60-27-18
[email protected]

Consulate General of Russia in Ruse

Address: 7020 Ruse, st. Nish, 1, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 82) 82-22-52
[email protected]

Emergency phone numbers in Bulgaria

• ambulance - 1500
• fire department - 160
• police - 160
• road assistance (in Sofia) - 1286
• road assistance (national) - 14

Hospitals in Bulgaria

Sofia

MBAL "Tokuda Hospital-Sofia"
Address: Atanas Dukov, 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 4034000
www.tokudabolnica.bg‎

Alexandrovsk hospital
Address: Sofia, st. St. Georgi Sofia 1, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 292301
www.alexandrovska.com‎

Varna

Multidisciplinary transport hospital-Varna
Address: pl. Petko Slaveykov 1, Varna, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 52) 632234
www.government.bg‎

MBAL "Sveta Anna-Varna" AD
Address: bulevard "Tsar Osvoboditel" 100, Varna, Bulgaria

Burgas

hospital
Address: st. St. St. Cyril and Methodius, Burgas, Bulgaria

Plovdiv

MBAL "Plovdiv" AD
Address: boulevard "Bulgaria" 234, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 32) 959221
www.mbal.net‎

Veliko Tarnovo

MBAL "Dr. Stefan Cherkezov"
Address: street "Nish" 1, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Pharmacies in Bulgaria

Sofia

CENTRALNA BILKOVA PHARMACY
Address: Sofia, Yu.Venelin St 1, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9814590

PHARMACY MEDEA
Address: Gabrovo street 1, 1309 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 8616109
www.aptekamedea.bg‎

PHARMACY NEOMED
Address: Sofia, Gen.Totleben Blvd 2, ent. V, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 2) 9515539

Varna

PHARMACY GALANTUS
Address: Varna, Knyaz Boris I Blvd 76, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 52) 625070

PHARMACY OMEGA 1
Address: Varna, Dr. Basanovich St 6, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 52) 306911

Burgas

PHARMACY NUMBER 15
Address: Burgas, blvd. Democracy, bl. 104 in. V, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 56) 541956

PHARMACY OF IZID
Address: Burgas, blvd. St. Stambolov 43, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 56) 813502

Plovdiv

PHARMACY YAZOV
Address: Plovdiv, st. May 1, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 32) 625992

PHARMACY GALANTUS
Address: Plovdiv, st. Ibar 19, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 32) 963928

Veliko Tarnovo

PHARMWEST PHARMACY
Address: Veliko Tarnovo, st. Nikola Gabrovski 18, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 62) 644940

PHARMACY OF ASCLEPIUS-DAY-NIGHT
Address: Veliko Tarnovo, st. Veliki Preslav 4, Bulgaria
Phone: (+359 62) 605150

One of the market leaders (those who have been to Bulgaria will probably remember its previous name - Globul) - Telenor. The remaining members of the Big Three are VivaCom and M-Tel.

The coverage area for all three is approximately the same, the quality is at the European level. Very often, towers are located in mountainous areas to ensure unhindered signal propagation. For example, in the mountains near Golden Sands, a favorite tourist resort, the signal is excellent.

Traditionally, tourists use cards from Telenor and VivaCom most actively because of the comfortable connection prices. However, it is worth noting that today the prices for servicing Bulgarian operators have become much higher, gradually increasing after 2014, when the collapse of the ruble led to a rise in the price of the euro.

Where is the best place to buy a SIM card

The difference in terms of the availability of buying SIM cards in Bulgaria from Russia is only in one thing: there are much fewer mobile phone shops. Therefore, the issue can be resolved right at the airport (prepare your passport). Brand kiosks of all three operators are present at least in the arrivals area in Burgas.

Mobile tariffs for tourists

Each of the country's cellular companies has its own offer for arriving guests, and each with its own nuances. But the price is very reasonable anyway.

• "Prima Vacancy+" from M-Tel: costs 6 leva (approximately 210 rubles), you can call for half an hour within Russia plus a 3G internet package.
• International tariff from VivaCom: depending on the nominal cost, the number of connection minutes changes. For 6.2 leva - 25 min. (only to Russian landline numbers), for 20 - 100 minutes.
• Telenor "Tourist" tariff: the same 30 minutes as "Vacancy", but with a time limit - the tariff is valid for only 7 days. The price is 6 leva.

For comparison, roaming services of Russian operators will cost you from 30 to 50 rubles. per minute of conversation. Accordingly, if you plan to be in touch often enough, the best choice will be the purchase of a local SIM card with a prepaid package of minutes.

How to call Bulgaria from Russia

To call a landline phone, you need to know the city prefix and use the international code of Bulgaria - 359. Calls to mobile phones in roaming do not change, but if the call goes to the SIM card of local operators, the country code is added to the beginning of the dialed number.

To mobile phone

Dialing to a cell phone is carried out according to the standard scheme, but instead of the usual eight, we dial +359 and then the subscriber's number.

To a landline phone

You need to go first to the intercity, then to the international line, and then dial the code of the Bulgarian city to which the call will go:

• 8 (beep) 10 followed by 359 followed by area code and phone number.

For convenience, here are several codes of Bulgarian cities, in the hotels of which the majority of Russian tourists live:

• Sofia - 2;
• Plovdiv - 32;
• Veliko Tarnovo - 62;
• Varna, Golden Sands - 52;
• Burgas - 56;
• Sunny Beach, Nessebar - 554;
• Albena - 5722.

How to call Russia from Bulgaria

The mechanism is completely similar, only the prefixes change: 7, then the code of Russia, then 00 to access foreign communications.

To mobile phone

• +7, then the number without the eight.

To a landline phone

• 00, then 7, then the city code and the number in Russia.