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An eSIM for Bulgaria is a digital data plan for the phone you already own. There is no physical SIM card, no airport lines, and no passport needed. Your plan is ready on your SIMAREA account before you even leave home.
It works safely alongside your normal SIM. You keep your own number for calls and important text messages. Your data goes through the SIMAREA plan. Just turn off data roaming on your home SIM to avoid high bills.
Every plan here uses more than one partner network. Your phone joins one when you arrive and can switch to another if the signal weakens.
If you stay longer, top up your current plan with more data. You do not need to buy a new one.
What it is not: a local phone number. If you need a number for verification codes, see virtual numbers.
Bulgaria eSIM on A1, Telenor, and Vivacom
Data for a Sofia city break or a month in Plovdiv, with three Bulgarian networks on one eSIM. Each plan counts its days from its first connection in Bulgaria, so you can install it before your trip.
The unlimited plan is the day pass we feature for Bulgaria: after its daily full-speed allowance it keeps you connected at a lower speed, and it is billed per day for the days you choose. Fixed plans are one price for the term shown. Nothing on this page is an estimate.
How to get mobile data in Bulgaria
Set it up at home the night before. Your eSIM waits quietly until you arrive.
Pick eSIM plan
Choose how long you are there. The day pass is billed per day, so the term is yours to set.
Pay, then scan
Charged from your balance, which you top up with crypto. Your QR code is in your dashboard once the order is paid.
Turn it on when you arrive
Turn on data roaming for your SIMAREA plan when you arrive, and it joins a partner network.
What to know about an eSIM for Bulgaria
The specifics that decide whether a travel eSIM is useful once you're actually there.
More than one network
Every plan here lists more than one partner network. If one gets weak, your phone can switch to another.
Set up before you go
No SIM card store, no passport check. Install it at home, then turn on data roaming for it when you arrive.
Hotspot sharing
Share your internet with a laptop or a friend, if your plan and phone allow it.
Keep your own number
The eSIM is just for internet. Your normal SIM still receives calls and important bank codes. You can use both at once.
Keep using the same eSIM
Staying longer? Top up the same plan with more data from your dashboard. No need for a new QR code.
If it does not work
Not installed or connected yet? Ask for a refund within 30 days of buying it. Installed but not working on any of its networks? Support helps, and refunds you if it cannot be fixed.
Bulgaria eSIM: three networks, or 5G on fewer
Every Bulgaria plan, fixed or day pass, connects to A1, Telenor, and Vivacom. None of the three carries a 5G mark on these plans. Traffic exits through France, the Netherlands, or the United Kingdom, so sites see an address in one of those countries, not in Bulgaria.
The wider plans differ:
- Balkans eSIM, Global 130, and the 41-country Europe eSIM lists: Vivacom alone, marked 5G, with an exit in the UK or Norway.
- 33-country Europe list: A1 and Vivacom, both marked 5G, with an exit in Belgium.
- 31-country Europe list: all three, marked 5G, and a Dutch exit. It only sells 31 days, on 10, 20, or 50 GB, counted from installation and closed to top-ups.
- 35-country Europe list: all three and the same exit as the Bulgaria plans, again with no 5G mark.
Bulgaria plans by length
A short stay gets 1 GB for 7 days or 3 GB for 15 days. A month gets 3, 5, 10, 20, or 50 GB for 30 days, and the same 50 GB is also sold for 180 days.
The day pass runs at full speed up to 1 GB a day, then at 512 Kbps until the day resets. On the Balkans eSIM, the day pass drops lower, to 384 Kbps. Any Bulgaria plan tops up with extra data on the same eSIM, though never with extra days.
Bulgaria with Greece, Romania, Serbia, or Turkey
The Bulgaria plans name Bulgaria alone. For a trip across a border, each neighbor sits on different lists:
- Greece: on the Balkans list and on every Europe list.
- Romania: on every Europe list, but not named on the Balkans list.
- Serbia and North Macedonia: on the Balkans list and the two 41-country Europe lists.
- Turkey: on the 34-country list and the two 41-country Europe lists, but not named on the Balkans list.
Global 130 names all five with Bulgaria, on Vivacom here.
Bulgaria eSIM FAQ
Does the Bulgaria eSIM have 5G?
The Bulgaria plans show no 5G mark on A1, Telenor, or Vivacom. If you want one in Bulgaria, compare the wider plans above and the networks each keeps.
Is the Bulgaria day pass unlimited?
No, it's a daily allowance: 1 GB a day at full speed. After that you stay connected at 512 Kbps until the day resets.
Can I take the eSIM on to Bucharest or Istanbul?
Not on a Bulgaria plan. For Bucharest, any Europe list names both countries. For Istanbul, look at the 34-country list, a 41-country list, or Global 130.
Does a Bulgaria eSIM include a Bulgarian number?
No, it's for data only, and calls and texts stay on your own SIM. Numbers are sold separately, as rentals under virtual numbers.
What happens to my refund once I install it?
Installing ends it. A refund on request applies within 30 days of purchase, and only while the eSIM hasn't been installed or connected. After that, the exception is an eSIM that works on none of A1, Telenor, or Vivacom in Bulgaria: support fixes it or refunds it.
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Choose your Bulgaria plan
Three networks on every plan, as a day pass or fixed data. Adding Romania or Turkey? Check the Europe and Balkans lists first.