eSIM Болгария

Check your roaming terms before you travel – that decides it. Many contracts bill data in Bulgaria per megabyte, and where an allowance is included it is usually capped well below what a holiday uses. An eSIM pays off if that cap is small, if you want a fixed amount of data you pay for once, or if you simply want a second line alongside your normal SIM.

No. This is a data plan with no number attached. You cannot make network calls or send texts with it. WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Signal and FaceTime work normally over the data – still on your existing number.

Not with us – you buy online and install it yourself. With a Bulgarian prepaid card in a shop it is different: by law it is registered in your name, and without a passport or ID card you will not get one. Our eSIM is a roaming line on the same three networks, so there is nothing to sign up for.

For maps, messaging and a little social media, a few gigabytes usually cover a week. Plans here run from 1 to 50 GB plus unlimited options, with validity from 7 up to 180 days. If you stream in the evening or run a hotspot for a laptop, take a bigger plan or an unlimited one – and if you misjudge it, you top up instead of buying again.

No, it is valid in Bulgaria only. A day trip to Edirne, Thessaloniki or Niš needs its own plan. Near the border – around Kapitan Andreevo, Kulata or the Danube Bridge at Ruse – your phone may also latch onto a neighbouring country's network; if that happens, pick a Bulgarian network again in your settings.

Your phone decides automatically and can switch while you travel. There is nothing to set and no APN to enter. If one spot keeps failing you can select one of the three networks by hand in your settings.

With your first connection in Bulgaria, not at purchase and not at installation. So you can set the eSIM up at home over wifi without any rush.

Yes. Laptop, tablet or a travel companion's phone can hang off it. It draws on the same data allowance, so an evening of streaming through the hotspot adds up.

No, for two reasons: this plan cannot send SMS, and the short numbers 1302 for the blue zone and 1303 for the green zone only accept texts from Bulgarian numbers anyway. Use the URBO City app and pay by card, or buy a paper ticket from the warden.

In the coastal resorts and in the ski towns down in the valley, yes – 4G there, and 5G in the big cities. On the trails in the Rila and Pirin mountains, up on Vitosha above Sofia and in many Rhodope villages there are dead spots. Download the map offline beforehand.

You top up in the Simbye app. Same eSIM, no new QR code, nothing to reinstall.

You buy it online on this page in about two minutes — choose the data plan you need, pay, and the QR code lands in your inbox straight away. Nothing is posted to you and you never visit a shop. Scan the code at home before you fly, and the eSIM is ready to switch on the moment you land in Bulgaria.

Yes, eSIM works in Bulgaria and the national mobile networks support it, so visitors use a travel eSIM exactly like a plastic SIM. You get 4G and 5G in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and along the Black Sea coast. The only requirement is a phone that supports eSIM and is not locked to one carrier.

It depends on how much data you need and how many days you stay — the price table above on this page shows every Bulgaria plan with its current rate. A short city break needs far less data than two weeks of maps, streaming and video calls, so pick the bundle that matches your trip.

It comes down to coverage where you actually go, how much data you need and how long you stay. This eSIM uses A1, Vivacom and Yettel, all three nationwide, so Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, the Black Sea coast and the ski towns are well served. It is data only, with no Bulgarian number for calls or texts. Sizes and durations are in the table above.