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Cheap fuel and campsites; the Rila and Pirin mountains are empty in June.
Drives on the right · BGN · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 42p cheaper than at home. Week of 26 Oct 2026, European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes). Converted at the ECB rate of 30 Oct 2026 (£0.834 to the euro).
- Bulgaria → Greece +20p
- Turkey → Bulgaria +12p
- Bulgaria → Romania +12p
- Bulgaria → Serbia +10p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
E-vignette by plate: weekend about €5, 7-day about €8, under 3.5 t. Over 3.5 t: toll by distance.
Clean air zones
Sofia introduced a winter zone for older diesels in the centre.
Sleeping in the van
Tolerated outside national parks and the Black Sea resort strips.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle, first-aid kit, fire extinguisher, hi-vis vest. Headlights always on.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
140 / 90 / 50
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Balkans and Adriatic | 9° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Routes through here
- Vienna to Istanbul overland: The old road east: Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, the Bosphorus.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.