Balgarianovinite.com Trips by Bulgarian citizens abroad reached 585,800 in February 2026, an increase of 8.8% compared with February 2025, according to final data released by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). An increase was recorded across all monitored travel purposes.
NSI data show that in February 2025, trips by Bulgarians abroad stood at 538,200, representing a 7.8% increase year-on-year from February 2024.
In February 2026, visits by foreign citizens to Bulgaria totalled 753,200, up 4.5% compared with the same month a year earlier. An increase was recorded across all monitored travel purposes.
Transit crossings through Bulgaria accounted for 28.4%, or 214,200, of all visits by foreign citizens to the country. By comparison, foreign visits to Bulgaria totalled 720,600 in February 2025, an increase of 3.1%, year-on-year.
The largest number of trips by Bulgarian citizens in February 2026 were to Turkiye, at 134,700, followed by Greece (122,000), Romania (68,900), Serbia (46,600), Germany (33,400), Austria (26,700), North Macedonia (24,300), Italy (21,700), Spain (14,200) and France (14,000).
The largest number of visits to Bulgaria were made by citizens of Romania, at 181,700, followed by Turkiye (153,800), Greece (101,400), Serbia (50,000), North Macedonia (26,600), Germany (25,700), the United Kingdom (24,200), Italy (19,000), Ukraine (18,800) and Israel (18,400). Trips by Bulgarians Abroad Rise 8.8% in February 2026, Foreign Visits to Bulgaria Up 4.5% Year-on-Year, NSI Says 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-17 09:43:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law