Nowadays, when the borders are becoming more blurred, there is a need for business travel, as well as travel for pleasure. One of the most popular destinations for several years remains Bulgaria. This is not surprising: the warm sea in summer, picturesque ski slopes in the winter and balneological hotels with healing mineral water throughout the year.
When organizing a tour, many questions arise, and a considerable part of them are associated with mobile operators in Bulgaria: country codes, conditions and telephone coverage in general.
Things to consider before traveling
Each arriving person needs to familiarize themselves with some information in advance. For example, it is very important to always have mobile and city numbers of the insurance company and the Embassy of Russia with you (while not forgetting the phone code in Bulgaria), because an unforeseen situation may arise when you urgently need to consult the employees of these organizations. Of course, you should not tune in to the worst, but it is better to be fully prepared.
Calling an ambulance, fire or police service throughout the country is carried out by a single telephone number 112.
Local mobile networks: purchase of a SIM card and conditions
Three major operators operate in Bulgaria: M-Tel, Vivacom and Telenor. All have approximately the same coverage, the difference is only in the tariffs.
Coming for a short period it is more convenient to use a SIM card with a pre-paid number of minutes, after which the number will be disconnected. By the way, in Bulgaria the codes of mobile operators do not depend on the locality.
In the case when for some reason this option does not suit you, you need to be extremely careful when signing the contract. For example, a non-returnable balance burns out after a certain time - this should be borne in mind if you plan the next visit and there is a desire to have a telephone connected to the local network.
When buying a SIM card, as in Russia, you will need a passport. After the limit expires, the account is replenished at any time. Since there are no mobile payment centers in Bulgaria, you can do this in the office of the operator’s company, on the Internet, or by purchasing a card for a certain amount in a supermarket or one of the MALLS.
Bulgaria phone code and calls from Russia
When organizing an independent trip abroad, you may need to first contact the employees of a company. Do not worry, almost all receptionists in hotels speak Russian and understand it, so the likelihood of a language barrier is extremely small.
To do this from a mobile phone, just call the indicated Bulgarian number without entering additional numbers.
From stationary devices in Russia, the algorithm of actions will be different. Exit to the intercity - 8, to international communications - 10, Bulgaria code - 359 + the desired city and phone number.
Domestic telephone contacts
If you purchased a local SIM card, then for mobile communication you do not need to dial the code for Bulgaria. The local one acts here - 0.
You may need to call any other city in the country while on its territory. It is worth considering that the larger the settlement, the shorter will be its code. For example, in the capital Sofia it is 2, in the coastal city of Varna - 52, and in tiny towns you will have to type 3-4 numbers each.
To call Russia or any other country from a fixed telephone, you first need to enter the international telephone code of Bulgaria - 00. For example, the dialing procedure for a call to Moscow will look like this: 00-7-495-home / work number of the subscriber.
Roaming abroad is an expensive pleasure, so you should buy a SIM card by choosing from suitable tariff plans. In Bulgaria, they are constantly updated and supplemented: you can be sure that you can save a little on mobile communications.