Emergency & Service Numbers

Useful telephone numbers in Bulgaria

What to do in an emergency? Here you find Bulgaria’s national emergency telephone numbers as well as service numbers.

The national emergency numbers in Bulgaria are:

Number

Service

150

Ambulance

160

Fire brigade

166

Police/Traffic police

Useful telephone service numbers include the following:

Number

Service

121

Operator service for domestic calls

144

Business directory enquiries for Sofia

145

Private directory enquiries for Sofia

1286

Car breakdown service (Sofia)

146

Car breakdown service (outside Sofia)

175

Weather forecast

 

Public Telephones

Despite the increasing use of mobile phones, public phone booths can be found in all towns and villages – in post offices, bus and railway stations, airports, bars, cafes, restaurants, hotels, and of course, in the streets.

There are two types of public phone, using different systems and taking different types of phone card:

Bulfon phones are more widespread and usually better value for local calls, whereas Betkom phones tend to be are more reliable and better for international calls and long-distance calls within Bulgaria. Neither type of phone takes coins. Phonecards are sold at most shops and kiosks.

This is an extract from Survival Books’ Living in Bulgaria.

This article is an extract from Buying a Home in Bulgaria
from Survival Books.


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