Which countries border Bulgaria?
Bulgaria shares a land border with five countries: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Bulgaria and its neighbours on a map
Bulgaria is shown in green and its five neighbours in blue. Click a neighbour to see the countries that border it.
- Bulgaria
- Land neighbours
Every neighbour of Bulgaria
| Country | Its own land neighbours |
|---|---|
| Greece | 4 |
| North Macedonia | 5 |
| Romania | 5 |
| Serbia | 8 |
| Turkey | 8 |
Two borders away
These 14 countries border a neighbour of Bulgaria but not Bulgaria itself, so you cross exactly two borders to reach them by land.
Think you know your neighbours?
Border Chain gives you two countries and you connect them by naming neighbours, one border at a time. A new puzzle every day.
How far are you from Bulgaria?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator opens with Bulgaria already selected and measures the straight-line distance to its nearest border.
Questions
Which countries border Bulgaria?
Bulgaria shares a land border with five countries: Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
How many countries border Bulgaria?
Five. That is more than 98 of the 157 countries that have a land border.
Which countries are two borders away from Bulgaria?
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Syria and Ukraine. Each one borders a neighbour of Bulgaria without touching Bulgaria itself.
Are borders across the sea counted?
No. Only land borders count. Countries that face Bulgaria across water are not listed here, and neither are borders of overseas territories far from the mainland. This is the same list the Border Chain game plays with.
Countries with the most neighbours
Land borders as used by the Border Chain game, checked October 8, 2026. Country outlines from Natural Earth.