Driving between Bulgaria, Romania and Greece is easier than it has ever been: all three are in Schengen and the EU, and the plugs are the same everywhere. What changes at the border are the road charges, the charging networks and, in Romania, the currency.
At the border
Since 1 January 2025 Bulgaria and Romania have been full Schengen members, so there are no passport checks at the land borders with each other or with Greece. You still need a valid ID card or passport with you, and police may carry out random checks near the border. On summer weekends queues still form at the busiest crossings, such as Kulata–Promachonas.
Between Bulgaria and Romania you cross the Danube on a bridge — at Ruse–Giurgiu or Vidin–Calafat — or by ferry at a few smaller crossings. The bridges charge a toll.
Vignettes and tolls
Electric cars pay the same road charges as other cars in all three countries:
- Bulgaria: an e-vignette for motorways and main roads. Since 1 August 2026 it costs €6.60 for a weekend, €10 for a week or €19.90 for a month. Buy it at bgtoll.bg.
- Romania: a rovinieta for national roads. Electric cars aren't exempt, but since 1 October 2026 they pay the lowest rate. Buy it online before you set off.
- Greece: no vignette. The motorways have toll stations along the way; you pay at each one by card or cash.
Buy vignettes before the trip — both are checked by cameras, and the fines are far higher than the vignette.
Charging in the next country
The plugs don't change: every country uses CCS2 for fast charging and Type 2 for slow charging. See plugs and charging speeds.
The networks do. The app you use at home may have no chargers over the border. Before the trip:
- Look at the chargers along your route in the next country and note their networks.
- Install those networks' apps and add a bank card, at home, on Wi-Fi.
- Plan to arrive at the border with enough charge to reach a charger you know works, not the first one you find.
Mobile data costs the same across the EU, so your apps and maps keep working without extra charges.
More on payment in how to pay at chargers in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece.
Prices and currency
Bulgaria and Greece use the euro. Romania uses the leu: Romanian chargers show prices in lei, and your bank converts them. Prices per kWh vary a lot between networks and between slow and fast charging, so check in the app before you start.
Our route guides
For the main cross-border routes we've written guides with every charger along the road, the border and its costs:
PlugNest's route planner works across borders: plan Bucharest to Thessaloniki in one go, and it picks stops in all three countries for your car.