The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs the Romanian citizens who are located, transit or intend to travel to Bulgaria that, between June 12, at 20 to 13 June, time 4. The authorities in the neighboring country will apply the temporary suspension of the road traffic on the Ruse – Giurgiu bridge for all the categories of vehicles.
The traffic on the Giurgiu – Russian bridge will be temporarily suspended in both directions. Photo Facebook May
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends to the Romanian citizens who intend to transit the Danube I Giurgiu – Russian bridge to take into account the mentioned period in which the road traffic will be stopped for crossing and use the other crossing points between Romania and the Republic of Bulgaria.
Recommended alternative routes
This is Vidin – Calafat, Kardam – Negru Voda, Silistra – Ostrov Călăraşi, Dobromir – Krushari and Kainardzha – Lipniţa, Nikopol – Turnu Măgurele (Feribot) (www.feribot -Eurobac.ro), Svishtov – Zimnicea (Feribot) (www.ferry.bg), Oyahovo), – Bechet (Feribot) (www.ferryboat.bg) and Aydemir (Silistra) – Chiciu (Călăraşi) (Feribot) (www.spikaferry.com).
Additional information can be accessed as follows:
– About the online payment system of the bridge tax at Ruse – Customs.bg;
– About the current state of roads – on the free application Lima www.lim.api.bg, on the Agency’s website “Road infrastructure” – www.api.bg and at the phone number 0035970013020, accessible in non-stop regime;
– About the situation of flights at Sofia Airport – www.sofia-airport.eu;
– About the state of the weather – on the website www.weather.bg;
-about the customs regime, at the entrance to Bulgaria from Turkey, on the website www.mae.ro/travel-conditions/3677 (travel conditions in Bulgaria, the title of customs regulations) and on the Agency’s website “Customs” from Bulgaria – customs.bg;
– About the electronic vignette and the e-toll system- on the website www.bgtoll.bg;
– about the situation of traffic through the Bulgarian border crossing points – on the website www.mvr.bg.
Where consular assistance can be
Romanian citizens can request consular assistance at the telephone numbers of the Romanian Embassy in Sofia: +35929712858 and +35929733510, the appeals being redirected to the Center for the Romanian Citizens from abroad and taken over by the Call Center operators in permanent regime.
Sometimes, Romanian citizens who face a difficult, special, emergency situation have available the phone of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Bulgaria: +359879440758.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends consulting the web pages sofia.mae.ro, ec.europa.eu/consularprotection, www.meteooalarm.org, www.mae.ro.
