Border crossing point Calafat → Vidin
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Calafat — Vidin Border Crossing
Current status: The Calafat — Vidin international road crossing links Romania and Bulgaria across the Danube via the New Europe Bridge (Danube Bridge 2), opened in 2013. It is the second-busiest crossing between the two countries and operates 24/7. The 1.9 km bridge carries route E79 between Craiova, Vidin and Sofia, with daily traffic of roughly 2,000–4,000 vehicles. Since 1 January 2025 both countries belong to the Schengen area, so border checks are minimal and largely risk-based. The bridge is tolled, around 6 EUR for cars.
Transport: Cars, buses, trucks of all categories, rail, cyclists and pedestrians are all accepted. Live queues are tracked for both directions — Romania → Bulgaria and Bulgaria → Romania. Searches such as "vidin calafat bridge toll" and "danube bridge vidin calafat" usually relate to this crossing.
Basic information
- Located on the European route E79, on the New Europe Bridge over the Danube (1.9 km long).
- Distance from Craiova (RO) is about 90 km (~1 h 20 min); from Sofia (BG) about 200 km (~2 h 30 min).
- From Vidin to the border is around 2 km (~4 min); from Calafat about 1 km (~2 min).
- Opening hours: 24/7.
- Pedestrian crossing is permitted — the bridge has dedicated pedestrian walkways and cycle lanes; crossing is free for walkers and cyclists.
- Bridge toll: roughly 6 EUR for cars and 40–80 EUR for trucks depending on category, payable in RON, BGN or EUR, by cash or card.
Queues and wait times
Average waits for cars range from about 15 minutes to 1.5 hours depending on season and time of day, generally shorter than at the Giurgiu — Ruse bridge. Trucks may wait 1 to 3 hours for customs processing. The quietest period is overnight (01:00–06:00) and the busiest is the morning (08:00–11:00); volumes rise in summer (June–August) and around Romanian and Bulgarian public holidays. Since Schengen accession, checks cover only an estimated 5–10% of vehicles, and the main pause is paying the bridge toll.
For live queue length and crossing statistics see the crossing statistics page, which combines user reports, forecasts and historical wait-time data.