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Drivers
News that matters if you drive in and around Varna: new traffic rules, road works, border queues and fuel prices.
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- Fuel prices Bulgaria October 2026: diesel €1.91, A95 €1.65, up 42%
Diesel costs about €1.91/l and A95 €1.65/l in Bulgaria (21 Oct 2026). Fuel rose 42.2% in a year, the EU's biggest jump. No shortage, but supply is tight.
- Does Bulgaria still depend on Russian energy? Gas, TurkStream and Lukoil explained
Bulgaria stopped buying Russian gas in 2022, but Russian gas still crosses it via TurkStream. EU ban dates, new supply routes and the Lukoil refinery.
- Kapitan Andreevo border queue: works push trucks to Lesovo
Rebuilding at Kapitan Andreevo has sent trucks to Hamzabeyli–Lesovo: 27 km queues, waits of days. Reports cover trucks; car drivers should plan ahead.
- Lukoil Bulgaria sanctions licence extended to April 2027
The US licence for Lukoil Bulgaria runs to 24 April 2027; the UK extended its own to 26 February 2027, so the Burgas refinery and stations keep running.
- Varna replaces green right-turn arrows with full traffic lights
Two Varna junctions now have three-colour right-turn signals instead of green arrows; five more will follow under new national rules.