Is Karlovo safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Karlovo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Karlovo scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bulgaria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Karlovo scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bulgaria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Karlovo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (28/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Charted at coordinates 42.6420° N, 24.8082° E in Plovdiv, Karlovo maintains a regional distance of 121.7 km W to Sofia.
Plovdiv
42.6420° N, 24.8082° E
406 m
Europe/Sofia
21,339
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bulgaria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bulgaria travel advice & laws.
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