Last successful test: 8 November 2026

NordVPN in Bulgaria: Sofia speed results

Sofia is the only NordVPN location we test in Bulgaria. It averaged 1,191 Mbps download across 17 successful tests in the last 30 days.

Avg download, 30 days 1,190.9Mbps
Avg upload, 30 days 1,129.8Mbps
Avg ping, 30 days 51.7ms
Pass rate, 30 days 19.5%
Last 30 days

Recent results for Sofia.

Speed and reliability

17 of 87 test attempts completed in the last 30 days (19.5%). 70 of the 70 failures were tunnels that didn't connect.

Most recent tests here ran against the GSL Networks (Sofia) Ookla server.

How it compares

Sofia, Bulgaria ranks 29 of 52 current NordVPN locations in Europe by average download. The next faster is Vaduz, Liechtenstein, at 1,194 Mbps.

Surfshark's fastest current location in Bulgaria is Sofia, Bulgaria, averaging 1,349 Mbps against 1,191 Mbps here.

All-time averages

Sofia

#LocationDownload, MbpsUpPing
01 SofiaBulgaria
1,909.7
1,561.7 48.5
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These figures come from our own automated WireGuard tests, run from one datacentre connection. They show what a server can deliver, not what you'll get at home, where your own broadband sets the limit. How we test.

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