Transport capabilities
Road network - The road network has internal and regional importance. An important road is the E79 international road, Vidin - Montana - Vratsa - Botevgrad - Sofia. The total length of the roads within the municipality is 218.3 kilometers, including: first class - 30.5 km; second class - 33 km; third class - 60 km; and fourth class - 94.8 kmMunicipality of Vidin is located 200 km away from Bulgaria's capital, Sofia. The municipality is easily accessible and plays an important role in the national and European transport systems. Two European transport corridors cross the municipality: No. 4 Kraiova (Romania) - Vidin - Sofia - Koulata, and No. 7 along the Danube. Vidin is the best place for the construction of a second bridge over the Danube that is to be built soon. The Vidin - Kalafat (Romania) ferryboat line is located 2.5 km away from the city and serves European transport corridor No. 4: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania (Kalafat), Bulgaria (Vidin), Greece and Turkey. Close to the ferryboat, approximately 3 km away from the city, is located a duty free zone.
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Municipality of Vidin is connected to all communities within the country and to the border checkpoints via railroads.
Railroads have a great importance for the municipality. On the average, 10 trains depart and arrive at the Vidin passenger train station.
The freight train station is comparatively new, on an area of 230 decares. Its capacity is 20-30 tons of loading/unloading works and freight processing per day. At present, it is not being utilized at full capacity.
Vidin River Harbor Customs - processes cargoes and passengers on European transport corridor No. 7 (along the Danube): Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Ukraine. Located downtown Vidin.
Bregovo Customs (Bulgaria) - Serbia (Negotin - Belgrade - Novi Sad - Subotica)- Hungary ( Szeget), 30 km away from Vidin
Vrushka Chouka Customs (Bulgaria) - Serbia (Zaichar, Belgrade), Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland - 45 km away from Vidin
Table of distances and travel times to major cities /Sofia, Thessaloniki, major Euroepan cities/
| Vidin | Sofia | ||
| Bulgarian city | km. | European city | km. |
| Blagoevgrad | 313 | Amsterdam | 2164 |
| Bourgas | 568 | Athens | 784 |
| Dobrich | 556 | Budapest | 775 |
| Dourankoulak | 639 | Frankfurt | 1735 |
| Gabrovo | 328 | Bern | 1761 |
| Gyueshevo | 324 | Brussels | 2122 |
| Haskovo | 445 | Warsaw | 1457 |
| Kalotina | 263 | Geneva | 1724 |
| Kapitan Andreevo | 521 | Hamburg | 1937 |
| Koulata | 399 | Hannover | 1810 |
| Kurdzhali | 463 | Helsinki | 2461 |
| Kyustendil | 302 | Koln | 1899 |
| Lovech | 261 | Copenhagen | 2001 |
| Malko Turnovo | 630 | Leipzig | 1552 |
| Montana | 102 | Lisbon | 3535 |
| Pazardzhik | 324 | London | 2249 |
| Pernik | 243 | Luxembourg | 1857 |
| Pleven | 226 | Madrid | 2934 |
| Plovdiv | 360 | Munich | 1440 |
| Razgrad | 407 | Naples | 1877 |
| Rousse | 374 | Nice | 1688 |
| Shoumen | 448 | Wien | 1020 |
| Silistra | 496 | Oslo | 2451 |
| Sliven | 446 | Paris | 2265 |
| Smolyan | 459 | Prague | 1291 |
| Sofia | 211 | Rome | 1662 |
| Stara Zagora | 409 | Stockholm | 1812 |
| Turgovoshte | 407 | Stutgart | 1667 |
| Varna | 532 | Barcelona | 2322 |
| Veliko Turnovo | 350 | Belgrade | 385 |
| Vratsa | 143 | Berlin | 1620 |
| Yambol | 472 | Zurich | 1760 |
Vidin North Port, close to the Ferryboat and the duty free zone, 2.5 km away from Vidin
Cargo Port South, located in the Southern Industrial Zone, with RO-RO and RO-LA terminals.
Duty free zone, located 3 km away from Vidin
Kraiova Airport (Romania) - 60 km away from Vidin
Gabrovnitsa military and civil airport (Bulgaria) - 75 km away from Vidin
Sofia Airport (Bulgaria) - 200 km away from Vidin
Vidin Airfield - 6 km away from the city. Airstrip length 2,030 meters, width 40 meters. Closed in 1998. Flight control systems and buildings have been preserved.