Where To Test

CheckPoint Sofia

ЧекПойнт София

NGO / charity service · Sofia, Bulgaria

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Walk in — no appointment needed

Community-endorsed HepActive· 22 Sep 2026

Just turn up during opening hours. If the exposure you are worried about was recent, the centre advises waiting about six weeks before testing.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — The centre does not mention people visiting Bulgaria; no personal details are taken, which makes it usable in practice.

What will it cost?

Free for everyone, including visitors

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About

Bulgaria's community testing centre, a short walk south-west of the city centre, where rapid tests for HIV and hepatitis B and C are free and anonymous, need no appointment, and give a result in about 15 minutes.

Why you might feel comfortable here

Community-led / LGBTQ+-run — Yes
Run since 2016 by three Bulgarian health organisations — HepActive, Health Without Borders and the I Foundation.
Anonymous testing available — Yes
The centre says it collects no personal data at all.

This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.

Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes
Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.
A finger-prick sample, with the result ready in about 15 minutes.
Hepatitis B & C test — Yes
Blood test.
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C, alongside HIV.
Same-day results — Yes
Some or all results before you leave.

Results: About 15 minutes.

Booking, access & languages

Walk in

Just turn up during opening hours. If the exposure you are worried about was recent, the centre advises waiting about six weeks before testing.

No ID required
You don’t need to show identification.
The centre says it collects no personal data.
Walk-in — Yes
No appointment needed (check the hours).
No appointment required
You can come without booking (check the hours).
Anonymous option — Yes
You don’t have to give your name.

Languages: BG — Whether counselling is available in English is not stated; phone ahead if you need it.

Cost

ServiceWhoCost
All servicesEveryoneFree
Anonymous rapid tests for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are free — the centre says you owe nothing.

Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.

After you leave

Results by: in person

Bulgaria: good to know

  • What visitors pay. Testing at CheckPoint Sofia is free — the centre says you owe nothing. What a visitor pays for treatment, or for PEP at a hospital, is not published anywhere we could read.

Emergency number: 112

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

  • e1 · Community-endorsed HepActive · 22 Sep 2026 · www.hepactive.org — Page by one of the three organisations that have run CheckPoint Sofia since 2016 (with Health Without Borders and the I Foundation): the only centre of its kind in Bulgaria for anonymous, free testing and counselling for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV; result in 15 minutes; no personal data collected; no appointment; CE-certified tests; advice to wait about six weeks after a recent exposure.
  • e2 · Community-endorsed Deystvie · 22 Sep 2026 · www.deystvie.org — Bulgarian LGBTI organisation's guide to where to test: CheckPoint Sofia at ul. Tsar Samuil 111, Monday to Friday 12:00–20:00 and Saturday 12:00–18:00 with a break from 16:00 to 16:30, phone 02 952 3399, free and anonymous testing for HIV and hepatitis B and C, and the only cabinet in Bulgaria open beyond standard working hours.

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