The Honorary Consulate of Bulgaria in Darmstadt is run by honorary consul Ingo-Endrick Lankau and is a local point of contact for Bulgarian citizens and for business and cultural links in Hesse. Passports and visas are handled by the Bulgarian Consulate General in Frankfurt.
Contact Details
| Address | Deutsche-Telekom-Allee 1, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany |
| Telephone | +49 6151 95 81 50 |
| Fax | +49 6151 95 81 18 |
| honorarkonsul@bulgarien-hessen.de | |
| Website | www.honorarkonsul-bulgarien-hessen.de |
| Head of Mission | Ingo-Endrick Lankau, Honorary Consul |
| Consular district | Hesse |
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 12:00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on public holidays. Please confirm before you visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Darmstadt
Honorary consul Ingo-Endrick Lankau represents Bulgaria in Hesse and runs his own website with information for Bulgarians in the state.
Which Bulgarian office issues passports and visas?
Bulgarian identity cards and passports for this area are issued by Bulgarian Consulate General in Frankfurt. The honorary consul can help with information and contacts.
Contact details of the Bulgarian Consulate General in Frankfurt Am Main, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: Rheinstraße 29, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Telephone: +49 69 509 278 13 10
- Email: cg.frankfurt@mfa.bg
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:00–12:00
- Website: www.mfa.bg/en/embassies/germanyfrankfurt
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Bulgaria and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Bulgarian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Bulgarian missions in Germany
Measured in a straight line from Darmstadt, the nearest other Bulgarian office is the Consulate General in Frankfurt am Main (about 27 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Darmstadt.
- Berlin (440 km) – Embassy of Bulgaria
- Düsseldorf (200 km) – Consulate General (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Frankfurt am Main (27 km) – Consulate General (Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland)
- Munich (290 km) – Consulate General (Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg)
- Darmstadt – Honorary Consulate (Hesse) (this page)
- Hamburg (420 km) – Honorary Consulate (Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein)
- Leipzig (310 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony)
- Magdeburg (330 km) – Honorary Consulate (Saxony-Anhalt)
- Mainz (30 km) – Honorary Consulate (Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Münster (240 km) – Honorary Consulate (North Rhine-Westphalia)
- Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
- Stuttgart – Honorary Consulate (Baden-Württemberg)
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Details checked on 7 October 2026. Sources: German Federal Foreign Office, Embassy of Bulgaria in Berlin. Rules and opening hours can change. Confirm with the consulate before your visit.
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