The municipality is 200 km away from Sofia. Two trans-European corridors pass through its territory: No. 4 and No. 7. The town of Vidin is chosen as a place to be built Danube Bridge 2. The Vidin-Calafat ferry line, serving the European transport corridor No. 4 is 2.5 km away. The immediate vicinity is a duty-free area.

Vidin-North port is 2.5 km outside the city. The river station and customs office of Vidin handle cargo and passengers on the second European transport corridor No 7 on the Danube. Other customs offices nearby are Bregovo (30 km) and Vrashka Chuka (45 km).

On the territory of Vidin municipality there are a number of cultural attractions including 40 historical, 2 archaeological, 68 architectural and so on.