There are 9 ways to get from Belfast to Bulgaria by bus, plane, busferry, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
best- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
8h 45m$75–390Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 6h$209–399Fly Belfast International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane BFS - BOJ
9h 4m$104–339Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUB - BOJ
8h 34m$81–382Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 50m$87–435Fly Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane BFS - PDV
11h 5m$159–493Fly Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BFS - SOF
9h 10m$78–237Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoriabus 830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
2d 11h$299–423Car ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Râmnicu Vâlcea Socarbusferry
- Take the bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Sofiabus 983
3d$212–464
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $75 - $240 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Bulgaria is to bus and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $80 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Belfast and Bulgaria is 2654 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Bulgaria without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $200 - $400.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Belfast to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Belfast to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 6:06 PM in Belfast and 8:06 PM in Bulgaria.
Book your Belfast to Bulgaria bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Bulgaria?
Ryanair, easyJet, and Jet2.com fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) 4 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Burgas Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Burgas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Burgas Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- $5
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Râmnicu Vâlcea to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Hamilton Square Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Râmnicu Vâlcea Socar
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $48–130
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $48
- Car Passenger
- $185
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $48–130
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $48
- Car Passenger
- $185
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