There are 6 ways to get from Belfast to Shumen by plane, shuttle, car ferry, bus, or busferry
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BHD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
10h 50m$333–683Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumen
39h 1m$97–157Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)DUB - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
10h 50m$279–600Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Varna Airport (VAR)BHD - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
11h 30m$333–973Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)DUB - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Shumen
12h 25m$301–723Car ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Hood street423
- Take the busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Shumen
3d 12h$156–241
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Shumen is to car ferry and bus which costs $95 - $160 and takes 39h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Shumen is to fly and shuttle which takes 10h 50m and costs $330 - $700.
The distance between Belfast and Shumen is 2742 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Shumen without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 39h 1m and costs $95 - $160.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Belfast to Shumen, including transfers.
Shumen is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 5:15 PM in Belfast and 7:15 PM in Shumen.
There are 60+ hotels available in Shumen.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Shumen, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Shumen. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP), walk to Bucharest Otopeni Airport, then take the shuttle to Shumen. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Square Victoria Street to Shumen via Stena Line terminus, Belfast, Liverpool, Liverpool, Liverpool One, Bucharest Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, and Buchurest in around 39h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Leeds Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Varna Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–410
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Shumen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- Website
- dublinexpress.ie
Bus from Glengall Street to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–21
- Website
- https://www.dublinexpress.ie/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Seacombe Ferry Terminal to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-west/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Liverpool Elmway close to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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