There are 9 ways to get from Bulgaria to Dublin by plane, bus, train, ferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
6h 57m€59–193Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Stationbus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
40h 40m€177–264Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
42h 59m€464–655Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane OTP - DUB
7h 39m€161–442Fly from Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane PDV - DUB
10h 26m€64–368Fly from Burgas Airport
- Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane BOJ - DUB
6h 59m€64–213Bus, bus and ferry, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severinbus
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motrubus
- Take the busferry from Motru to Manchester Piccadillybusferry
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry 0
2d 14hBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt centralbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotelbus
2d 14hBus, train, ferry via Paris
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Saint-Denisbus
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourgtrain K2+
- Take the ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
2d 16h
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Dublin is to fly which costs €55 - €200 and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Dublin is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €55 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Dublin. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at The Gresham Hotel via Frankfurt, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Europa Bus Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between Bulgaria and Dublin is 2510 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Dublin without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 40h 40m and costs €170 - €270.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Bulgaria to Dublin, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Dublin bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Bulgaria to Dublin bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central station.
Dublin is 2h behind Bulgaria. It is currently 1:45 AM in Bulgaria and 11:45 PM in Dublin.
There are 1102+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Dublin, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Dublin Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–370
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Dublin Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Burgas Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €55–80
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €60–90
- Rail 1st Class
- €95–140
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Bucharest Obor to Manchester, Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Motru
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Motru to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Europa Bus Centre to The Gresham Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- resavareisendoo@gmail.com
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Saint-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €230–1,400
- On Foot
- €80–100
Ferry from Cherbourg to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–85
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €210–1,000
- On Foot
- €70–85
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