There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Sofia by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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.
Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
12h 8m$85–277Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KIR - SOF
12h 53m$64–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
46h 36m$478–1,204Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donaubus
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
3d 14h$217–433Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
13h 32m$86–219Train to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
9h 35m$88–213
Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $190 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Sofia is to train and fly which takes 9h 35m and costs $85 - $220.
The distance between Cork and Sofia is 2607 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $210 - $440.
It takes approximately 12h 8m to get from Cork to Sofia, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cork to Sofia is to fly which takes 12h 8m and costs $80 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $440 and takes 3 days 14h.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 2:40 PM in Cork and 4:40 PM in Sofia.
There are 2157+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred Street to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Road Station, Dublin, Rădăuți, Linz/Donau, and Linz in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred Street to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $124
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–516
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $516
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