There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Bansko by plane, bus, car, car ferry, train, night train, taxi, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
9h 53m$99–224Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)ORK - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
13h 35m$94–267Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbour
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Drive from Dunkirk to Bansko
47h 30m$660–1,243Bus, train, night train, taxi
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Take the taxi from Belovo to Bansko
2d 17h$173–422Fly Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)SNN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
13h 2m$96–260Fly Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)DUB - PDV
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
19h 18m$102–339Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare EuroportIc / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Antwerp
- Take the bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
2d 20h$347–754Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
2d 22h$97–352Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia to Bansko
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Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Bansko is to fly and bus which costs $90 - $270 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Bansko is to fly and bus which takes 9h 53m and costs $95 - $230.
The distance between Ireland and Bansko is 2672 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bansko without a car is to bus and train and night train and taxi which takes 2 days 17h and costs $170 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Ireland to Bansko, including transfers.
Bansko is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 8:37 AM in Ireland and 10:37 AM in Bansko.
There are 1274+ hotels available in Bansko.
What companies run services between Ireland and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Bansko via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, and Sofia in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $42–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Website
- data.gov.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- data.gov.ro
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Belovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $8–9
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $17–24
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Antwerp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Antwerp Berchem Bus Stop to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Rennes Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- 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
- $210–529
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $529
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $250–1,200
- On Foot
- $80–100
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Estimated price
- $55–65
Sevan Taksi
- Phone
- +359 35 950 809
Tiko Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 544 1255
- Website
- tikotaxipazardzhik.com
Taxi Bulgaria
- Phone
- +359 88 833 3405
- Website
- taxi-bulgaria.com
Ivanina Taxi
- Phone
- +359 89 650 6660
- Website
- facebook.com
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