There are 12 ways to get from Ireland to Bulgaria by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, shuttle, night train, 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
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
7h 14m$71–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
45h 56m$740–1,193Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 15hFly Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUB - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 13m$185–504Fly Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
12h 7m$72–300Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
8h 54m$80–267Fly Dublin Airport to Varna Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane DUB - VAR
9h 40m$195–444Fly Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUB - BOJ
7h 7m$101–317Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain 461 / ...
2d 16h$139–360Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 17h$110–342Train, car ferry, bus via Delft
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to The Haguebus
- Take the bus from The Hague to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
3d 1h$497–1,030Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Aradbus
- Take the bus from Arad to Sofiabus
3d 1h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $70 - $190 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs $100 - $320.
The distance between Ireland and Bulgaria is 2522 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bulgaria without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Ireland to Bulgaria, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $70 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $350 and takes 2 days 17h.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 3:05 AM in Ireland and 5:05 AM in Bulgaria.
There are 2193+ hotels available in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Ireland and Bulgaria?
Ryanair and Lufthansa fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Sofia Central Bus Station via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–160
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 Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Dublin Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–80
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- 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
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Varna Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Varna Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $10–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rennes to Arad
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Arad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- garoreisen@gmail.com
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
- Phone
- +381 11 8728111
- office@trans-jug.com
- Website
- trans-jug.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- http://trans-jug.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- $35–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- iuc@lasta.rs
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from The Hague to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- 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
- $310–550
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $527
- 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
- $95–650
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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