There are 10 ways to get from Ireland to Plovdiv by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, night train, shuttle, or ferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane DUB - PDV
13h 3m$146–450Fly Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontiumbus
9h 22m$88–223Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Plovdivcar
47h 16m$660–1,243Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the train from Suceava to Bucharesttrain
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain 492
2d 15h$121–356Fly Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ORK - PDV
14h 39m$111–393Fly Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane SNN - PDV
14h 47m$123–405Fly 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 Plovdiv
12h 13m$340–654Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Pleven Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pleven to Plovdivbus
2d 20hFerry, bus, train
- 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 Place de la Gare to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain
3dFerry, bus, shuttle
- 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 București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Plovdiv
3d 6h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $85 - $230 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 9h 22m and costs $85 - $230.
The distance between Ireland and Plovdiv is 2655 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train and night train which takes 2 days 15h and costs $120 - $360.
It takes approximately 13h 3m to get from Ireland to Plovdiv, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 13h 3m and costs $140 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 20h.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 4:13 PM in Ireland and 6:13 PM in Plovdiv.
There are 750+ hotels available in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Ireland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Wizz Air, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Plovdiv via Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal, Pleven Bus Station, and Pleven in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- 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/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
- 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
- $35–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–390
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- 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
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Pleven to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rennes to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–350
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $210–524
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $524
- 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
- $80–95
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $250–1,200
- On Foot
- $80–95
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