There are 11 ways to get from Macedonia to Ireland by train, plane, bus, shuttle, car, car ferry, or night train
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Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
11h 41m€69–218Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 18h€307–604Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Macedonia to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
45h 3m€500–707Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cork Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SKG - ORK
12h 21m€88–343Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Dublin Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SKG - DUB
10h 27m€87–270Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SOF - ORK
16h 5m€75–241Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
15h 46m€77–241Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Shannon Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SKG - SNN
13h 11m€105–213Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Belfast International Airport, train
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane SKG - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
16h 7m€83–215Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
- Take the bus from Roman to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 20h€120–312Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 6h€122–403
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 15h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Ireland is to drive and train and fly which takes 10h 27m and costs €85 - €270.
The distance between Macedonia and Ireland is 2741 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Ireland without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 2 days 18h and costs €300 - €650.
It takes approximately 11h 41m to get from Macedonia to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 2h behind Macedonia. It is currently 4:34 PM in Macedonia and 2:34 PM in Ireland.
There are 1102+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Macedonia to Ireland. However, you can take the taxi to Petrich, take the train to Zaharna Fabrika, walk to Vardar Station, take the line 4 subway to Sofia Airport, walk to Sofia Airport (SOF) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Zone 16, take the line 726 bus to Red Cow Luas, walk to Red Cow, then take the vehicle to Tallaght. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Burlington Road via Petrich Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofia, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, Dublin, and Navan Road Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Dublin Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belfast International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belfast International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Belfast International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–10
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–10
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–31
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Sofia to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €240–340
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–30
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Roman to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- 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
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