There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Cork by plane, bus, car, car ferry, 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 Sofia Airport to Cork Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SOF - ORK
8h 47m€60–217Fly Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane SOF - KIR
- Take the train from Killarney to Corktrain
12h 25m€54–179Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Streetbus
3d 14h€188–377Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Port de Roscoffcar
- Take the car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Portcarferry
40h 37mFly Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Corktrain
10h 5m€82–206Bus to Plovdiv Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Plovdiv International Airportbus
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane PDV - ORK
13h 29m€87–273Fly Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
- Take the train from Limerick Junction to Corktrain
14h 4m€80–236
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Cork is to fly and train which costs €75 - €240 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Cork is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs €55 - €220.
The distance between Sofia and Cork is 2606 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cork without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs €180 - €380.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Sofia to Cork, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sofia to Cork is to fly which takes 8h 47m and costs €55 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €380 and takes 3 days 14h.
Cork is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 4:47 AM in Sofia and 2:47 AM in Cork.
There are 288+ hotels available in Cork.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Cork, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Cork Alfred Street via Linz, Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Aston Quay in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Cork Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Heuston to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Killarney to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Limerick Junction to Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- info@aircoach.ie
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Aston Quay to Cork Alfred Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Plovdiv International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Port de Roscoff to Cork Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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