There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Knock 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 Ireland West Airport Knock
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane SOF - NOC
15h 50m€105–338Fly Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Claremorristrain
11h 48m€96–276Bus
- 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 Liffey Valley SC to Charlestownbus
3d 15h€192–403Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Knockcar
2d€847–1,340Fly Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Knockbus
13h 1m€97–317Train to Plovdiv Airport, fly to Ireland West Airport Knock
- Take the train from Poduyane to Plovdivtrain
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane PDV - NOC
21h 11m€218–726
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Knock is to fly and bus which costs €95 - €320 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Knock is to fly and train which takes 11h 48m and costs €95 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Knock. However, there are services departing from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station and arriving at Knock via Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Liffey Valley SC and Charlestown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 15h.
The distance between Sofia and Knock is 2692 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Knock without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 15h and costs €190 - €410.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Sofia to Knock, including transfers.
Sofia to Knock bus services, operated by Air Kona, depart from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station.
The best way to get from Sofia to Knock is to fly which takes 15h 50m and costs €100 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €410 and takes 3 days 15h.
Sofia to Knock bus services, operated by Air Kona, arrive at Linz station.
Knock is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 10:50 AM in Sofia and 8:50 AM in Knock.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Knock, IE-MO, Ireland?
Ryanair flies from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Knock via Linz, Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Dublin, Liffey Valley SC, and Charlestown in around 3d 15h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Claremorris
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €19–27
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Poduyane to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Liffey Valley SC to Charlestown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from ATU Galway to Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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