There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Limerick by plane, car, car ferry, bus, 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 to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
9h 34m€68–180Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane SOF - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Stationbus
11h 12m€61–166Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
46h 51m€414–1,004Bus
- 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 Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quaybus
3d 13h€185–370Fly to Cork Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SOF - ORK
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
13h 12m€83–240Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
10h 33m€72–178Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane SOF - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galwaybus
- Take the bus from ATU Galway to Henry Streetbus
14h 25m€94–256
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Limerick is to fly and bus which costs €60 - €170 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Limerick is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs €65 - €180.
The distance between Sofia and Limerick is 2674 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Limerick without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Sofia to Limerick, including transfers.
The best way to get from Sofia to Limerick is to fly which takes 9h 34m and costs €65 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €370 and takes 3 days 13h.
Limerick is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 7:17 PM in Sofia and 5:17 PM in Limerick.
There are 148+ hotels available in Limerick.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Limerick, Ireland?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Airbus France fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Limerick Arthur's Quay via Linz, Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Road Station, D'Olier Street, and Burgh Quay in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
- 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
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €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)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Burgh Quay to Limerick Arthur's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Ireland West Airport to ATU Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from ATU Galway to Henry Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–450
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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