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 Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
9h 34m€95–167Fly Sofia Airport 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 Colbertbus
11h 12m€68–263Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Dunkirkcar
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Limerickcar
46h 50m€755–1,098Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the bus from Bratislava to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus 712
3d 12h€125–451Fly Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qybus
9h 21m€78–185Fly Sofia Airport 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 3m€82–121Bus to Plovdiv Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Plovdiv International Airportbus
- Fly from Plovdiv Airport (PDV) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane PDV - SNN
12h 7m€124–373
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Limerick is to fly and train which costs €80 - €130 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Limerick is to fly and bus which takes 9h 21m and costs €75 - €190.
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 12h and costs €120 - €460.
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 €95 - €170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €460 and takes 3 days 12h.
Limerick is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:11 AM in Sofia and 6:11 AM in Limerick.
There are 160+ 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) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Limerick Arthurs Qy via Bratislava, Hlavná stanica, Zoo, Bratislava, Rădăuți, Dublin, Lanesborough Pk, Airport Zone 11, and Airport Zone 10 in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–95
Flights from Plovdiv Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
- 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
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +40-745.499.985
- Website
- bepstravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bratislava to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–150
- Schedules at
- bepstravel.autogari.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
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- info@jjkavanagh.ie
- Website
- jjkavanagh.ie
Bus from Airport Zone 10 to Limerick Arthurs Qy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://jjkavanagh.ie/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.expressway.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
- +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
- €380–550
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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