There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Bulgaria by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Burgas Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane ORK - BOJ
13h 13m$134–439Fly Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ORK - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
11h 4m$91–224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
46h 34m$938–1,404Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donaubus
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
3d 14h$213–445Fly Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ORK - PDV
13h 59m$239–773Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
8h 54m$98–307Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
12h 45m$113–240Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Burgas Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane DUB - BOJ
9h 49m$124–248
Cork Airport (ORK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Bulgaria is to fly and bus which costs $90 - $230 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 8h 54m and costs $95 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Linz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Cork and Bulgaria is 2903 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Bulgaria without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $210 - $450.
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Cork to Bulgaria, including transfers.
Cork to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 13h 13m and costs $130 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $450 and takes 3 days 14h.
Cork to Bulgaria bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Bulgaria is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 5:30 AM in Cork and 7:30 AM in Bulgaria.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Bulgaria?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Burgas Airport (BOJ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Linz/Donau, and Linz in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–160
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Burgas Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Cork Airport to Burgas Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Burgas Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Burgas Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–450
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Burgas Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- airkona.com
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125
- Website
- https://airkona.com/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–750
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $521
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