There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Plovdiv by plane, car, car ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Plovdiv Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane ORK - PDV
13h 49m$238–772Fly Cork Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
11h 29m$100–312Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Plovdivcar
47h 47m$958–1,454Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus 707
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföldbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdivbus
3d 10h$180–462Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane SNN - PDV
16h 9m$243–745Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane KIR - PDV
24h 8m$125–442Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdivtrain
15h 20m$115–245
Cork Airport (ORK) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Plovdiv is to train and fly which costs $110 - $250 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Plovdiv is to fly and train which takes 11h 29m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Plovdiv. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Plovdiv via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuţi, Budapest-Kelenföld and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 10h.
The distance between Cork and Plovdiv is 2746 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Plovdiv without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $180 - $470.
It takes approximately 13h 49m to get from Cork to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Cork to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 13h 49m and costs $230 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $470 and takes 3 days 10h.
Cork to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Plovdiv is 2h ahead of Cork. It is currently 9:51 AM in Cork and 11:51 AM in Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Plovdiv via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Rădăuţi, Budapest-Kelenföld, and Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 3d 10h.
- 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 Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Shannon Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Kerry Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
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
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Dublin, Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
- 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
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- 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 Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $7–11
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
- 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
- $30–230
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- karat-s.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)
- $519
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