There are 7 ways to get from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia by plane, bus, busferry, car ferry, car, shuttle, 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 Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
4h 13m$80–350Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 13hCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Sofiacar
43h 56m$633–1,754Fly to Niš Constantine The Great Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Niš Constantine The Great Airport (INI)plane DUB - INI
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
16h 12mFly to Plovdiv Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane DUB - PDV
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
10h 19m$117–404Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Drive from Rădăuți to Storozhynets'car
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
2d 18h$131–377Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Bacăubus
- Take the train from Bacău to Bucharesttrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
2d 20h$139–360
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia is to fly which costs $80 - $350 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia is to fly which takes 4h 13m and costs $80 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Terminal 1 Zone 2 and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Belfast, Europa Buscentre, Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Dublin Airport (DUB) and Sofia is 2492 km.
The best way to get from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia, including transfers.
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia bus services, operated by Aircoach, depart from Terminal 1 Zone 2 station.
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia bus services, operated by Aircoach, arrive at Europa Bus Centre station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Dublin Airport (DUB). It is currently 10:55 PM in Dublin Airport (DUB) and 12:55 AM in Sofia.
Book your Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Dublin Airport (DUB), Ireland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Dublin Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Dublin Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Niš Constantine The Great Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–420
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bacău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aircoach
Bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Aircoach
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- 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 Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Bacău
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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