There are 5 ways to get from Dublin to Borovets by plane, train, bus, ferry, night train, car ferry, car, busferry, shuttle, or taxi
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, train, bus
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
- Take the train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
10h 43m$86–351Ferry, train, bus, night train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Newport Train Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain Ic
2d 5h$350–509Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Borovetscar
45h 4m$651–1,751Fly to Plovdiv Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)plane DUB - PDV
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Kostenetstrain
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
13h 42m$111–466Ferry, train, bus and ferry, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Drobeta Turnu Severin Taverna Sarbuluibusferry
- Take the bus from Kladovo to Niteksbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Take the taxi from Sofia Airport to Borovetstaxi
2d 13h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which costs $85 - $360 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 43m and costs $85 - $360.
The distance between Dublin and Borovets is 2616 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Borovets without a car is to ferry and train and bus and night train which takes 2 days 5h and costs $350 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Dublin to Borovets, including transfers.
Borovets is 2h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 6:08 PM in Dublin and 8:08 PM in Borovets.
There are 547+ hotels available in Borovets.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Borovets, Sofia, Bulgaria?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Borovets. However, you can take the bus to Terminal 1 Zone 2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Sofia Airport (SOF), walk to Sofia Airport, take the subway to Sofia Iskarsko Shose, walk to Iskarsko Shose, take the train to Kostenets, walk to Kostenets, take the bus to Samokov, then take the bus to Borovets. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Borovets via Holyhead Ferry, Holyhead, Newport (S Wales), Newport Train Station, London Victoria, Bucharest, Bucharest, Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, and Kostenets in around 2d 5h.
- 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 Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–5
Train from Plovdiv to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Newport Train Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $163
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- [email protected]
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Manchester Piccadilly to Drobeta Turnu Severin Taverna Sarbului
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Kladovo to Niteks
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- flix.rs
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://flix.rs/en/airport-belgrade-shuttle-transfer/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +358 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 9 11 19
- Website
- yellow333.com
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