There are 6 ways to get from Dublin to Borovets by plane, train, bus, ferry, night train, car ferry, car, taxi, busferry, or shuttle
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 42m$76–270Ferry, train, bus, night train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Coach Park to London Victoriabus S1 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Stara Zagoranighttrain
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to Kostenetstrain Ic
2d 2h$423–548Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Borovetscar
45h 4m$1,037–2,312Fly 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 40m$111–575Ferry, train, bus, night train, taxi
- 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 nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Severtrain Ic / ...
- Take the taxi from Sofia Sever to Borovetstaxi
2d 5h$409–524Ferry, 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which costs $75 - $270 and takes 10h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Borovets is to fly and train and bus which takes 10h 42m and costs $75 - $270.
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 2h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Dublin to Borovets, including transfers.
Borovets is 2h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 8:47 AM in Dublin and 10:47 AM in Borovets.
There are 522+ 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, Milton Keynes Central, Coach Park, London Victoria, Bucharest, Bucharest, Stara Zagora, Stara Zagora, and Kostenets in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Iskarsko Shose to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 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
- $5–23
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Stara Zagora to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–5
Train from Plovdiv to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Holyhead to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Tourist Information Centre - Samokov
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Park to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Newport Train Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Kladovo to Niteks
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- Phone
- +381 63 456515
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flix
Shuttle from Niš to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- Flix
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
- 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
- $550–1,700
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Estimated price
- $65–90
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 962 1333
- Website
- yellow333.com
OK Supertrans
- Phone
- +359 2 973 2121
- Website
- oktaxi.net
Panda Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 998 2121
- Website
- panda-taxi.com
Taxi Stars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Yellow Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 962 1333
- Website
- yellow333.com
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