There are 7 ways to get from Galway to Sofia by bus, plane, car, car ferry, 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.
Bus to Shannon Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
10h 27m$93–334Train, bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Galway to Limericktrain
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KIR - SOF
19h$74–202Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Galway to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
47h 59m$1,010–1,622Bus
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn 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 13h$207–425Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
9h 8m$83–271Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NOC - SOF
9h 33m$108–325Bus to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
12h 18m$107–319
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Galway to Sofia is to train and bus and fly which costs $70 - $210 and takes 19h.
The fastest way to get from Galway to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 9h 8m and costs $80 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Galway to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Galway Coach Stn and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Linz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Galway and Sofia is 2737 km.
The best way to get from Galway to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs $200 - $430.
It takes approximately 10h 27m to get from Galway to Sofia, including transfers.
Galway to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Galway Coach Stn station.
Galway to Sofia bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Galway. It is currently 12:19 AM in Galway and 2:19 AM in Sofia.
There are 2271+ hotels available in Sofia.
What companies run services between Galway, Ireland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Galway Coach Stn to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Linz/Donau, and Linz in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Galway to Limerick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $12–17
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Airport Zone 13
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Galway Coach Stn to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Citylink
- 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
Bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–850
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $504
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