There are 10 ways to get from Macedonia to Ireland by train, plane, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Cork Airport
best- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SOF - ORK
13h 28m€94–185Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Shannon Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
14h 9m€85–227Bus
- Take the bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
2d 20h€103–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Macedonia to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1carferry
45h 46m€552–1,445Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Cork Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SKG - ORK
13h 5m€106–304Train to Sofia Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrikatrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
11h 48m€87–323Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Shannon Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SKG - SNN
13h 36m€112–316Drive, train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Dublin Airport
- Drive from Macedonia to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SKG - DUB
10h 31m€99–242Train, bus
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to Calafatbus
- Take the bus from Calafat to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 2hDrive, train, bus
- Drive from Macedonia to Mandrakicar
- Take the train from Mandraki to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 6h€121–415
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Macedonia to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €80 - €230 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Macedonia to Ireland is to drive and train and fly which takes 10h 31m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Macedonia station to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Petrich Bus Station and arriving at Dublin via Sofia Central Bus Station, Bucharest, Bucharest Otopeni Airport and Rădăuți. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Macedonia and Ireland is 2826 km.
The best way to get from Macedonia to Ireland without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs €100 - €310.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Macedonia to Ireland, including transfers.
Macedonia to Ireland bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Petrich Bus Station.
Macedonia to Ireland bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Ireland is 2h behind Macedonia. It is currently 11:40 PM in Macedonia and 9:40 PM in Ireland.
There are 1217+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Macedonia, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria and Ireland?
You can take a vehicle from Macedonia to Dublin via Petrich Bus Station, Sofia Central Bus Station, Bucharest, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Zaharna Fabrika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mandraki to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Petrich Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Rădăuţi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Calafat
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +40 768 922 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- bbilantravel.ro
Bus from Calafat to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- bbilantravel.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- [email protected]
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
Bus from Thessaloniki to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- Simeonidis Tours
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–850
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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