There are 7 ways to get from Sofia to Galway by plane, bus, 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.
Fly to Shannon Airport, bus
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane SOF - SNN
- Take the bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 43m€84–297Fly to Dublin Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane SOF - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Galwaytrain
10h 42m€76–249Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Sofia to Dunkirkcar
- Take the carferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Drive from Rosslare Harbour to Galwaycar
47h 51m€903–1,427Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linzbus
- Take the bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
- Take the bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stnbus
3d 13h€186–373Fly to Ireland West Airport Knock, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC)plane SOF - NOC
- Take the bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
11h 22m€113–337Fly to Cork Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane SOF - ORK
- Take the bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceanntbus
12h 42m€120–356Fly to Kerry Airport, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kerry Airport (KIR)plane SOF - KIR
- Take the bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbertbus
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceanntbus
13h 40m€89–238
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Shannon Airport (SNN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Galway is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €300 and takes 11h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Galway is to fly and train which takes 10h 42m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Galway. However, there are services departing from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station and arriving at Galway Coach Stn via Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Navan Rd Stn and Crampton Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Sofia and Galway is 2740 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Galway without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs €180 - €380.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Sofia to Galway, including transfers.
Sofia to Galway bus services, operated by Air Kona, depart from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station.
Sofia to Galway bus services, operated by Air Kona, arrive at Linz station.
Galway is 2h behind Sofia. It is currently 8:43 AM in Sofia and 6:43 AM in Galway.
There are 542+ hotels available in Galway.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Galway, Ireland?
You can take a bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Galway Coach Stn via Linz, Linz/Donau, Rădăuți, Dublin, Navan Rd Stn, Bachelors Walk, and Crampton Quay in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ireland West Airport Knock via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kerry Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dublin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Heuston to Galway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €18–25
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Shannon Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Ireland W Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Kerry Airport to Limerick Colbert
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station to Linz
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €108
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Linz/Donau to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Crampton Quay to Galway Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Cork Airport to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €440–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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