Bulgaria Away - 6th June 2009

[SuperDave]

czech airlines fly daily via prague from dublin.

and easyjet fly daily from gatwick.

[soylent green]

Bulgaria played their EURO 08 qualifiers in the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia. Capacity of 46,000 with a running track.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Levski_National_Stadium

[pineapple stu]

Going to sticky this as the Bulgaria match thread.

[stiofain]

British Airways fly once a day to Sofia from Heathrow. Its a three and a half hour flight if any other anxious flyers are wondering.

[cobra]

wizz air also fly from luton-sofia

[SuperDave]

sofia won't be so hard... but are there any direct flights that are cheap from italy, montenegro or sofia to tbilisi? cos if not, we're fooked. georgia is going to be mucho dearo. anyone remember it from earlier campaign? maybe we could ask the scots.

[Saint Tom]

czech airlines fly daily via prague from dublin.

and easyjet fly daily from gatwick.

these look reasonable @ €200 inc tax. would work well if its a double header with cyprus/montenegro etc

[SuperDave]

these look reasonable @ €200 inc tax. would work well if its a double header with cyprus/montenegro etc

montenegro would be much better as part of a double header. cyprus would require more flights and they probably wouldn't be cheap.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Sofia is a beautiful city and had 4 Irish bars in 2000 when I visited there with UCD en route to our Intertoto Cup tie in Kyustendil. There were 8 Irish citizens resident in Sofia at the time so they must have been total lushes :D

[stojkovic]

Sofia is a beautiful city and had 4 Irish bars in 2000 when I visited there with UCD en route to our Intertoto Cup tie in Kyustendil. There were 8 Irish citizens resident in Sofia at the time so they must have been total lushes :D

My sister-in-law is from Sofia, so Im boxed.

[eirebhoy]

This is my 1st choice trip atm.

[sligoman]

This is my 1st choice trip atm.Same as, if I make it to any away game I want it to be this one, obviously subject to date/price etc.

[Thunder-WYFC]

Same as meself, hoping for Cyprus too.

[Cabs88]

week after final college exams..might be the perfect tonic!

[Colie]

This is my 1st choice trip atm.Deffo. End of season & all. Remember Eclipse Nightclub in Thorshavn. What an end of season party that turned out to be.

[Hibs4Ever]

This and Italy will be my two away trips. Both handy to get to from Prague, and cheap ;)

[eirebhoy]

Just a shout to people who want to book this. Czech Airlines will have 7th June (return) flights on sale tomorrow. You'll get a return for €245 if you get in before they put up prices. They accept Laser.

[gspain]

Just a shout to people who want to book this. Czech Airlines will have 7th June (return) flights on sale tomorrow. You'll get a return for €245 if you get in before they put up prices. They accept Laser.

€251 was the best I could get which is pretty decent. Yet another Prague stopover.

Malev also have good prices on the route but you don't get back to Dublin until late Sunday night.

[kingdomkerry]

Is it deffinetly Sofia?

[gspain]

Is it deffinetly Sofia?


good question. however I think it is a safe bet. Hopefully not famous last words there.

[Erimusred]

It is definitely Sofia.

Even the FAI have that on their site

[pineapple stu]

Must be true so.

[cobra]

Hope to fly into Burgas week before the game and then fly out of Sofia day after the game.
Easyjet and wizzair fly to Sofia, so there should be some cheap options

[eirebhoy]

If you're looking to book with Czech Airlines you might have to put return date as 6th June and select Flexible Dates. Then you can choose 7th. Flight details attached. I just chose 31st May as Departure date.

[pineapple stu]

Is there nothing easier than a five hour wait in Prague?

[eirebhoy]

We had to wait a similar time in London on the way to Slovakia and it flew in. You'll be drinking in the bar for less than 3 hours which usually flies. I suppose if you're only going for the weekend though it's not ideal.

[Greenforever]

Is there nothing easier than a five hour wait in Prague?

Try a 7 hour wait in East Midlands onroute to Bratislava, and only the bar open:D

[mypost]

montenegro would be much better as part of a double header. cyprus would require more flights and they probably wouldn't be cheap.

True but, Montenegro would be much tougher than first imagined. You'd have to go through Kosovo in Serbia to get to Bulgaria, possibly Macedonia as well, and god knows what bureaucracy that entails in the current climate.

Won't be able to go to either Georgia or Montenegro :(, Italy looks very doubtful at the moment, so Bulgaria is a more favourable option now. I would try and do a mini Balkan tour, and tie Bucharest or Belgrade with Sofia in the trip.

Matchwise, it is known as very hostile, and on the field, it will be very tough.

[The Scientist]

Wankizan (Partizan) is the man to ask about this trip as he lived out there for over a year!!

he shud know all the good spots!!! id say Bluebeard knows a spot or two as well :p:p

is everyone going to stay in Sofia or stay out in Varna. bit of a trek between the two!!

[kingdomkerry]

If you're looking to book with Czech Airlines you might have to put return date as 6th June and select Flexible Dates. Then you can choose 7th. Flight details attached. I just chose 31st May as Departure date.

€174 now for the Sofia to Dublin flight.

[cobra]

Wankizan (Partizan) is the man to ask about this trip as he lived out there for over a year!!

he shud know all the good spots!!! id say Bluebeard knows a spot or two as well :p:p

is everyone going to stay in Sofia or stay out in Varna. bit of a trek between the two!!

Cant see nobody staying in Varna, it will be sunny beach if anywhere i would think.. 5-6 hour train journey from varna/sunny beach to sofia, €20 return 1st class

[Greenforever]

Cant see nobody staying in Varna, it will be sunny beach if anywhere i would think.. 5-6 hour train journey from varna/sunny beach to sofia, €20 return 1st class


Anyone thinking of staying in Sunny Beach, you can fly into Bourgas with plenty of low fares airlines. A company called Platinum Developments in Sandyford are the biggest builders in Sunny Beach and they have a management company that will rent out apartments in Sunny Beach.

[cobra]

Anyone thinking of staying in Sunny Beach, you can fly into Bourgas with plenty of low fares airlines. A company called Platinum Developments in Sandyford are the biggest builders in Sunny Beach and they have a management company that will rent out apartments in Sunny Beach.

Def flying few days before hand into Bourgas but staying 30 miles south of sunny beach near Sozopol. 50 cents for large whiskey, my kinda place:D

[kingdomkerry]

My parents have a place in Sunny Beach. Sun, sea, sex, beach, beer and football. Oooohh yeah!

[kingdomkerry]

Plan is to fly Dublin Bourgas around the 30th of May and Sofia to Dublin the 7th. Anyone know what airlines fly these routes and what price I should be looking at?

[NeilMcD]

Might go with the Prague one as Aer Lingus only fly on a Saturday and Tuesday which is not ideal.

Yeah went with the Czech Airlines one, Out the Thursday back the Monday.

[cobra]

Plan is to fly Dublin Bourgas around the 30th of May and Sofia to Dublin the 7th. Anyone know what airlines fly these routes and what price I should be looking at?

Aer Lingus flew into Bourgas this year but only started middle of june..Wizz air and sky europe also fly in to bourgas but also tend to start early june..Hopefully one of them starts end of may next year, then its a case of the getting the cheap flights once they come out.

[Greenforever]

Aer Lingus flew into Bourgas this year but only started middle of june..Wizz air and sky europe also fly in to bourgas but also tend to start early june..Hopefully one of them starts end of may next year, then its a case of the getting the cheap flights once they come out.
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[kingdomkerry]

Thats great info lads.

What about getting home on the 7th from sofia after the match. Czech Airways €174 seems a bit steep so far in advance.

[NeilMcD]

Thats great info lads.

What about getting home on the 7th from sofia after the match. Czech Airways €174 seems a bit steep so far in advance.

Go home on the Monday

[stiffler]

Im thinking of making this trip, spending a week in Sunny beach, and travel to Sofia on the day of the game.

[cobra]

Im thinking of making this trip, spending a week in Sunny beach, and travel to Sofia on the day of the game.

would say thats a good few peoples intentions, most will opt for bulgaria instead of cyprus for the holiday/football combo

[NeilMcD]

Im thinking of making this trip, spending a week in Sunny beach, and travel to Sofia on the day of the game.

Its a good 5 or 6 hour trip is it not from thet nearest beach to Sofia.

[Greenforever]

Its a good 5 or 6 hour trip is it not from thet nearest beach to Sofia.


I believe the flying time from Sunny Beach to Sofia is close to 2 hours, not ideal to be heading up on the day of the game.

[cobra]

Ye, 6 hours by train and slightly less than the 6 hours to drive it:confused: ( from sunny beach area)and 1 hour 5 mins to fly from bourgas to sofia

[Erimusred]

bump....

[pineapple stu]

The game's on a Bank Holiday weekend, which is a bit handier. Thinking of Saturday to Tuesday with one day's holidays. All depends on kick off though. They're playing Italy next month with a Saturday evening kick off, which'd be perfect.

[gspain]

The game's on a Bank Holiday weekend, which is a bit handier. Thinking of Saturday to Tuesday with one day's holidays. All depends on kick off though. They're playing Italy next month with a Saturday evening kick off, which'd be perfect.

It's not on the bank holiday weekend.

Well I suppose if you are a student then every weekend is one. :D

[pineapple stu]

Ballcocks! Damned first Monday, not first weekend... :mad:

Thanks gspain. Made my day. And I ain't been no student for a while now!

[Claret Murph]

And I ain't been no student for a while now!


Once a student allways one ;););)