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There are 11 ways to get from Basel to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Basel to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    best
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeBSL - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    8h 20m
    $199–515

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ploieştibus
    2. Take the bus from Ploiesti to Bucurestibus
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    29h 59m
    $106–160

  3. Train, bus via Aachen

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain79
    3. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    25h 1m
    $120–289

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien MeidlingtrainRjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    4. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelnatrain
    32h 28m
    $399–594

  5. Drive 1,853.7 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Rusecar1,853.7 km
    19h 50m
    $374–540

  6. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeZRH - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 45m
    $244–608

  7. Fly Basel to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeBSL - BBU
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruseshuttle
    7h 34m
    $189–470

  8. Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeSTR - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    9h 30m
    $228–679

  9. Train via Videle

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien HbftrainRjx
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the train from Videle to Rusetrain
    34h 40m
    $385–569

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrainIce / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to București, Autogara Militaribus
    3. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
    34h 47m
    $124–315

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Basel to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Rusecar
    21h 21m
    $401–563

Basel to Ruse by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration32h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$399Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ruse, Bulgaria?

You can take a train from Basel SBB to Ruse Razpredelitelna via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Wien Meidling, and Bucuresti Nord in around 32h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Ruse via Ploieşti, Ploiesti, Bucuresti, and Buchurest in around 29h 59m.

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