There are 10 ways to get from Brighton to Ruse by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car, car train, busferry, 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 London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 20m$254–723Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
26h 9m$69–131Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ruse
26h 14mFly London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 47m$271–679Train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 20m$232–619Fly London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)LGW - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
11h 1m$171–564Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 39m$228–669Bus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
36h 38m$173–192Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Station29 / ...
- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
2d 15h$97–139Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ruse
27h 22m$486–737
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Ruse is to train and bus which costs $65 - $140 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 47m and costs $270 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Ruse via London Victoria and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 38m.
The distance between Brighton and Ruse is 2312 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 9m and costs $65 - $140.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Brighton to Ruse, including transfers.
Brighton to Ruse bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Ruse bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 7:13 PM in Brighton and 9:13 PM in Ruse.
There are 212+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Preston Circus to Ruse via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 36h 38m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–80
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–25
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $157
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 01273 886200
- info@buses.co.uk
- Website
- buses.co.uk
Bus from St Peter's Church to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.buses.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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