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How to get fromCologne to Ruseby plane, shuttle, train, bus, night train, car or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Cologne to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeCGN - OTP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    6h 44m
    $175–581

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen HbftrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    20h 29m
    $41–121

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    3. Take the train from Videle to RusetrainIr
    35h 31m
    $305–627

  4. Drive 1,982.7 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Rusecar1,982.7 km
    19h 59m
    $327–472

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDUS - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 20m
    $220–648

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 19m
    $246–611

  7. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeDTM - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    8h 14m
    $180–608

  8. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeEIN - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    9h 9m
    $236–727

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Bucureşti Autogara Oborbus
    2. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    36h 19m

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Rusecar
    21h 3m
    $337–1,540

Cologne to Ruse by night train and train

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration35h 31mAverage Duration
Ticket$305Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Köln to Ruse via Bucureşti Autogara Obor, Gara Obor, Gara de Nord, and Buchurest in around 36h 19m.

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