There are 9 ways to get from Dubrovnik to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dubrovnik Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DBV - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 13m$205–640Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
16h 30m$84–117Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendilbus
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
20h 36m$89–108Drive 953.5 km
- Drive from Dubrovnik to Rusecar 953.5 km
13h 48m$156–225Bus, shuttle to Podgorica Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Fly from Podgorica Airport (TGD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TGD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 20mBus, taxi to Tivat Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the taxi from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Tivat Airport (TIV)taxi
- Fly from Tivat Airport (TIV) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIV - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h$290–697Bus #2
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ruse Eastbus
16h 30m$93–135Bus #3
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
24h 30m$86–123Bus, train via Pristina
- Take the bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Fushë Kosovëbus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
25h
Dubrovnik to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubrovnik to Ruse is to bus and train which costs $85 - $110 and takes 20h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Dubrovnik to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 13m and costs $200 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Dubrovnik to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1, Kumanovo and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Dubrovnik and Ruse is 783 km. The road distance is 953.5 km.
The best way to get from Dubrovnik to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 16h 30m and costs $80 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Dubrovnik to Ruse, including transfers.
Dubrovnik to Ruse bus services, operated by Bozur, depart from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor station.
Dubrovnik to Ruse bus services, operated by Bozur, arrive at Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Dubrovnik. It is currently 11:52 PM in Dubrovnik and 12:52 AM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Dubrovnik to Ruse is 954 km. It takes approximately 13h 48m to drive from Dubrovnik to Ruse.
What companies run services between Dubrovnik, Croatia and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Ruse Central Bus Station via Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1, Kumanovo, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Tivat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–260
Flights from Tivat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Tivat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Tivat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Podgorica Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tivat Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
- 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/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- office1@blueline-mne.com
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Kumanovo to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Kotor, Autobuska Stanica to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +383 (0)29 226666
- info@atmaxhatrans.com
- Website
- atmaxhatrans.com
Bus from Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor to Fushë Kosovë
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- atmaxhatrans.com
- Phone
- +383 49 196 565
- beni-reisen@hotmail.com
Bus from Pristina to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +382 69 040 739
Taxi More
- Phone
- +382 67 01 9730
- Website
- taximore.com
Maestro Taxi
- Phone
- +382 69 019 530
- Website
- maestrotaxi.me
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