There are 11 ways to get from ExCeL London to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, 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.
Fly from London City Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LCY - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 44m$292–833Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
25h 24m$64–120Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from ExCeL London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ruse
25h 40mFly from London Heathrow Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 19m$232–606Train to Luton Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Farringdon 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
8h 35m$227–607Fly from London Stansted Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 43m$219–628Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 16m$228–639Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
34h 36m$172–188Bus via London Stonebridge
- Take the bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
2d 3hBus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse1095 / ...
2d 15h$93–246Drive, car ferry
- Drive from ExCeL London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ruse
26h 47m$484–735
London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from ExCeL London to Ruse is to train and bus which costs $60 - $120 and takes 25h 24m.
The fastest way to get from ExCeL London to Ruse is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 16m and costs $220 - $650.
The distance between ExCeL London and Ruse is 2168 km.
The best way to get from ExCeL London to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 24m and costs $60 - $120.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from ExCeL London to Ruse, including transfers.
Ruse is 2h ahead of ExCeL London. It is currently 6:31 AM in ExCeL London and 8:31 AM in Ruse.
There are 211+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between ExCeL London, England and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a vehicle from ExCeL London to Ruse via Leslie Road / Custom House Station, Clegg Street, Plaistow station, Victoria station, London Victoria, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 34h 36m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–300
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- 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 London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +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
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- 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
- $159
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from London Stonebridge to Bucureşti Autogara Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- 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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