There are 7 ways to get from Greece to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, or car
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 Athens International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 17m$180–500Bus via Thessaloníki
cheapest- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastirioubus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Ruse Eastbus N980
18h 30m$56–131Bus
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditelbus Citylines 83
16h 30m$79Drive 1,072.8 km
- Drive from Athens to Rusecar 1,072.8 km
12h 28m$225–325Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, shuttle
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HER - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h$186–601Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, shuttle
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
5h 57m$177–482Fly from Rhodes International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RHO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 11m$202–643
Greece to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Ruse is to bus which costs $79 and takes 16h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 57m and costs $170 - $490.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel. Services depart three times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Greece and Ruse is 888 km. The road distance is 1072.8 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 16h 30m and costs $79.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Greece to Ruse, including transfers.
Greece to Ruse bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
Greece to Ruse bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Ruse is 1073 km. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Greece to Ruse.
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What companies run services between Greece and Ruse, Bulgaria?
Citylines operates a bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel 3 times a week. Tickets cost $70–100 and the journey takes 16h 30m. Tourist Service Holding AD also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +30 2310 500111
- ktel2310@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelthes.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Thessaloniki Monastiriou
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Schedules at
- ktelthes.gr
- Book at
- ktelthes.e-ticketing.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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