There are 10 ways to get from Hamburg to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HAM - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 58m$204–524Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni / ...
35h 30m$114–166Train, bus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain Rj
- Take the bus from Praga to Rusebus
23h 13m$221–381Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
34h 29m$362–803Drive 1,980.3 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Rusecar 1,980.3 km
20h 15m$327–472Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane HAM - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
9h 3m$194–604Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane HAM - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
7h 57m$189–499Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N160 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Rusebus
25h 45m$116–235Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
36h 2m$351–681Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain 1393
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Rusecar
21h 47m$344–1,342
Hamburg to Ruse by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Ruse is to bus which costs $110 - $170 and takes 35h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 58m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Ruse via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Ruse via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 29m.
The distance between Hamburg and Ruse is 1649 km. The road distance is 1980.3 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 13m and costs $220 - $390.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Hamburg to Ruse, including transfers.
Hamburg to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Hamburg to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ruse is to train which takes 34h 29m and costs $360 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs $110 - $240 and takes 25h 45m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Ruse via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Nürnberg Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Bucuresti Nord in around 34h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ruse via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Praga in around 25h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $50–80
- 1st Class
- $100–180
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $95–120
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–1,050
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $500–560
- Car Compartment
- $900–1,050
- 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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- 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
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Hamburg to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Hamburg to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Hamburg. It is currently 1:34 AM in Hamburg and 2:34 AM in Ruse.
Hamburg to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Ruse is 1980 km. It takes approximately 20h 15m to drive from Hamburg to Ruse.
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