There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, car, or 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 Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HEL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 7m$203–576Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Brno Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Take the bus from Brno to Rusebus
42h 21m$184–451Bus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
2d 3h$492–936Drive 4,781.3 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Rusecar 4,781.3 km
2d 3h$1,012–1,461Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TLL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 36mFly Helsinki Airport to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane HEL - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
11h 57m$223–606Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane TLL - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
12h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brnobus 916 / ...
- Take the bus from Brno to Rusebus
46h 55m$215–385Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Bucureşti Progresu to Rusetrain
2d 5hBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
3d 5h$251–663
Helsinki to Ruse by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Ruse is to bus which costs $210 - $390 and takes 46h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 7m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Ruse via Krakow, MDA Bus Station and Brno. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 55m.
The distance between Helsinki and Ruse is 1872 km. The road distance is 4781.3 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Ruse without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 21m and costs $180 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Helsinki to Ruse, including transfers.
Helsinki to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Ruse is 4781 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Ruse.
There are 19+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Ruse via Krakow, MDA Bus Station and Brno in around 46h 55m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Varna Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–170
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bohumin to Brno Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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/
Train from Bucureşti Progresu to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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/
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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Brno to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Zhytomyr to Bucharest Filaret Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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