There are 8 ways to get from Igoumenitsa to Ruse by bus, train, car, plane, shuttle, or car ferry
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
18h 50m$72–107Bus, train
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Blagoevgrad to SofiaRe
- Take the train from Sofia to RuseRe
19h 50m$72–111Drive 915.3 km
- Drive from Igoumenitsa to Ruse915.3 km
10h 26m$192–278Bus to Ioannina National Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Fly from Ioannina National Airport (IOA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)IOA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 26m$218–605Bus via Ioánnina
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Ruse East
19h 33m$96–137Car ferry to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, fly, shuttle
- Take the car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Corfu
- Fly from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)CFU - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 45m$188–518Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 24m$212–565Bus to Athens International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
13h 29m$250–553
Igoumenitsa to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Ruse is to bus which costs $70 - $110 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Igoumenitsa to Ruse is to car ferry and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 45m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Igoumenitsa to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Igoumenitsa and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
The distance between Igoumenitsa and Ruse is 955 km. The road distance is 915.3 km.
The best way to get from Igoumenitsa to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 18h 50m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 18h 50m to get from Igoumenitsa to Ruse, including transfers.
Igoumenitsa to Ruse bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, depart from Igoumenitsa station.
Igoumenitsa to Ruse bus services, operated by KTEL Thesprotias, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Igoumenitsa to Ruse is 915 km. It takes approximately 10h 26m to drive from Igoumenitsa to Ruse.
There are 211+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between Igoumenitsa, Greece and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Igoumenitsa to Ruse Central Bus Station via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Ioannina National Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–210
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Blagoevgrad to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
Train from Sofia to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- +30 2665 0 22309
- info@ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Website
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- ktel-thesprotias.gr
- Book at
- ktelbus.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Igoumenitsa to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- 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
- +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
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 26650 25908
- helpdesk@kerkyralines.com
- Website
- kerkyralines.com
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://kerkyralines.com/en/
- Phone
- +30 26610 20674
- info@kerkyraseaways.gr
- Website
- kerkyraseaways.gr
Car ferry from Port of Igoumenitsa to Port of Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://www.kerkyraseaways.gr/el
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