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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Ruse by train, plane, shuttle, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeSTR - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 41m
    $191–578

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to București, Autogara Militaribus1929
    2. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus StationbusUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
    33h 25m
    $74–178

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain79
    3. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    4. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    23h 20m
    $91–223

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart HbftrainRe
    2. Take the night train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainEn
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the train from Videle to RusetrainIr
    36h 34m
    $273–407

  5. Drive 1,787.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Rusecar1,787.6 km
    17h 55m
    $295–426

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeFRA - OTP
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    7h 29m
    $226–544

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)planeZRH - OTP
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruseshuttle
    9h 52m
    $283–697

  8. Train to Basel, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeBSL - BBU
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruseshuttle
    9h 43m
    $204–588

  9. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
    3. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)planeFMM - BBU
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruseshuttle
    10h 14m
    $185–614

  10. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Frankfurt central train stationbus108 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
    3. Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
    27h 19m
    $177–188

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Rusecar
    19h 39m
    $377–528

Karlsruhe to Ruse by train and night train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration36h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket$273Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Ruse via Frankfurt central train station, Frankfurt, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 27h 19m.

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