There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LEJ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 42m$257–612Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN FlorencN67 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Ruse
21h 5m$105–204Train, night train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof50 / ...
- Take the night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien HbfNj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the train from Videle to RuseIr
35h 58m$308–662Drive 1,635.4 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Ruse1,635.4 km
16h 45m$270–390Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BER - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 12m$190–628Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)DRS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 13m$296–693Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)PRG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 18m$205–596Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)FRA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 30m$252–640Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Varna Airport (VAR)BER - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
10h 27m$190–658Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militari1926
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
30h 50m$148–204
Leipzig to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Ruse is to bus via Prague which costs $100 - $210 and takes 21h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Ruse is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 8h 12m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Ruse via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Ruse via Dresden Hbf, Wien Hbf and Videle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 58m.
The distance between Leipzig and Ruse is 1394 km. The road distance is 1635.4 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Ruse without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 21h 5m and costs $100 - $210.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Leipzig to Ruse, including transfers.
Leipzig to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
Leipzig to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Ruse via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Praga in around 21h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Dresden Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–310
- Couchette Carriage
- $160–190
- Seating Carriage
- $60–80
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–300
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–19
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leipzig central train station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $80–170
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Dresden central station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ruse is 1h ahead of Leipzig. It is currently 2:52 PM in Leipzig and 3:52 PM in Ruse.
Leipzig to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Ruse is 1635 km. It takes approximately 16h 45m to drive from Leipzig to Ruse.
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