There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, night train, or car
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 Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 21m$212–578Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
12h 33m$117–300Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
2d 11h$185–381Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Bragatrain
- Take the bus from Braga to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
3d 4h$566–1,046Drive 3,621.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Rusecar 3,621.9 km
39h 22m$652–942Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LIS - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
12h 56m$222–628Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
2d 13h$137–338Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Rusebus
2d 19h$189–293Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Bucureştibus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Rusenighttrain
3d 1h$126–288
Lisbon to Ruse by train, bus, and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $300 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 21m and costs $210 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Ruse via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza and Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Lisbon and Ruse is 3070 km. The road distance is 3621.9 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $180 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Lisbon to Ruse, including transfers.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lisbon - Oriente station.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 11:26 PM in Lisbon and 1:26 AM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Ruse is 3622 km. It takes approximately 39h 22m to drive from Lisbon to Ruse.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Ruse via Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza and Sibiu in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–270
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Essen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–170
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–120
- Seating Carriage
- $65–85
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–460
- 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/
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sibiu to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Braga to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–310
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- 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
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- hello@gipsyy.com
- Website
- gipsyy.com
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Lisboa Oriente to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- gipsyy.com
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Huelva to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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