There are 11 ways to get from Lisbon to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, car, train, night train, or car train
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$202–558Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
14h 26m$90–260Bus via Zaragoza
- 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$179–369Drive 3,621.9 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Rusecar 3,621.9 km
39h 21m$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 16m$187–628Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane LIS - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
12h 53m$227–773Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanhatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Porto to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
2d 14h$380–562Bus
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Rusebus
2d 20h$190–294Bus, 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$130–288Train, bus via Vienna
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Bragatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Braga to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
3d 3h$630–1,215Drive, car train
- Drive from Lisbon to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Rusecar
40h 38m$751–1,068
Lisbon to Ruse by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and train which costs $90 - $260 and takes 14h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 21m and costs $200 - $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 via Zaragoza which takes 2 days 11h and costs $170 - $370.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Lisbon to Ruse, including transfers.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, depart from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios station.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by Rede Expressos, arrive at Huelva station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 5:39 PM in Lisbon and 7:39 PM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Ruse is 3622 km. It takes approximately 39h 21m 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
- $85–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/en/
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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- 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
- $70–140
- 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 Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- 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
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Porto to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Braga to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $153
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
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