There are 9 ways to get from Lisbon to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, 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 26m$202–548Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Lisbon to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Bucureştibus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
3d 1h$103–271Train, bus
- Take the train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-Btrain Ic
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Bayonne Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
2d 3hDrive 3,620.2 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Rusecar 3,620.2 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 11m$212–638Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceresbus
- Take the train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ruse Eastbus
2d 9h$219–495Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Zaragozabus
- Take the bus from Zaragoza Delicias Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
2d 12h$185–329Bus via Toulon
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Toulonbus
- Take the bus from Toulon to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Eastbus
3d$268–531Drive, 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 37m$751–1,068
Lisbon to Ruse by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to bus which costs $180 - $330 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 26m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Lisbon - Oriente and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Zaragoza Delicias Bus Station and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Lisbon and Ruse is 3070 km. The road distance is 3620.2 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 3h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Lisbon to Ruse, including transfers.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Toulon station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 7:28 PM in Lisbon and 9:28 PM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Ruse is 3620 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 Central Bus Station via Zaragoza Delicias Bus Station, Sofia Serdica Bus Stop, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–310
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- cp.pt
Train from Lisboa Oriente to Coimbra-B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- $60–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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/
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Caceres to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/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/
- Phone
- +33 6 31 09 82 47
- contact@euroscoach.com
- Website
- euroscoach.com
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Coimbra to Bayonne Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- euroscoach.com
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Caceres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Toulon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Barcelona Sants Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Zaragoza Delicias Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Lisbon to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–41
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- $4–26
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
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