There are 11 ways to get from London to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 31m$224–646Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
24h 46m$55–88Train
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf83
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof969 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
37h 19m$460–1,079Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ruse
25h 50mFly from London City Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LCY - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 4m$293–845Fly from London Stansted Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 56m$219–546Train to Luton Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 57m$197–575Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 42m$223–645Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
32h 20m$170–174Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
2d 14h$85–302Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ruse
26h 58m$486–737
London to Ruse by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Ruse is to train and bus which costs $50 - $90 and takes 24h 46m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 31m and costs $220 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Ruse. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Ruse via Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Ruse. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Intl and arriving at Ruse Razpredelitelna via Paris l'Est, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 19m.
The distance between London and Ruse is 2223 km.
The best way to get from London to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 46m and costs $50 - $90.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from London to Ruse, including transfers.
London to Ruse bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Ruse train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Intl station.
The best way to get from London to Ruse is to train which takes 37h 19m and costs $460 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $169 - $174 and takes 32h 20m.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from London St Pancras Intl to Ruse Razpredelitelna via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Bucuresti Nord in around 37h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Ruse via Bucharest and Buchurest in around 32h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse Razpredelitelna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
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
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from London Victoria to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $162
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from London Barking to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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London to Ruse bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 4:51 PM in London and 6:51 PM in Ruse.
London to Ruse train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
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