There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LYS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 15m$197–507Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus StopUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3419 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni / ...
34h$98–142Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De LyonTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Aachen, HbfTha
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
25h 33m$145–399Drive 2,002.7 km
- Drive from Lyon to Ruse2,002.7 km
22h 30m$359–519Train to Geneva International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)GVA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 5m$233–656Bus via Brescia
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
36h 51m$108–171Bus #2
- Take the bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari1921
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 7
39h 40m$100–269
Lyon to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ruse is to bus which costs $95 - $150 and takes 34h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 15m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Lyon Gare Perrache and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
The distance between Lyon and Ruse is 1765 km. The road distance is 2002.7 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 33m and costs $140 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Lyon to Ruse, including transfers.
Lyon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
Lyon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 3:15 AM in Lyon and 4:15 AM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Ruse is 2003 km. It takes approximately 22h 30m to drive from Lyon to Ruse.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Ruse Central Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 34h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Lyon Part Dieu to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–77
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Lyon Gare Perrache to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- 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
- $15–22
- 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
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Brescia - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bresica to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lyon to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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