There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAD - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h$186–513Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
11h 56m$80–253Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
40h 42m$490–786Train, night train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
2d 4h$740–1,285Drive 3,040.6 km
- Drive from Madrid to Rusecar 3,040.6 km
34h 26m$556–803Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane MAD - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
11h 35m$181–523Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane MAD - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
11h 35m$284–596Bus
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Sibiubus
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Rusebus
2d 5h$109–220Train, bus
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá De Henarestrain C2 / ...
- Take the bus from Alcala de Henares to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Rusebus
2d 11h$150–231Bus via Montpellier
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Eastbus
2d 13h$297–527
Madrid to Ruse by train and night train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Ruse is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $260 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Ruse via Sibiu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Ruse via Avignon Tgv, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Madrid and Ruse is 2565 km. The road distance is 3040.6 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Ruse without a car is to train and bus via Frankfurt am Main which takes 40h 42m and costs $490 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Madrid to Ruse, including transfers.
Madrid to Ruse bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Ruse train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
Madrid to Ruse bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Ruse via Sibiu in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–480
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- 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
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá De Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Avignon Tgv to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–180
- Couchette Carriage
- $100–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–480
- 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/
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Alcalá De Henares
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–11
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- 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/
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
- +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
- $155
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.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
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
- +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
- $24–40
- 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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Alcala de Henares to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Montpellier - Sabines Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Montpellier to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–370
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Ruse is 1h ahead of Madrid. It is currently 7:41 AM in Madrid and 8:41 AM in Ruse.
Madrid to Ruse train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Avignon Tgv station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Ruse is 3041 km. It takes approximately 34h 26m to drive from Madrid to Ruse.
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