There are 11 ways to get from Manchester to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, car, train (Eurostar), car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MAN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 39m$183–497Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Oborbus
- Drive from Sos.Pantelimon to Rusecar
24h 14m$51–66Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbftrain 83
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
40h 31m$487–1,263Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rusecar
29h 29mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LBA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 34m$213–572Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BHX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 15m$212–674Fly Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane MAN - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
10h 53m$248–502Train to Luton Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 25m$255–715Train to Liverpool, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LPL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 26m$229–501Bus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
38h 20m$181–237Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rusecar
30h 36m$548–827
Manchester to Ruse by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Ruse is to bus and drive which costs $50 - $70 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 39m and costs $180 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Ruse via London Victoria and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Ruse via London St Pancras Intl, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 31m.
The distance between Manchester and Ruse is 2382 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Ruse without a car is to train which takes 40h 31m and costs $480 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Manchester to Ruse, including transfers.
Manchester to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Ruse train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Ruse is to train which takes 40h 31m and costs $480 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $240 and takes 38h 20m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ruse via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Bucuresti Nord in around 40h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Ruse via London Victoria, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 38h 20m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Liverpool to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- $85–330
- 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
- $70–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- 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
- +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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–27
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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 Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Manchester, Coach Station to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- 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
- +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
- +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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More Questions & Answers
Manchester to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 5:21 AM in Manchester and 7:21 AM in Ruse.
Manchester to Ruse train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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