There are 10 ways to get from Palermo to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, busferry, or night 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 Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PMO - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
13h 33m$174–521Fly Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PMO - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
14h 41m$73–249Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureştibus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
39h 53mDrive, ferry, car ferry
- Drive from Palermo to Messina Marittimacar
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Rusecar
28h 49m$299–573Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CTA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 24m$178–500Fly Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PMO - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 54m$189–526Shuttle to Trapani Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TPS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 39m$198–553Ferry, bus, bus and ferry
- Take the ferry from Palermo to Milazzoferry
- Take the bus from Milazzo to Messinabus
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebusferry
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
46h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Palermo to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
46h 35m$191–304Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Rome, Termini to Funduleabus
- Take the bus from Fundulea to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Rusenighttrain
2d 13h
Palermo to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ruse is to fly and train which costs $70 - $250 and takes 14h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 54m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Palermo to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Palermo and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Bologna Centrale and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 35m.
The distance between Palermo and Ruse is 1408 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ruse without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 39h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Palermo to Ruse, including transfers.
Palermo to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Palermo station.
Palermo to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Palermo. It is currently 3:31 PM in Palermo and 4:31 PM in Ruse.
There are 211+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Palermo to Ruse Central Bus Station via Bologna Centrale and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 46h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Trapani Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–280
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Palermo Centrale to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://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
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.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
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from Lazio Municipio to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Milazzo to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $54
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Palermo to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $113
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Rome, Termini to Fundulea
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 021.330.81.32
- office@c-i.ro
- Website
- c-i.ro
Bus from Fundulea to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://c-i.ro/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Outside cabin 2 beds
- $135
- Inner cabin 2 beds
- $120–180
- Deck
- $75–90
- Car
- $115–130
- Inside cabin 2 beds
- $111–117
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Palermo to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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