There are 11 ways to get from Patras to Ruse by bus, train, plane, shuttle, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train to Athens International Airport, fly, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 12m$194–511Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain 4610
19h 31m$46–69Bus
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ruse Eastbus N980
17h 35m$58–94Drive 1,052.1 km
- Drive from Patras to Rusecar 1,052.1 km
11h 56m$221–319Bus and ferry to Zakynthos International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the busferry from Patras to Zakynthosbusferry
- Fly from Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZTH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 5m$241–686Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
12h 19m$225–538Bus and ferry to Kefalonia Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the busferry from Patra to Argostolibusferry
- Fly from Kefalonia Airport (EFL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EFL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 27m$243–719Bus to Preveza Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Patras to Lefkádabus
- Fly from Preveza Airport (PVK) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PVK - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
15h 15m$250–906Bus via Ruse
- Take the bus from Pátra to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia - Central Bus Station to Rusebus
18h 20m$50–89Bus, train via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the train from Dupnitsa to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Rusetrain
19h 51m$82–111Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Patra to Kiatobus C3e / ...
- Take the train from Kiato to Athenstrain Re
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
21h 18m$91–98
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Patras to Ruse is to bus and train which costs $45 - $70 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Patras to Ruse is to bus and ferry and fly and shuttle which takes 10h 5m and costs $240 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Patras to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Pátra and arriving at Ruse East via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 35m.
The distance between Patras and Ruse is 1114 km. The road distance is 1052.1 km.
The best way to get from Patras to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 17h 35m and costs $55 - $95.
It takes approximately 10h 12m to get from Patras to Ruse, including transfers.
Patras to Ruse bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Pátra station.
Patras to Ruse bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Patras to Ruse is 1052 km. It takes approximately 11h 56m to drive from Patras to Ruse.
Book your Patras to Ruse bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Patras, Greece and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Pátra to Ruse East via Sofia in around 17h 35m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Zakynthos International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Kefalonia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Preveza Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Kiato to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–20
Train from Dupnitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Patra to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Pátra to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- 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 Sofia to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Patras to Zakynthos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Patras to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Patra to Argostoli
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +3026450 22364
- info@ktel-lefkadas.gr
- Website
- ktel-lefkadas.gr
Bus from Patras to Lefkáda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Website
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Schedules at
- https://ktel-lefkadas.gr/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
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
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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