There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Ruse by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane PRG - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
8h 35m$76–234Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane PRG - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Rusetrain
12h 25m$58–203Bus, train
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 1095
19h 6mTrain
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
26h 16m$255–444Drive 1,392.9 km
- Drive from Prague to Rusecar 1,392.9 km
14h 23m$252–364Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane PRG - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
10h 47m$187–524Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane PRG - BBU
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
10h 12m$76–289Bus
- Take the bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to București, Autogara Militaribus 962 / ...
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Eastbus N984 / ...
25h 50m$145–215
Prague to Ruse by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Ruse is to fly and train which costs $55 - $210 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Ruse is to fly and train which takes 8h 35m and costs $75 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží and arriving at Ruse East via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Ruse via Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 16m.
The distance between Prague and Ruse is 1243 km. The road distance is 1392.9 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Ruse without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Prague to Ruse, including transfers.
Prague to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží station.
Prague to Ruse train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Ruse is to train which takes 26h 16m and costs $250 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $220 and takes 25h 50m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Ruse via Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord in around 26h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to Ruse East via București, Autogara Militari in around 25h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–300
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, Hlavní Nádraží to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Prague. It is currently 7:31 PM in Prague and 8:31 PM in Ruse.
Prague to Ruse train services, operated by České dráhy (ČD), arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Ruse is 1393 km. It takes approximately 14h 23m to drive from Prague to Ruse.
Book your Prague to Ruse bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
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