There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
6h 52m$204–525Bus via Suceava
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
39h 5m$117–164Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
32h 40m$123–201Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 182 / ...
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
44h 11m$323–461Drive 1,821.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Rusecar 1,821.7 km
25h 50m$328–474Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane RIX - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
10h 42m$254–560Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N1227
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Rusebus
36h 5m$139–314Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
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Riga to Ruse by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to bus via Suceava which costs $110 - $170 and takes 39h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 52m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Ruse via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Ruse via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 11m.
The distance between Riga and Ruse is 1489 km. The road distance is 1821.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 32h 40m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Riga to Ruse, including transfers.
Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Ruse train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Ruse is to bus which takes 32h 40m and costs $120 - $210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $470 and takes 44h 11m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Ruse via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 (Otopeni), Bucharest North, and Buchurest in around 32h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Ruse via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Wien Hbf, and Bucuresti Nord in around 44h 11m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–300
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–35
- 1st Class
- $30–40
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- 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
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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 Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- 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 Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–24
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Suceava to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Riga to Ruse train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Ruse is 1822 km. It takes approximately 25h 50m to drive from Riga to Ruse.
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