There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Ruse by plane, shuttle, bus, train, or car
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, 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$195–529Bus
cheapest- 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 Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
32h 51m$124–198Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- 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
43h 6m$322–456Drive 1,824.9 km
- Drive from Riga to Rusecar 1,824.9 km
25h 35m$329–475Fly 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$233–588Bus via Suceava
- 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 Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
38h 36m$128–173Bus, 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
2d 14h
Riga to Ruse by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to bus via Suceava which costs $120 - $180 and takes 38h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 6h 52m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Ruse via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Zachodnia, Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 6m.
The distance between Riga and Ruse is 1489 km. The road distance is 1824.9 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 32h 51m and costs $120 - $200.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Riga to Ruse, including transfers.
Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Ruse train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Ruse is to bus which takes 32h 51m and costs $120 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $460 and takes 43h 6m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, and Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport in around 32h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Ruse via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Zachodnia, Wien Hbf, and Bucuresti Nord in around 43h 6m.
- 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
- $85–270
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
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and 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
- $250–1,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–27
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 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
- $20–35
- 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
- $60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- pegasusbg.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- 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
- +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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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Riga to Ruse train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Ruse is 1825 km. It takes approximately 25h 35m to drive from Riga to Ruse.
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