There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Ruse by plane, bus, train, 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, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 56m$100–267Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RIX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
11h 28m$96–303Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Doraly Expo Marketbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
29h 20m$143–199Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
46h 27m$417–755Drive 1,809.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Rusecar 1,809.4 km
25h 55m$326–471Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane RIX - BBU
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
12h 31m$113–276Fly 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 51m$191–611Bus 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$122–181
Riga to Ruse by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $270 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ruse is to fly and bus which takes 7h 56m and costs $100 - $270.
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 Chernivtsi Bus station, Suceava and Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Ruse via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Wien Westbahnhof and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 27m.
The distance between Riga and Ruse is 1490 km. The road distance is 1809.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 29h 20m and costs $140 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Riga to Ruse, including transfers.
Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by Latlines, 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 29h 20m and costs $140 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $410 - $800 and takes 46h 27m.
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 Doraly Expo Market, Doraly, Bucur Obor, Obor, Gara de Nord 1, and Buchurest in around 29h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Ruse via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Wien Westbahnhof, and Bucuresti Nord in around 46h 27m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–470
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $8–11
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- 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
- $70–110
- 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
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–100
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Doraly Expo Market
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
- $14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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
- 0757 567 066
- ceztrans@yahoo.com
- Website
- ceztrans.ro
Bus from Suceava to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- ceztrans.ro
- 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
- $14–25
- Website
- https://pegasusbg.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Ruse bus services, operated by Latlines, arrive at Chernivtsi Bus station.
Riga to Ruse train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Ruse is 1809 km. It takes approximately 25h 55m to drive from Riga to Ruse.
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