There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ruse by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or train (Eurostar)
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 6m$139–339Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane EIN - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h 15m$73–451Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.train European Sleeper
- Take the bus from Praga to Rusebus
28h 10m$236–460Train, night train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
39h 16m$355–700Drive 2,224.8 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rusecar 2,224.8 km
22h 36m$459–663Train to Brussels Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
9h 14m$122–352Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 33m$120–435Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane DUS - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
10h 55m$126–328Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus : Amsterdam Central Sloterdijk Train Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Rusebus
30h 58m$167–290Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain 461
39h 46m$560–1,076Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Eastbus N984 / ...
40h 15m$243–400
Rotterdam to Ruse by train, foot, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ruse is to train and fly and bus which costs $120 - $330 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ruse is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 6m and costs $130 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Conradstraat and arriving at Ruse via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Ruse via Utrecht Centraal, Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 16m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ruse is 1933 km. The road distance is 2224.8 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 10m and costs $230 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Rotterdam to Ruse, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ruse bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Rotterdam Conradstraat station.
Rotterdam to Ruse train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ruse is to bus via Prague which takes 30h 58m and costs $160 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 39h 46m.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Ruse via Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and Praga in around 30h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Ruse via Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, and Bucuresti Nord in around 39h 46m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–390
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Utrecht Centraal to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $130–190
- Couchette Carriage
- $110–130
- Seating Carriage
- $75–90
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Rotterdam Conradstraat to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Rotterdam to Ruse bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 5:21 PM in Rotterdam and 6:21 PM in Ruse.
Rotterdam to Ruse train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Ruse is 2225 km. It takes approximately 22h 36m to drive from Rotterdam to Ruse.
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