There are 9 ways to get from Ruse to Albania by shuttle, plane, train, bus, 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.
Shuttle, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)OTP - TIA
5h 50m$180–480Train, bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the train from Ruse to Sofia461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
21h 31m$50–129Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofia461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajas
- Drive from Zajas to Tirana
17h 19m$62–109Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofia461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
18h 26m$76–90Drive 746 km
- Drive from Ruse to Tirana746 km
10h 25m$135–195Shuttle, fly to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)OTP - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
9h 28m$241–563Shuttle, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kozani
- Take the bus from Kozani to Korçë
11h 33mBus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tirana
18h 48m$66–76Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Ruse East to Thessaloniki train stationN980 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranë
25h$100–170
Ruse to Albania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Albania is to bus which costs $65 - $80 and takes 18h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Albania is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $180 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Albania. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Tirana via Sofia, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Tirana, Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 48m.
The distance between Ruse and Albania is 737 km. The road distance is 746 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Albania without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 26m and costs $75 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Ruse to Albania, including transfers.
Ruse to Albania bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Albania bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Albania is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 10:10 AM in Ruse and 9:10 AM in Albania.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Albania is 746 km. It takes approximately 10h 25m to drive from Ruse to Albania.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Albania?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Tirana via Sofia, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Tirana, Airport in around 18h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $241–246
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–260
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $14–20
- 1st Class
- $19–24
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–25
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- info@ktelkozanis.gr
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kozani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Kozani to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kozani to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ruse East to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
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