There are 7 ways to get from Ruse to Bansko by bus, train, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Banskobus
8h 45m$30–50Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Stationbus Union Ivkoni
10h 21mDrive 457.6 km
- Drive from Ruse to Banskocar 457.6 km
5h 47m$73–105Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 50m$168–416Bus via Bansko Gondola
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Bansko Gondolabus Traventuria 85 / ...
9h 40m$32–57Train, bus via Blagoevgrad
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
11h 1m$43–51Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Stationbus
8h 15m$190–491
Ruse to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Bansko is to bus which costs $29 - $50 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Bansko is to drive which takes 5h 47m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Bansko. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Bansko via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 45m.
The distance between Ruse and Bansko is 460 km. The road distance is 457.6 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Bansko without a car is to bus which takes 8h 45m and costs $29 - $50.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Ruse to Bansko, including transfers.
Ruse to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Bansko bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Bansko is 458 km. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Ruse to Bansko.
Book your Ruse to Bansko bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Bansko, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bansko via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 8h 45m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–40
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $6–7
- Website
- -
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- -
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- -
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- -
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Ruse to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- https://bansko.org/bansko_bus_schedule
- Website
- https://bansko.org/
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://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 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Bansko New Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Bansko Gondola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
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