There are 7 ways to get from Ruse to Bansko by night train, train, bus, 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.
Night train, train, bus
best- Take the night train from Ruse to Dimitrovgradnighttrain
- Take the train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdivtrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Plovdiv South to Banskobus
8h 12m$11–19Bus
- 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$27–48Drive 421 km
- Drive from Ruse to Banskocar 421 km
6h 31m$67–96Shuttle, 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$174–374Bus 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$29–50Train, bus via Plovdiv
- Take the train from Ruse to Filipovotrain Ic
- Take the bus from Plovdiv North to Banskobus
10h 46m$12–17Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Banskobus
10h 52m$42–51
Ruse to Bansko by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Bansko is to train and bus via Plovdiv which costs $11 - $17 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Bansko is to drive which takes 6h 31m and costs $65 - $100.
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 494 km. The road distance is 421 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Bansko without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 8h 12m and costs $11 - $19.
It takes approximately 8h 12m 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 421 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Ruse to Bansko.
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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
- $75–110
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Ruse to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Dimitrovgrad to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
Train from Ruse to Filipovo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–8
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–3
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0898 448 696
- marketing@grad.bg
- Website
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv South to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
Bus from Plovdiv North to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- bansko.org
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bansko.net
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- 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
- $23–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Ruse to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Bansko
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- 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
- $90–250
- 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
- $13–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Bansko Gondola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
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