There are 7 ways to get from Ruse to Budapest by shuttle, plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)OTP - BUD
6hFt 64,578–155,594Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to București, Autogara MilitariUnion Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-PályaudvarN910 / ...
21h 26mFt 15,103–30,991Train, night train
- Take the train from Ruse to Videle1094
- Take the night train from Videle to Budapest-NyugatiIrn
20h 5mFt 26,367–29,601Drive 872.4 km
- Drive from Ruse to Budapest872.4 km
9h 34mFt 50,289–72,640Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)BBU - BUD
6h 24mFt 47,544–133,804Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)OTP - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
7h 31mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)OTP - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
8h 27mFt 64,078–183,794
Ruse to Budapest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Budapest is to bus which costs 15 000 Ft - 31 000 Ft and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Budapest is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h and costs 60 000 Ft - 160 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Ruse to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Ruse and arriving at Budapest-Nyugati via Videle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 5m.
The distance between Ruse and Budapest is 725 km. The road distance is 872.4 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Budapest without a car is to bus which takes 21h 26m and costs 15 000 Ft - 31 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Ruse to Budapest, including transfers.
Ruse to Budapest bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Ruse station.
Ruse to Budapest bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at București, Autogara Militari station.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via București, Autogara Militari in around 21h 26m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–41,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–50,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–32,000
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–35,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–41,000
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–3,600
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Videle to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–22,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- Ft 40,000–95,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- Ft 36,000–85,000
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–3,000
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Budapest is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 3:46 PM in Ruse and 2:46 PM in Budapest.
Ruse to Budapest train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Videle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Budapest is 872 km. It takes approximately 9h 34m to drive from Ruse to Budapest.
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