There are 8 ways to get from Ruse to Dubrovnik by shuttle, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or train
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 Dubrovnik Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane OTP - DBV
10h 45m€182–539Train, bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
27h 20m€74–128Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
19h 39mDrive 917.8 km
- Drive from Ruse to Dubrovnikcar 917.8 km
14h 38m€126–182Shuttle, fly to Tivat Airport, car ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane OTP - TIV
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
11h 57m€248–574Shuttle, fly to Podgorica Airport, car ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
12h 33mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1bus
- Take the bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
21h 12mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Ruse East to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Tivat, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvorbus
27h 20m€87–165
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Dubrovnik is to train and bus via Skopje which costs €70 - €130 and takes 27h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Dubrovnik is to shuttle and fly which takes 10h 45m and costs €180 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Dubrovnik. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Pile via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 and Kantafig. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 39m.
The distance between Ruse and Dubrovnik is 783 km. The road distance is 917.8 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Dubrovnik without a car is to bus which takes 19h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Ruse to Dubrovnik, including transfers.
Ruse to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Dubrovnik bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Dubrovnik is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 1:06 PM in Ruse and 12:06 PM in Dubrovnik.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Dubrovnik is 918 km. It takes approximately 14h 38m to drive from Ruse to Dubrovnik.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Dubrovnik, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Pile via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, Niš, Autobuska Stanica, Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1, and Kantafig in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €205–215
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dubrovnik Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €16–20
- 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
- €100–240
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- 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
- €12–19
- 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
- €12–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–27
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–22
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 381 18 517 272
- office@kanis.rs
- Website
- kanis.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- kanis.rs
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.getbybus.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +382 69 294 654
- royaltravelcetinje@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- https://royaltravel.traveling.com/en/
- Phone
- +382 20 633 807
- bozur.cg@gmail.com
- Website
- bozur.net
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- bozur.net
- Phone
- +382 31 33 60 06
- office1@blueline-mne.com
- Website
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Herceg Novi, Jova Bijelića 1 to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
Bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Schedules at
- blueline-mne.com
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- 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
- €11–26
- 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
- €22–35
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.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
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ruse East to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–29
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Tivat, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
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