There are 5 ways to get from Ruse to Madrid 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
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane VAR - MAD
11h 30m€181–511Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Triestebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
41h 30m€329–546Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airportbus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brașovbus
- Take the bus from Braşov to Méndez Álvaro Estación Surbus
2d 8hDrive 3,038.3 km
- Drive from Ruse to Madridcar 3,038.3 km
33h 55m€474–685Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Ruse East to București, Autogara Militaribus 984
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus
2d 11h€317–485
Ruse to Madrid by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Madrid is to shuttle and fly which costs €180 - €550 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Madrid is to shuttle and fly which takes 11h 30m and costs €180 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Roman and Braşov. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Ruse and Madrid is 2817 km. The road distance is 3038.3 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Madrid without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 30m and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Ruse to Madrid, including transfers.
Ruse to Madrid bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Madrid bus services, operated by PEGASUS GROUP Ltd., arrive at Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport station.
Madrid is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 9:35 PM in Ruse and 8:35 PM in Madrid.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Madrid is 3038 km. It takes approximately 33h 55m to drive from Ruse to Madrid.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Madrid, Spain?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur via Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport, Bucharest Otopeni Airport, Brașov, Roman, Bartolomeu Gară, and Braşov in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Trieste Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €88
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- pegasus@pegasusbg.com
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +4 0268 455555
- rezervari@transfer-lowcost.ro
- Website
- transfer-lowcost.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- transfer-lowcost.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Braşov to Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–200
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ruse East to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–390
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Madrid, Avenida de América
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- ALSA
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