There are 11 ways to get from Ruse to Meteora by bus, train, car, shuttle, plane, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Blagoevgrad
best- Take the bus from Ruse East to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
15h 6m€60–96Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse East to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalostrain Ic
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
16h 37m€52–90Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Thessaloniki train stationbus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalostrain Ic
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
20h 16m€64–89Drive 819.3 km
- Drive from Ruse to Meteoracar 819.3 km
9h 56m€149–215Shuttle, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikalabus
10h 56m€168–439Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse East to Thessaloniki train stationbus N980
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteorabus
16h 14m€98–128Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Ruse to Sofia - Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dramabus
- Take the bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Grevenabus
- Take the bus from Grevena to Kalabakabus
20h 37mShuttle, fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane OTP - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Trikalabus
14h 3m€220–602Shuttle, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane OTP - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Paleofarsalostrain
- Take the bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambakabus
13h 31m€173–455Shuttle, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, ferry, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane OTP - CFU
- Take the ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandëferry
- Take the bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampákabus
13h 23mShuttle, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, Airport Bus, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Take the bus from Fier to Gjirokastërbus
- Take the bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampákabus
14h 4m
Ruse to Meteora by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Meteora is to bus and train which costs €50 - €95 and takes 16h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Meteora is to drive which takes 9h 56m and costs €140 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse to Meteora. However, there are services departing from Ruse East and arriving at Kalampáka via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Trikala. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
The distance between Ruse and Meteora is 851 km. The road distance is 819.3 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Meteora without a car is to bus via Blagoevgrad which takes 15h 6m and costs €60 - €100.
It takes approximately 15h 6m to get from Ruse to Meteora, including transfers.
Ruse to Meteora bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ruse East station.
Ruse to Meteora bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Meteora is 819 km. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Ruse to Meteora.
There are 938+ hotels available in Meteora.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Meteora, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ruse East to Kalampáka via Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal, Serres, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, and Trikala in around 15h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ioannina National Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ioannina National Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ioannina National Airport via Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36–39
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Paleofarsalos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ruse East to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ruse East to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- ktelserres@gmail.com
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
Bus from Serres to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- Book at
- ktelserron.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- (+30) 24310 73130
- info@ktel-trikala.gr
- Website
- ktel-trikala.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://ktel-trikala.gr/en/homepage_en/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/tri/ticketweb/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Paleofarsalos to Kalambaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- +30 2310 500225
- info@ammonexpress.gr
- Website
- ammonexpress.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki Aristotelous Square to Meteora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €56
- Schedules at
- ammonexpress.gr
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ruse to Sofia - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +30 25210 32421
- kteldr@otenet.gr
- Website
- kteldramas.gr
Bus from Drama to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kteldramas.gr
- Book at
- kteldramas.e-ticketing.gr
- Phone
- +30 24620 22242
- Website
- ktelgrevenon.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Grevena
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
Bus from Grevena to Kalabaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/gre/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +30 26510 25014
- ktelioa@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Trikala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- ktelioannina.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelioannina.gr
- Phone
- +355 69 587 3466
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sarandë to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Gjirokastër to Kalampáka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 52 22 55 39
- Website
- tirana-airport.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- tirana-airport.com
- Website
- travel.gjirafa.com
Bus from Fier to Gjirokastër
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- travel.gjirafa.com
- Phone
- +355 69 377 7474
- info@erdanotours.com
- Website
- sarandaport.al
Ferry from Port of Corfu to Sarandë
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sarandaport.al
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