There are 10 ways to get from Ruse to Patras by shuttle, plane, train, bus, car, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
best- 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 Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
10h 44m€167–436Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pátrabus
19h 20m€65–84Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Stationbus Citylines 82
- Take the bus from Volos to Patrasbus
18h€69–95Train, bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Blagoevgradtrain
- 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 Patrasbus
19h 57m€94–117Drive 1,049.4 km
- Drive from Ruse to Patrascar 1,049.4 km
11h 59m€187–270Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Zakynthos International Airport, bus and ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zakynthos International Airport (ZTH)plane OTP - ZTH
- Take the busferry from Zakynthos to Patrasbusferry
10h 40m€207–585Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Kefalonia Airport, bus and ferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kefalonia Airport (EFL)plane OTP - EFL
- Take the busferry from Argostoli to Patrabusferry
10h 56m€209–617Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, 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 Patrasbus
13h 3m€190–462Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, train, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane VAR - ATH
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus
12h 34m€179–465Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ruse to Athensbus
- Take the train from Athens to Kiatotrain Re
- Take the bus from Kiato to Patrabus C4e / ...
21h 18m€77–84
Ruse to Patras by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Patras is to train and bus which costs €65 - €85 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Patras is to shuttle and fly and bus and ferry which takes 10h 40m and costs €200 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse to Patras. However, there are services departing from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel and arriving at Patras via Volos. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h.
The distance between Ruse and Patras is 1112 km. The road distance is 1049.4 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Patras without a car is to bus which takes 18h and costs €65 - €95.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Ruse to Patras, including transfers.
Ruse to Patras bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel station.
Ruse to Patras bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Patras is 1049 km. It takes approximately 11h 59m to drive from Ruse to Patras.
There are 724+ hotels available in Patras.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Patras, Greece?
You can take a bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Patras via Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station and Volos in around 18h.
- 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
- 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 Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zakynthos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kefalonia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Kiato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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
- +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/
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Bus from Kiato to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel to Volos Astiko KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2421033254
- ktelvol@otenet.gr
- Website
- ktelvolou.gr
Bus from Volos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://ktelvolou.gr/en/home/
- 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 2616 001 600
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +302695022255
- info@ktel-zakynthos.gr
- Website
- ktel-zakynthos.gr
Busferry from Zakynthos to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Book at
- https://ktel-zakynthos.gr/en/
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Argostoli to Patra
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Pátra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Ruse to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €68
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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