There are 7 ways to get from Ruse to Sarajevo by shuttle, plane, bus, car, 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 to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane OTP - SJJ
8h 21m$203–514Train, bus
cheapest- 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 Užice, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Stationbus
23h 12m$74–120Bus via Gostivar
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gostivarbus
- Take the bus from Gostivar to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
19h 34mDrive 804.7 km
- Drive from Ruse to Sarajevocar 804.7 km
12h 47m$128–185Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sarajevo (SJJ)plane VAR - SJJ
12h 6m$195–569Train, bus via Gostivar
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gostivarbus
- Take the bus from Gostivar to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
21h 7mBus
- Take the bus from Ruse East to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Nova Varošbus
- Take the bus from Nova Varoš to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanicabus
23h 31m$95–142
Ruse to Sarajevo by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Sarajevo is to train and bus which costs $70 - $120 and takes 23h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Sarajevo is to shuttle and fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Sarajevo. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar and Gostivar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 34m.
The distance between Ruse and Sarajevo is 720 km. The road distance is 804.7 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Sarajevo without a car is to bus via Gostivar which takes 19h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Ruse to Sarajevo, including transfers.
Ruse to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Sarajevo bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sarajevo is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 7:13 AM in Ruse and 6:13 AM in Sarajevo.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Sarajevo is 805 km. It takes approximately 12h 47m to drive from Ruse to Sarajevo.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar, and Gostivar in around 19h 34m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sarajevo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Varna Airport to Sarajevo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Varna Airport to Sarajevo via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Flights from Varna Airport to Sarajevo via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sarajevo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sarajevo via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $14–20
- 1st Class
- $19–24
- 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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- 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
- $15–22
- 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
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 - 71 - 322 - 333
- Website
- martinoski.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gostivar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- martinoski.com
- vakcare@yahoo.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gostivar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064111145130
- Phone
- +389 70 935 300
- steptours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gostivar to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/Step-Tours-100057319215952/
- 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
- $22–29
- 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
- $14–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Nova Varoš
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 011 / 34 72 334
- prestobeograd@gmail.com
- Website
- presto.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- presto.rs
- Phone
- +381 (0) 31 524-518
- office@gaga-turs.rs
- Website
- redvoznje.net
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Užice, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- gaga-turs.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Nova Varoš
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- gaga-turs.rs
- Phone
- +387 65 626 696
- aromabuss@yahoo.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Užice, Autobuska Stanica to Sarajevo , East Sarajevo Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- 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
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 062 8103637
- office@balbuss.rs
- Website
- balbuss.rs
Bus from Nova Varoš to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- balbuss.rs
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