There are 6 ways to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes by bus, train, car, shuttle, plane, or taxi
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ruse East to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Seven Rila Lakes Liftbus Traventuria 3448
8h 14m$45–63Train
cheapest- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the train from Sofia to Dupnitsatrain 5615 / ...
10h 1m$36–54Drive 387.7 km
- Drive from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakescar 387.7 km
5h 54m$62–89Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
8h 44m$191–459Bus via Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
8h 47m$39–52Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly, bus, taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane OTP - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Dupnitsa Bus Station to Seven Rila Lakestaxi
8h 9m$213–494
Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes is to bus via Dupnitsa Bus Station which costs $35 - $55 and takes 8h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes is to drive which takes 5h 54m and costs $60 - $90.
The distance between Ruse and Seven Rila Lakes is 402 km. The road distance is 387.7 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes without a car is to bus which takes 8h 14m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes is to bus which takes 8h 14m and costs $45 - $65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $35 - $55 and takes 10h 1m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes is 388 km. It takes approximately 5h 54m to drive from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes.
There are 179+ hotels available in Seven Rila Lakes.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ruse East to Seven Rila Lakes via Sofia, Tsentralna Gara, Tsentral'ni khali, bul. Vasil Levski, Sofia Vasil Levski Monument, and Seven Rila Lakes Lift in around 8h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ruse to Seven Rila Lakes via Sofia and Dupnitsa in around 10h 1m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- 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
Train from Sofia to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ruse East to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Vasil Levski Monument to Seven Rila Lakes Lift
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- 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
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- 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
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
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