There are 4 ways to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass by bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass is to bus which costs $24 - $35 and takes 4h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass is to drive which takes 2h 45m and costs $26 - $40.
The distance between Ruse and Shipka Pass is 175 km. The road distance is 170.3 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass without a car is to bus which takes 4h 12m and costs $24 - $35.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ruse to Shipka Pass is to bus which takes 4h 12m and costs $24 - $35. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $30 - $45 and takes 4h 19m.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Shipka Pass is 170 km. It takes approximately 2h 45m to drive from Ruse to Shipka Pass.
There are 315+ hotels available in Shipka Pass.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Shipka Pass, Gabrovo, Bulgaria?
BG Razpisanie operates a bus from Ruse to Gabrovo once daily, and the journey takes 3h 40m. Ruse Bus also services this route once daily. Alternatively, Bulgarian Railways (BDZh) operates a train from Ruse to Plachkovtsi once daily. Tickets cost $7–13 and the journey takes 3h 32m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Ruse to Plachkovtsi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $11–13
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Gabrovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Taxistars
- Phone
- +359 877 144 144
- Website
- taxistars.net
Green Taxi Ruse
- Phone
- +359 828080
- Website
- greentaxiruse.com
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