There are 9 ways to get from Ruse to Tirana by train, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus, drive
best- 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 train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajastrain
- Drive from Zajas to Tiranacar
17h 20m$62–108Train, bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
21h 31m$50–129Train, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
18h 26m$81–95Drive 746 km
- Drive from Ruse to Tiranacar 746 km
10h 29m$135–195Shuttle to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BBU - TIA
10h 33m$179–534Bus
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
18h 38m$71–78Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tiranabus
24h 50mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- 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
5h 45m$181–525Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tiranabus
11h 18m$239–565
Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Tirana is to bus which costs $70 - $80 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Tirana is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Tirana via Sofia, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Bradashesh. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 38m.
The distance between Ruse and Tirana is 926 km. The road distance is 746 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Tirana without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 26m and costs $80 - $95.
It takes approximately 17h 20m to get from Ruse to Tirana, including transfers.
Ruse to Tirana bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Tirana bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Tirana is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 8:27 AM in Ruse and 7:27 AM in Tirana.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Tirana is 746 km. It takes approximately 10h 29m to drive from Ruse to Tirana.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Tirana, Albania?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Tirana via Sofia, Tirana, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, and Bradashesh in around 18h 38m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- 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
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- 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 Ruse Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- 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
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- likospartak@gmail.com
- Website
- likokostatours.weebly.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
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