There are 8 ways to get from Ruse to Zagreb by shuttle, plane, bus, car, or train
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Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane OTP - ZAG
5h 59m€169–452Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
17h 43m€42–63Drive 964.9 km
- Drive from Ruse to Zagrebcar 964.9 km
12h 30m€136–196Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane OTP - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
10h 54m€308–920Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane VAR - ZAG
10h 14m€151–451Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Vienna International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane OTP - VIE
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
10h 30mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Ruse to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3412 / ...
19h 16m€42–65Bus via Ruse East
- Take the bus from Ruse East to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia to Zagreb - Motel Plitvicebus
19h 42m€136–175
Ruse to Zagreb by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruse to Zagreb is to bus which costs €40 - €65 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Ruse to Zagreb is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €160 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruse station to Zagreb station. However, there are services departing from Ruse Central Bus Station and arriving at Zagreb Central Bus Station via Sofia Serdica Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 43m.
The distance between Ruse and Zagreb is 904 km. The road distance is 964.9 km.
The best way to get from Ruse to Zagreb without a car is to bus which takes 17h 43m and costs €40 - €65.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Ruse to Zagreb, including transfers.
Ruse to Zagreb bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Ruse Central Bus Station.
Ruse to Zagreb bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Zagreb is 1h behind Ruse. It is currently 8:18 AM in Ruse and 7:18 AM in Zagreb.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruse to Zagreb is 965 km. It takes approximately 12h 30m to drive from Ruse to Zagreb.
What companies run services between Ruse, Bulgaria and Zagreb, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Ruse Central Bus Station to Zagreb Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station and Sofia Serdica Bus Stop in around 17h 43m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Varna Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- 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
- 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
- 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
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Stop to Zagreb Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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
- €12–15
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €31–180
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €31–34
- Private
- €95–180
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- info@easydrive.si
Shuttle from Flughafen Wien to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
- 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
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia to Zagreb - Motel Plitvice
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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