There are 10 ways to get from Stansted to Ruse by plane, shuttle, train, bus, car, car train, busferry, or car ferry
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Fly from London City Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LCY - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 32m$340–933Bus and ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
2d 14h$88–218Train, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Take the bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
25h 28m$102–156Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stansted to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ruse
25h 13mFly from London Stansted Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)STN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 35m$259–617Train to Luton Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LTN - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 39m$264–643Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LHR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 52m$245–694Fly from London Gatwick Airport, shuttle
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LGW - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 15m$226–630Bus
- Take the bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
34h 37m$173–178Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stansted to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ruse
26h 21m$478–726
London City Airport (LCY) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted to Ruse is to train and bus which costs $100 - $160 and takes 25h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 35m and costs $250 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Stansted to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Flagstone Paving and arriving at Ruse via Castle, Chequers Bus Station and Buchurest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 37m.
The distance between Stansted and Ruse is 2214 km.
The best way to get from Stansted to Ruse without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 28m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Stansted to Ruse, including transfers.
Stansted to Ruse bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Chequers Bus Station.
Stansted to Ruse bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Bucharest station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Stansted. It is currently 12:44 AM in Stansted and 2:44 AM in Ruse.
There are 213+ hotels available in Ruse.
What companies run services between Stansted, England and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Flagstone Paving to Ruse via Castle, Chequers Bus Station, Bucharest, and Buchurest in around 34h 37m.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Borough Green & Wrotham to London Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Luton to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.ro
Bus from Chequers Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.ro
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Busferry from Maidstone to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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