There are 10 ways to get from Trieste to Ruse by shuttle, plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, shuttle
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)LJU - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 3m$246–718Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Ploieşti
- Take the train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Ruse
19h 1m$73–110Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Wien HbfRjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videle347
- Take the train from Videle to RuseIr
31h 21m$329–476Drive 1,191 km
- Drive from Trieste to Ruse1,191 km
14h 31m$216–312Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)KLU - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 57m$341–1,028Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)VCE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 35m$246–792Train, train to Treviso Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Portogruaro-Caorle
- Take the train from Portogruaro-Caorle to Treviso Centrale
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TSF - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h 38m$164–464Train, train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)BLQ - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 19m$187–562Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TRS - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
9h$199–530Bus
- Take the bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus StationUnion Ivkoni / ...
19h 30m$115–123
Trieste to Ruse by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Ruse is to bus and train which costs $70 - $110 and takes 19h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Ruse is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Ruse via Wien Hbf and Videle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 21m.
The distance between Trieste and Ruse is 1140 km. The road distance is 1191 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Ruse without a car is to bus and train which takes 19h 1m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Trieste to Ruse, including transfers.
Trieste to Ruse bus services, operated by M&M Travel, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Ruse train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Ruse is to train which takes 31h 21m and costs $320 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $115 - $125 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Ruse via Wien Hbf and Videle in around 31h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Ruse Central Bus Station via Sofia Central Bus Station in around 19h 30m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Treviso Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–150
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–270
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Ploieşti Sud to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $2–5
- 1st Class
- $5–8
Train from Trieste Centrale to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $95–150
Train from Wien Hbf to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Portogruaro-Caorle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Portogruaro-Caorle to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Portogruaro-Caorle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Portogruaro-Caorle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Portogruaro-Caorle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $36–200
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $36–40
- Private
- $110–200
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $40–44
- Private
- $160–300
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Schedules at
- goopti.com
- Shared
- $40–44
- Private
- $160–300
- 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/
- Website
- transmarian.ro
Bus from Trieste to Ploieşti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- transmarian.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
- +359 2 980 56 58
- info@mm-travel.bg
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Trieste to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $102
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Trieste to Ruse bus services, operated by M&M Travel, arrive at Sofia station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Trieste. It is currently 2:37 AM in Trieste and 3:37 AM in Ruse.
Trieste to Ruse train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Ruse is 1191 km. It takes approximately 14h 31m to drive from Trieste to Ruse.
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