There are 12 ways to get from Ulm to Ruse by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car, train (TGV), or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 35m$205–551Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Ulm to Praguebus FlixBus 283 / ...
- Take the bus from Praga to Rusebus
24h 10m$114–228Train, bus
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 62
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
26h 34m$358–738Drive 1,638.4 km
- Drive from Ulm to Rusecar 1,638.4 km
16h 50m$270–390Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane MUC - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 4m$212–602Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FMM - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
8h 27m$142–570Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerthtrain
- Take the train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NUE - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
8h 58m$237–595Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
10h 54m$266–636Train to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Badentrain
- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane FKB - BBU
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest to Ruse
10h 26m$216–709Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
28h 55m$115–183Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
29h 23m$372–694Drive, car train
- Drive from Ulm to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Rusecar
18h 37m$353–493
Ulm to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Ruse is to bus which costs $110 - $190 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Ruse is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 35m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Ruse via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Ruse via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 23m.
The distance between Ulm and Ruse is 1537 km. The road distance is 1638.4 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Ruse without a car is to bus via Prague which takes 24h 10m and costs $110 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Ulm to Ruse, including transfers.
Ulm to Ruse bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station.
Ulm to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Ruse is to bus via Prague which takes 24h 10m and costs $110 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $370 - $700 and takes 29h 23m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ulm to Ruse via Prague and Praga in around 24h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Ruse via München Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, and Bucuresti Nord in around 29h 23m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $24–90
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–360
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Baden-Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–80
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–460
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- servus@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ulm to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
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 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@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
- $16–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Ulm to Ruse bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 11:48 PM in Ulm and 12:48 AM in Ruse.
Ulm to Ruse train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Ruse is 1638 km. It takes approximately 16h 50m to drive from Ulm to Ruse.
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