There are 12 ways to get from Ulm to Ruse by train, plane, shuttle, bus, car, ferry, night train, 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 Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
7h 32m$213–637Bus
cheapest- 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$84–122Bus via Bratislava
- Take the bus from Ulm to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N136 / ...
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Rusebus
23h 15m$123–230Train, 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 33m$301–542Drive 1,638.4 km
- Drive from Ulm to Rusecar 1,638.4 km
16h 41m$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$218–656Train 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 29m$168–543Train, 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 55mTrain to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane FMM - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
9h 40m$178–618Train, ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn 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 38m$265–661Night train, train
- Take the night train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Meidlingnighttrain En
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
31h 10m$285–391Drive, 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 29m$353–493
Ulm to Ruse by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Ruse is to bus which costs $80 - $130 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Ruse is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 32m and costs $210 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ulm to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Ulm and arriving at Ruse via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hbf and arriving at Ruse via Wien Meidling and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 10m.
The distance between Ulm and Ruse is 1569 km. The road distance is 1638.4 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Ruse without a car is to bus via Bratislava which takes 23h 15m and costs $120 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Ulm to Ruse, including transfers.
Ulm to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Ruse train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Ulm Hbf station.
Ulm to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ulm to Ruse via Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- 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
- $45–150
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwörth to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $18–22
- 1st Class Ticket
- $23–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $20–29
- First Class
- $35–50
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $18–27
- 1st Class
- $30–55
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $28–45
- 1st Class
- $55–90
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
- $23–80
- 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 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- 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
- $11–24
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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
- $19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Ulm Hbf to Donauwoerth
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Night train from Ulm Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- 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 Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- 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
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Ulm Long Distance Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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Ruse is 1h ahead of Ulm. It is currently 3:31 AM in Ulm and 4:31 AM in Ruse.
Ulm to Ruse train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Ruse is 1638 km. It takes approximately 16h 41m to drive from Ulm to Ruse.
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