There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Ruse by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ZRH - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
8h 54m$114–317Train to Basel, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BSL - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
9h 58m$75–323Train
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
29h 55m$350–556Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharestbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse Eastbus N984 / ...
33h 5m$199–293Drive 1,806.3 km
- Drive from Zurich to Rusecar 1,806.3 km
18h 49m$423–611Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane STR - OTP
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
11h 48m$143–376Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni
34h$147–194
Zurich to Ruse by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ruse is to bus via Sofia which costs $140 - $200 and takes 34h.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ruse is to fly and train which takes 8h 54m and costs $110 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Ruse East via București, Autogara Militari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Ruse. However, there are services departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Ruse via Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 55m.
The distance between Zurich and Ruse is 1548 km. The road distance is 1806.3 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ruse without a car is to train which takes 29h 55m and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Zurich to Ruse, including transfers.
Zurich to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Ruse train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Zuerich Hb station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ruse is to train which takes 29h 55m and costs $350 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $300 and takes 33h 5m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a train from Zuerich Hb to Ruse via Wien Hbf and Bucuresti Nord in around 29h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Ruse East via București, Autogara Militari in around 33h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Basel to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Zurich to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
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Booking & Getting There
Zurich to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bucharest station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 12:53 AM in Zurich and 1:53 AM in Ruse.
Zurich to Ruse train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Ruse is 1806 km. It takes approximately 18h 49m to drive from Zurich to Ruse.
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