There are 11 ways to get from Lisbon to Ruse by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane LIS - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
9h 43m$111–325Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane LIS - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia to Rusetrain
14h 14m$83–337Bus, train via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
2d 5h$518–757Drive 3,621 km
- Drive from Lisbon to Rusecar 3,621 km
39h 10m$652–942Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane LIS - BBU
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
13h 1m$106–334Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane LIS - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
12h 21m$197–588Fly to Craiova Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Craiova Airport (CRA)plane LIS - CRA
- Take the train from Craiova to Videletrain
- Take the train from Videle to Rusetrain
14h 56m$119–472Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Rusetrain
2d 12h$390–494Bus
- Take the bus from Lisbon to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus
2d 12h$338–450Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelvabus
- Take the bus from Huelva to Bucureştibus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Rusenighttrain
3d 1h$231–313Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Buzaubus
- Take the train from Buzău to Bucharesttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Rusenighttrain
3d 12h$332–480
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and train which costs $80 - $340 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to Ruse is to fly and bus which takes 9h 43m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Lisbon to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Lisbon and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Doria/Metro' Principe, Genoa and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Lisbon and Ruse is 3071 km. The road distance is 3621 km.
The best way to get from Lisbon to Ruse without a car is to bus and train via Barcelona which takes 2 days 5h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Lisbon to Ruse, including transfers.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lisbon station.
Lisbon to Ruse bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Genoa station.
Ruse is 2h ahead of Lisbon. It is currently 12:47 AM in Lisbon and 2:47 AM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Lisbon to Ruse is 3621 km. It takes approximately 39h 10m to drive from Lisbon to Ruse.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Lisbon to Ruse Central Bus Station via Genoa, Doria/Metro' Principe, Brignole Fs/, Genoa, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Craiova Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Craiova Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Craiova Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Craiova Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–330
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Pisa, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–310
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Iryo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Craiova to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucharest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–14
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $7–9
- Phone
- +40 351 409 153
- [email protected]
- Website
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
Train from Craiova to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–9
- Schedules at
- S.C. Softrans S.R.L.
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- $5–10
- 1st Class
- $10–16
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Buzău to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coandă Airport to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Pegasus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lisbon - Oriente to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $153
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lisbon to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–310
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Genoa to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $101
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- 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
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Lisboa Oriente to Huelva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Huelva to Bucureşti
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–250
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estação Rodoviária de Sete Rios to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Buzau
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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