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Ruse · Bulgaria

Car hire and driving in Ruse

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Bulgaria traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BBU means 74 km (46 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Ruse

Car rental from Ruse: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Ruse to BucharestRomania66 km (41 mi)about 1 h
Ruse to PloieştiRomania123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Ruse to PiteştiRomania141 km (88 mi)about 2 h 9 min
Ruse to Stara ZagoraBulgaria160 km (99 mi)about 2 h 26 min
Ruse to BuzăuRomania161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Ruse to VarnaBulgaria173 km (107 mi)about 2 h 38 min
Ruse to CraiovaRomania180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 44 min
Ruse to BurgasBulgaria193 km (120 mi)about 2 h 57 min
Ruse to BraşovRomania202 km (126 mi)about 3 h 5 min
Ruse to PlovdivBulgaria212 km (132 mi)about 3 h 14 min
Ruse to ConstanţaRomania218 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Ruse to BrăilaRomania225 km (140 mi)about 3 h 26 min
Ruse to IstanbulTurkey400 km (248 mi)about 6 h 6 min
Ruse to MoscowRussia1,561 km (970 mi)about 23 h 49 min
Ruse to AnkaraTurkey719 km (447 mi)about 10 h 58 min
Ruse to BerlinGermany1,336 km (830 mi)about 20 h 23 min
Ruse to BursaTurkey480 km (299 mi)about 7 h 20 min
Ruse to KyivUkraine811 km (504 mi)about 12 h 22 min
Ruse to İzmirTurkey613 km (381 mi)about 9 h 20 min
Ruse to RomeItaly1,116 km (693 mi)about 17 h 1 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Ruse?

The right, as everywhere in Bulgaria.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.