Cheapest€15.03
- JSP Skopje JS236706:353h 57m10:32Sofia Central Bus StationАвтогара Юг
Door to door 4h 41mCO2 7.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Sofia to Rousse costs €15.03 at the cheapest and takes 4h 31m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 286 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 286 km
- Fastest
- 4h 31m
- Average
- 4h 47m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €15.03
- CO2 per passenger
- 7.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 4h 37m | 3h 53m | 44m | €17.78 | 7.7 kg | 6 |
- 4h 37mFastest, by Coach
- €17.78Cheapest, by Coach
- 7.7 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 286 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€16.68
- FlixBus FB603706:223h 53m10:15Sofia Central Bus StationАвтогара Юг
Door to door 4h 37mCO2 7.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian State Railways2 changes | КПВ 20239 | 10:05 | 16:43 | 6h 38m |
| Bulgarian State Railways1 changes | КПВ 20245 | 12:30 | 18:44 | 6h 14m |
| Bulgarian State Railways2 changes | КПВ 20247 | 13:35 | 20:17 | 6h 42m |
| Bulgarian State Railwaysdirect | БВ 9647 | 17:10 | 23:34 | 6h 24m |
| FlixBus-eu1 changes | FlixBus N980 | 20:44 | 01:47 | 5h 9m |
| FlixBus-eu1 changes | FlixBus N983 | 03:42 | 08:38 | 5h 2m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sofia to Rousse | TueSep 8 | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €32.63 | €25.48 | €33.73 | €29.33 | €24.93 | €27.13 | €21.08 | €17.78 | €17.78 | €22.73 | €22.73 | €21.08 | €19.98 | €18.33 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €15.03
The bus gets you into Rousse. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Rousse for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Sofia to Rousse
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.7890 days
- €15.0360 days
- €15.5845 days
- €12.8330 days
- €16.1321 days
- €18.3314 days
- €21.087 days
- €33.733 days
- €32.631 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €12.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 163 percent. The most expensive point is €33.73, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €19.98Sun
- €18.33Mon
- €17.78Tue
- €18.88Wed
- €22.73Thu
- €22.73Fri
- €21.08Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €17.78Sep
- €17.23Oct
- €15.58Nov
- €17.23Dec
- €15.03Jan
- €12.28Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 286 km against 248 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Varna, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Burgas. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sofia at 06:22 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Sofia
Rail
- Sofia Central
- Sofia-Sever
- Sofia railway station
Bus
- Sofia Central Bus Station
- спирка Ехо
Air
- SOF
Ruse
Rail
- Ruse
- Ruse Tovarna railway station
- Ruse Razpredelitelna train station
Bus
- Автогара Юг
- Автогара Изток
Ferry
- Речна гара
- Моряшки център Русе
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | €16.13 | 4h 31m |
| JSP Skopje | €15.03 | 4h 32m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €10.50 | 70% |
| Taxes | €1.05 | 7% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 13% |
| Total you pay | €15.03 | 100% |
We cannot promise Ruse still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Rousse?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Sofia to Rousse
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Sofia to Rousse?
The fastest journey from Sofia to Rousse takes 4h 31m door to door, of which 3h 53m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 4h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Sofia to Rousse?
The cheapest fare from Sofia to Rousse is €15.03, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.18. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Sofia to Rousse?
The cheapest way from Sofia to Rousse is by Coach, at €17.78 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 4h 37m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Sofia to Rousse?
Fares from Sofia to Rousse bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €12.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 163 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sofia to Rousse?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sofia to Rousse, at €17.78. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sofia to Rousse?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sofia to Rousse, at €12.28 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Sofia to Rousse?
2 operators sell services from Sofia to Rousse across 1 modes: FlixBus, JSP Skopje. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Sofia to Rousse?
33 percent of the services we sell from Sofia to Rousse are direct. The rest connect at Varna, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Burgas, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Sofia to Rousse use?
Services from Sofia to Rousse by Coach leave from Sofia Central Bus Station and arrive at Автогара Юг. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Sofia to Rousse?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Sofia to Rousse allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sofia to Rousse on September 7, 2026: 286 km of route against 248 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €15.03, and 4h 31m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Rousse is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Rousse and across Bulgaria
Day trips that leave Rousse in the morning and cover a good part of Bulgaria by evening.
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