Ruse is a dynamic and thriving city with a developed industry, rich history, diverse cultural
programme and a cosy place for living. Situated at a cross-road, the city and its region are
a convenient place to start a business and gives an advantage to the companies
which invest here. It combines modes of transport like river, railway and
road and it has a close proximity to two international airports - Bucharest (OTP)
- 85 km and Varna (VAR) - 190 km.
Ruse is the Bulgarian pearl on the Danube river, the most dynamically developing industrial centre
of the North and an integral part of the Danube macro-region.
Ruse is the biggest port and the economic and cultural centre in the Bulgarian
part of the majestic European river. Two of the European transport
corridors cross here: corridor #7, which connects the North Sea to the
Black Sea by the river canal Rhine – Main – Danube and corridor #9
connecting the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The transport corridor
Europe – Caucasus – Asia, known as TRACECA, as well as the main route
by land of the global initiative “One belt, one road” also cross the city.
The Bridge over the Danube river brings the city of Ruse
closer to the Romanian city – Giurgiu and
this is the shortest way to the Romanian capital – Bucharest.
The river also connects us with the countries of Central and Western Europe.
There are ports and terminals with national, regional and special purpose located along the river bank of Ruse which spreads from 505th km to 480th km. Port Ruse is part of the main TEN – T network which has 6 cargo terminals: East, Centre (passengers terminal), West, Somovit, Svishstov and Tutrakan. It handles bulk, general cargo and cargo containers. Ruse Port is the largest passengers port in the Bulgarian river section and has a 190 years long tradition in the cruise industry.
Port with liquefied natural gas (LNG) charging station for ships and trucks;
Winter storage for 26 vessels and yachts (to be completed by a concessionaire).
Ruse is an established logistics center with road, rail, and water transport and dozens of transport and forwarding companies. As part of the cross-border agglomeration of Ruse – Giurgiu – Bucharest, the city is close to the multi-million Romanian market and a large part of Bulgaria’s foreign trade with
Romania passes through it.
Ruse has one of the most important transport facilities in the region – the Danube Bridge. Currently, a second bridge over the Danube River at Ruse-Giurgiu is being designed, with the implementation of this
strategic infrastructure project planned for 2032.
An additional boost to the development of transport and logistics connectivity will be provided by the Ruse – Veliko Tarnovo motorway, which is currently under construction and will provide a direct link to the Hemus
motorway and facilitate access to the interior of the country.
An intermodal terminal is to be built – a key logistics project that will connect road, rail, and river infrastructure into a common transport system. The project will consolidate Ruse’s role as a leading intermodal hub in the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The Port of Ruse is Bulgaria’s largest river port, and the rail link to Varna provides direct
access to the Black Sea coast, which is an important prerequisite for the development of intermodal transport.
The importance of Ruse as an intermodal hub is also due to the connection with two railways routes:
Mezdra - Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse - Dimitrovgrad, which are part of the main TEN-T
network. The Ruse-Varna route connects Dan- ube river with the Black Sea.
7 railway stations on
the city territory;
Railway track
along the Danube bridge.
The biggest Romanian international airport Henry Coanda (OTP) is an hour and a half drive away from Ruse. Varna airport (VAR) is closely situated Bulgarian airport - about 2 hours drive away.
Just 17 km away from the city is the Ruse Airport - a significant project with great potential for development. It has a certificate of operational suitability for providing aviation services with aircraft. Its area is 183 ha, and the runway is 2500 m long.
A number of infrastructure improvements are currently being implemented and a procedure for licensing the airport operator is being prepared, which will allow domestic civilian and cargo flights to resume in the near future.
Industrial zones close
to the city which offer:
INVESTMENT PROFILE
OF RUSE MUNICIPALITY
Promotional video "Ruse - Port of
new opportunities"
