There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Latvia by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly from Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OTP - RIX
5h 20m$82–316Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1301
31h 42mDrive 1,735.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Rigacar 1,735.5 km
24h 35m$313–452Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BBU - RIX
8h 15m$133–373Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus 8252
32h 26m$132–178Bus via Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Zhytomyrbus Bucharest
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
41h 20m$117–180Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīgabus
2d 11h$221–463
Bucharest to Latvia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Latvia is to bus via Zhytomyr which costs $110 - $180 and takes 41h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Latvia is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $80 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Latvia station. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 42m.
The distance between Bucharest and Latvia is 1411 km. The road distance is 1735.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Latvia without a car is to bus which takes 31h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Bucharest to Latvia, including transfers.
Bucharest to Latvia bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Latvia is to fly which takes 5h 20m and costs $80 - $320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 31h 42m.
Bucharest to Latvia bus services, operated by Maxibus Travel, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Latvia is 1736 km. It takes approximately 24h 35m to drive from Bucharest to Latvia.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Latvia?
Air Baltic, LOT, and Austrian Airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Riga, Bus Station via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar in around 31h 42m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Riga International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Zhytomyr to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $200–430
- Website
- Express Busline
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