There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Jelgava by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Riga International Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OTP - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Jelgavatrain
7h 7m$155–355Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Jelgavatrain 181 / ...
29h 51m$111–189Drive 1,704.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Jelgavacar 1,704.2 km
24h 33m$307–444Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane OTP - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Jelgavatrain
11h 8m$176–384Train, bus via Chernivtsi
- Take the train from Bucharest to Suceavatrain
- Take the bus from Suceava to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Jelgavatrain 181 / ...
32h 50m$161–197Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Jelgavas AObus
33h 52m$162–181Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Jelgava, stationbus N1205
39h 50m$131–241Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Jelgavas AObus
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Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Jelgava is to bus via Warsaw which costs $130 - $250 and takes 39h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Jelgava is to fly and train which takes 7h 7m and costs $150 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Jelgava. However, there are services departing from Bucur Obor and arriving at Jelgavas AO via Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Rīgas SAO. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 52m.
The distance between Bucharest and Jelgava is 1456 km. The road distance is 1704.2 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Jelgava without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 51m and costs $110 - $190.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Bucharest to Jelgava, including transfers.
Bucharest to Jelgava bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Jelgava bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Jelgava is 1704 km. It takes approximately 24h 33m to drive from Bucharest to Jelgava.
Book your Bucharest to Jelgava bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Jelgava, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Bucur Obor to Jelgavas AO via Doraly, Bucharest Doraly Expo Market, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, and Rīgas SAO in around 33h 52m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Phone
- 8760
- vilciens@info.vivi.lv
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Suceava to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–24
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 80700002
- info@hansalines.lv
- Website
- hansalines.lv
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Jelgavas AO
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- hansalines.lv
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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