There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Alba Iulia by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Cluj-Napoca, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)RIX - CLJ
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
10h 43m$128–320Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Ternopil
- Take the bus from Ternopil to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Take the bus from Suceava to Pojorâta
- Take the train from Pojorâta Hm. to Alba Iulia
44h 53m$73–179Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Alba IuliaIc
30h 52m$92–130Bus
- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw, Zachodnia
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
34h 39m$98–187Drive 1,542 km
- Drive from Riga to Alba Iulia1,542 km
19h 45m$278–401Fly to Sibiu, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sibiu (SBZ)RIX - SBZ
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
10h 20m$78–345Fly to Oradea International Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Oradea International Airport (OMR)RIX - OMR
- Take the bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the bus from Cluj-Napoca Mănăștur to Alba Iulia
11h 48mTrain
- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys217 / ...
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Alba IuliaIc
34h 1mBus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Take the bus from Suceava to Pojorâta
- Take the train from Pojorâta Hm. to Alba Iulia
37h 43m$145–169
Riga to Alba Iulia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Alba Iulia is to bus and train via Warsaw which costs $90 - $130 and takes 30h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Alba Iulia is to fly and bus which takes 10h 20m and costs $75 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Riga and arriving at Alba Iulia via Warsaw, Bus Station West and Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Alba Iulia. However, there are services departing from Rīgas and arriving at Alba Iulia via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 1m.
The distance between Riga and Alba Iulia is 1249 km. The road distance is 1542 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Alba Iulia without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 30h 52m and costs $90 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Riga to Alba Iulia, including transfers.
Riga to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Onni Bus, depart from Riga station.
Riga to Alba Iulia train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas station.
The best way to get from Riga to Alba Iulia is to bus which takes 34h 39m and costs $95 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 34h 1m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Alba Iulia, Romania?
You can take a bus from Riga to Alba Iulia via Warsaw, Zachodnia, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest in around 34h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas to Alba Iulia via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Budapest-Nyugati in around 34h 1m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sibiu via Warsaw Chopin, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Oradea International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–27
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Pojorâta Hm. to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cluj-Napoca to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Riga to Warsaw, Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0250.861.151
- Website
- normandiatransport.com
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- normandia.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0254 / 230 540
- cornul_prest@yahoo.com
- Website
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Schedules at
- cornulprest.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0726.922.277
- Website
- obada-transmontana.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- obadatrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0258-732.586
- Website
- voltrans.autogari.ro
Bus from Sibiu to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- voltrans.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Oradea to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0722-862.442
- Website
- pristyl.autogari.ro
Bus from Cluj-Napoca Mănăștur to Alba Iulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- pristyl.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Website
- inbus.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–24
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
Bus from Ternopil to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +40 756 140 153
- office@sincarom.ro
- Website
- sincarom.ro
Bus from Suceava to Pojorâta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- sincarom.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Ternopil
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–95
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Riga to Alba Iulia bus services, operated by Onni Bus, arrive at Warsaw, Zachodnia station.
Riga to Alba Iulia train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Alba Iulia is 1542 km. It takes approximately 19h 45m to drive from Riga to Alba Iulia.
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