There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Albena by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane RIX - VAR
8h 9m$180–497Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain
- Take the bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the train from Suceava to Mangaliatrain
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Balchikbus
37h 45m$154–222Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Albenabus
34h 53m$164–251Drive 1,902.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Albenacar 1,902.4 km
27h 25m$343–495Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane RIX - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
9h 13m$262–711Bus via Iași
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Zviahelbus
- Take the bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Iașibus
- Take the bus from Iași to Albenabus
47h 3m$202–288Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Focsanitrain 401
- Take the train from Focşani to Mangaliatrain
- Take the bus from Mangalia to Albenabus
2d 15h$252–488
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Albena is to train and bus which costs $150 - $230 and takes 37h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Albena is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $180 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Albena. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Albena via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 53m.
The distance between Riga and Albena is 1600 km. The road distance is 1902.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Albena without a car is to bus which takes 34h 53m and costs $160 - $260.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Riga to Albena, including transfers.
Riga to Albena bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Albena is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $180 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $260 and takes 34h 53m.
Riga to Albena bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Albena is 1902 km. It takes approximately 27h 25m to drive from Riga to Albena.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Albena, Bulgaria?
Air Baltic, Bulgaria Air, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Varna Airport (VAR) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Albena via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Veliko Tarnovo, and Albena in around 34h 53m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Varna Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Burgas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Suceava to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Focşani to Mangalia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
Train from Chisinau to Focsani
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Moldovan Railways (CFM)
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Albena
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Mangalia to Balchik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $9–13
Bus from Mangalia to Albena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- $9–14
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Zviahel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +380 (68) 770-60-30
- info@klr.com.ua
- Website
- KLR Bus
Bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- KLR Bus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Zviahel to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Zhytomyr to Iași
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +40 747 238 190
- office@transaero-travel.ro
- Website
- transaero-travel.ro
Bus from Iași to Albena
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- transaero-travel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Express Busline
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