There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Bucharest by plane, bus, car, 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
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
5h 13m$147–355Bus via Suceava
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Suceava to Bucharest Oborbus
35h 50m$111–154Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus 824103
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus Gns-01
30h 16m$128–182Drive 1,747.5 km
- Drive from Riga to Bucharestcar 1,747.5 km
24h 27m$315–455Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
2d 10h
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to bus via Suceava which costs $110 - $160 and takes 35h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $140 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 16m.
The distance between Riga and Bucharest is 1414 km. The road distance is 1747.5 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Bucharest without a car is to bus which takes 30h 16m and costs $120 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 13m to get from Riga to Bucharest, including transfers.
Riga to Bucharest bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 13m and costs $140 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $190 and takes 30h 16m.
Riga to Bucharest bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Bucharest is 1748 km. It takes approximately 24h 27m to drive from Riga to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Bucharest, Romania?
Air Baltic, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Piata 21 Decembrie 1989 via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Aeroport Henri Coanda Plecari in around 30h 16m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- 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
- $65–90
- 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
- $96
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- 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
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Suceava to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0757 567 066
- ceztrans@yahoo.com
- Website
- ceztrans.ro
Bus from Suceava to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ceztrans.ro
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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