There are 7 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 to Bucharest Otopeni
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
5h 12m$145–349Fly to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU)plane RIX - BBU
9h 48m$63–226Bus
- 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$128–186Drive 1,750.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Bucharestcar 1,750.7 km
24h 12m$316–456Train, bus
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- 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 Bucharesttrain
33h 31m$136–194Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1324 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to București, Autogara Militaribus N910
39h 35m$193–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
2d 10h$207–546
Riga to Bucharest by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to fly which costs $60 - $230 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $140 - $350.
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 1750.7 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 12m to get from Riga to Bucharest, including transfers.
Riga to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 12m and costs $140 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $190 and takes 30h 16m.
Riga to Bucharest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Bucharest is 1751 km. It takes approximately 24h 12m to drive from Riga to Bucharest.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Bucharest, Romania?
Air Baltic, LOT, and Austrian Airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. 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
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–240
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Suceava to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- $20–35
- 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
- $65–100
- 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
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- 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
- $3–23
- Website
- https://inbus.ua/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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