There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Pleven by plane, shuttle, bus, car, train, or night 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, shuttle
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane RIX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
8h 52m$266–529Fly to Sofia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane RIX - SOF
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Pleventrain
9h 44m$69–233Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROLbus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Plevenbus
39h 5mDrive 1,972.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Plevencar 1,972.1 km
27h 38m$355–513Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
39h 25m$338–450Train, bus, night train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kėdainiaitrain 12
- Take the bus from Kaunas to Bălți, Moldovabus
- Take the bus from Bălți to Bucharestbus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleventrain 461 / ...
39h 48m$152–236Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Pleventrain 461
2d 18h$240–581
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Pleven is to fly and train which costs $65 - $240 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Pleven is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 52m and costs $260 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Pleven. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Pleven via Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 and Veliko Tarnovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 5m.
The distance between Riga and Pleven is 1606 km. The road distance is 1972.1 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Pleven without a car is to bus which takes 39h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Riga to Pleven, including transfers.
Riga to Pleven bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Pleven bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Pleven is 1972 km. It takes approximately 27h 38m to drive from Riga to Pleven.
There are 75+ hotels available in Pleven.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Pleven, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pleven via Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station, Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2, Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL, and Veliko Tarnovo in around 39h 5m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–9
- 1st Class
- $9–10
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kėdainiai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–34
- 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
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Bus Station 2 to Veliko Tirnovo ROMPETROL
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +359 (0) 64 888 666
- avtogara@pleven.bg
- Website
- avtogarapleven.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Pleven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avtogarapleven.com
- 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
- $92–96
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Kaunas to Bălți, Moldova
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $59–117
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $117
- Children
- $59
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bălți to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.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
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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