There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Plovdiv by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, 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 Sofia Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sofia Airport (SOF)RIX - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
7h 57m$101–290Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
37h 2m$131–185Drive 2,206.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Plovdiv2,206.7 km
24h 46m$398–574Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)RIX - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
10h 52m$351–671Fly to Plovdiv Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV)RIX - PDV
12h 32m$149–420Fly to Istanbul, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST)RIX - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
12h 22m$169–394Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
41h 25m$425–585Bus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florenc848103
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station SouthRacic Eurobus
45h 30m$126–233Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord401
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to PlovdivRe
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Riga to Plovdiv by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $290 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Plovdiv is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Plovdiv station. However, there are services departing from Rīga and arriving at Plovdiv Bus Station South via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between Riga and Plovdiv is 1739 km. The road distance is 2206.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Plovdiv without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 2m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Riga to Plovdiv, including transfers.
Riga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
The best way to get from Riga to Plovdiv is to fly which takes 12h 32m and costs $140 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $240 and takes 45h 30m.
Riga to Plovdiv bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Plovdiv is 2207 km. It takes approximately 24h 46m to drive from Riga to Plovdiv.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Plovdiv, Bulgaria?
Ryanair and Air Baltic fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Plovdiv Airport (PDV) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rīga to Plovdiv Bus Station South via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 45h 30m.
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- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–420
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Riga International Airport to Plovdiv Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- 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
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $14–18
Train from Stara Zagora to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Plovdiv Hotel Trimontium
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Budapest Nepliget Bus Station to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Istanbul Yotel Airport Exit A to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +371 672 100 66
- 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
- $95
- 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
- $60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Plovdiv Bus Station South
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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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