There are 6 ways to get from Riga to Tulcea by plane, bus, train, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)RIX - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
10h 22mBus, train, drive, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the train from Lviv to Odesa-Holovna
- Take the bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Izmail Bus station
- Drive from Izmail Bus station to Orlivka
- Take the car ferry from Orlivka to Isaccea
33h 58m$37–153Fly to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport (CND)RIX - CND
- Take the train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
14h 36m$208–733Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
35h 5mBus via Suceava
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceava
- Take the bus from Suceava to Galaţi
- Take the bus from Galați to Tulcea
36h 36m$108–163Bus #2
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chişinău Sud Vest to Galaţi
- Take the bus from Galați to Tulcea
2d 4h
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Tulcea is to bus and train and drive and car ferry which costs $35 - $160 and takes 33h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Tulcea is to fly and train which takes 14h 36m and costs $200 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Tulcea. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Tulcea via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Bucharest Otopeni Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
The distance between Riga and Tulcea is 1691 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Tulcea without a car is to bus which takes 35h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from Riga to Tulcea, including transfers.
Riga to Tulcea bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Tulcea bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
There are 143+ hotels available in Tulcea.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Tulcea, Romania?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tulcea via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Bucharest Otopeni Airport in around 35h 5m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Riga International Airport to Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- 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
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Lviv to Odesa-Holovna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Berth
- $5–7
- Coupe
- $8–12
- Deluxe
- $22–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Ram. M.K.P. Aj. M. to Tulcea Oraş Hm.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- 0241 518 581
- rezervari@kirvad.ro
- Website
- kirvad.ro
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- kirvad.ro
- 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
- $14–100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Starosinna Bus Station to Izmail Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- 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
- $97
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $97
- 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
- $65–90
- 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
- 0231 531589
- office@rvg.ro
- Website
- rvg.ro
Bus from Suceava to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Schedules at
- rvg.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Galați to Tulcea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- 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
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- transevren1@yahoo.com
- Website
- transevren.autogari.ro
Bus from Chişinău Sud Vest to Galaţi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
Car ferry from Orlivka to Isaccea
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–16
- Schedules at
- porom.org
- Passenger
- $1
- Car
- $16
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