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Distance: 1603 km·Drive time: 23 h 20 min

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Driving from Riga to Chișinău takes about via S61. The distance is 1603 km. The straight-line distance is 1150 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Kaunas, Zielonka, Lublin. Driving directions

Driving directions

233 · 1603 km

The drive from Riga in Latvia to Chișinău in Moldova is roughly 1602 kilometres and will take about 23.3 hours. You'll be crossing the borders of Romania and Ukraine on this trip, and remember to keep to the right-hand side of the road. Neither Latvia nor Moldova has toll roads, so at least that's one less thing to worry about on your journey between the two capitals.

  1. 1 Depart left onto Doma laukums 47 m
  2. 2 Turn straight onto Herdera laukums 160 m
  3. 3 Turn right onto 11. novembra krastmala 424 m
  4. 4 Continue U-turn onto 11. novembra krastmala 2 km
  5. 5 Keep slightly right onto Ģenerāļa Radziņa krastmala 865 m
  6. 6 Continue straight onto Krasta iela 3 km
  7. 7 Take exit slightly right 370 m
  8. 8 Keep slightly right 651 m
  9. 9 Merge slightly left onto Dienvidu tilts 825 m
  10. 10 Take exit straight 474 m
  11. 11 Enter roundabout right 64 m
  12. 12 Exit roundabout slightly right 88 m
  13. 13 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Bauskas iela 34 m
  1. 14 Exit roundabout right onto Bauskas iela 2 km
  2. 15 Continue straight onto Valdlauči — Rāmava 254 m
  3. 16 Enter roundabout right 90 m
  4. 17 Exit roundabout right 798 m
  5. 18 Enter roundabout slightly right 21 m
  6. 19 Exit roundabout right 168 m
  7. 20 Enter roundabout right 203 m
  8. 21 Exit roundabout right 219 m
  9. 22 Merge slightly left 36 km
  10. 23 Keep slightly right onto Rīgas iela 2 km
  11. 24 Continue straight onto Rīga — Bauska — Lietuvas robeža (Grenctāle) 20 km
  12. 25 Continue straight onto Kalna iela 2 km
  13. 26 Enter roundabout slightly right 54 m
  14. 27 Exit roundabout straight 20 km
  15. 28 Continue straight onto Pasienio g. 849 m
  16. 29 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 4 km
  17. 30 Continue straight onto Rygos g. 2 km
  18. 31 Continue straight onto Bėrelės g. 6 km
  19. 32 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 16 km
  20. 33 Enter roundabout right 42 m
  21. 34 Exit roundabout right 3 km
  22. 35 Continue straight 28 km
  23. 36 Keep slightly right 318 m
  24. 37 Merge slightly left onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 7 km
  25. 38 Enter rotary right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 31 m
  26. 39 Exit rotary slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 10 km
  27. 40 Enter roundabout right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 45 m
  28. 41 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 5 km
  29. 42 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 32 m
  30. 43 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Panevėžio aplinkl. 2 km
  31. 44 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 801 m
  32. 45 Merge slightly left onto Ramygalos g. 5 km
  33. 46 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 55 km
  34. 47 Continue straight onto Vandžiogalos g. 21 km
  35. 48 Merge slightly left 12 km
  36. 49 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 601 m
  37. 50 Merge slightly left onto Vakarinis aplinkl. 613 m
  38. 51 Take exit slightly right 31 m
  39. 52 Keep slightly left 267 m
  40. 53 Merge slightly left onto Vakarinis aplinkl. 5 km
  41. 54 Continue straight onto Via Baltikos kel. 5 km
  42. 55 Continue straight onto Baltijos g. 6 km
  43. 56 Take exit slightly right onto Via Baltica 597 m
  44. 57 Merge slightly left onto Marijampolės g. 551 m
  45. 58 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 36 km
  46. 59 Continue straight onto Kauno g. 5 km
  47. 60 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 36 km
  48. 61 Continue straight onto Europos g. 4 km
  49. 62 Continue straight onto Via Baltica 264 km
  50. 63 Continue straight onto Warszawska 2 km
  51. 64 Continue straight onto Waszawska 2 km
  52. 65 Continue straight onto Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 9 km
  53. 66 Continue straight onto Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 5 km
  54. 67 Continue straight onto Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 545 m
  55. 68 Continue straight onto Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 2 km
  56. 69 Continue straight onto Trasa Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 12 km
  57. 70 Continue straight onto Aleja Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 909 m
  58. 71 Take exit slightly right onto Aleja Bohaterów Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920 393 m
  59. 72 Enter roundabout right onto Księdza Antoniego Poławskiego 95 m
  60. 73 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Księdza Antoniego Poławskiego 143 m
  61. 74 Continue straight onto Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego 2 km
  62. 75 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego 23 m
  63. 76 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego 2 km
  64. 77 Enter rotary straight onto Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego 60 m
  65. 78 Exit rotary straight onto Aleja Józefa Piłsudskiego 2 km
  66. 79 Continue straight onto Żołnierska 4 km
  67. 80 Continue slightly right onto Żołnierska 341 m
  68. 81 Continue straight onto Rekrucka 783 m
  69. 82 Enter roundabout right onto Łysakowska 31 m
  70. 83 Exit roundabout right onto Łysakowska 772 m
  71. 84 Continue straight onto Kaczeńca 470 m
  72. 85 Continue straight onto Wydawnicza 219 m
  73. 86 Turn left onto Sejmikowa 164 m
  74. 87 Turn right onto Bronisława Czecha 4 km
  75. 88 Continue straight onto Trakt Brzeski 3 km
  76. 89 Turn slightly right 149 m
  77. 90 Keep slightly right onto Szosa Lubelska 111 m
  78. 91 Merge slightly left onto Szosa Lubelska 2 km
  79. 92 Continue straight onto Wschodnia Obwodnica Warszawy 141 km
  80. 93 Take exit slightly right 408 m
  81. 94 Keep slightly left 2 km
  82. 95 Merge slightly left onto Via Carpatia im. Prezydenta RP Lecha Kaczyńskiego 23 km
  83. 96 Continue straight 17 km
  84. 97 Take exit slightly right 481 m
  85. 98 Enter roundabout right 13 m
  86. 99 Exit roundabout right 980 m
  87. 100 Enter roundabout right 63 m
  88. 101 Exit roundabout right 10 km
  89. 102 Continue straight 2 km
  90. 103 Continue straight 19 km
  91. 104 Enter rotary right onto Majora Stanisława Sokołowskiego 43 m
  92. 105 Exit rotary right onto Majora Stanisława Sokołowskiego 2 km
  93. 106 Enter rotary slightly right onto Lwowska 8 m
  94. 107 Exit rotary slightly right onto Lwowska 24 km
  95. 108 Continue straight 5 km
  96. 109 Enter rotary slightly right onto Legionów 59 m
  97. 110 Exit rotary right onto Legionów 3 km
  98. 111 Enter rotary right onto Legionów 43 m
  99. 112 Exit rotary right onto Legionów 3 km
  100. 113 Enter rotary slightly right onto Legionów 39 m
  101. 114 Exit rotary straight onto Legionów 603 m
  102. 115 Enter rotary right onto Aleje Jana Pawła II 67 m
  103. 116 Exit rotary right onto Aleje Jana Pawła II 963 m
  104. 117 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Lwowska 63 m
  105. 118 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Lwowska 25 km
  106. 119 Continue straight onto Tomaszowska 15 km
  107. 120 Continue straight onto Zamojska 2 km
  108. 121 Continue straight onto Lwowska 8 km
  109. 122 Continue straight onto Jana III Sobieskiego 10 km
  110. 123 Keep slightly right 10 m
  111. 124 Keep slightly right 17 m
  112. 125 Keep slightly right 120 m
  113. 126 Merge slightly left 208 m
  114. 127 Continue straight 6 km
  115. 128 Turn left onto Львівська вулиця 20 km
  116. 129 Turn straight onto вулиця 40-річчя Перемоги 11 km
  117. 130 Turn right 2 km
  118. 131 Turn straight onto вулиця Лесі Українки 753 m
  119. 132 At end of road, turn left onto Вічева площа 138 m
  120. 133 Continue right onto Вічева площа 113 m
  121. 134 Turn slightly left onto Львівська вулиця 905 m
  122. 135 Continue slightly right onto Львівська вулиця 704 m
  123. 136 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Львівська вулиця 36 m
  124. 137 Exit roundabout right onto Львівська вулиця 21 km
  125. 138 Turn left onto вулиця Данила Галицького 65 m
  126. 139 Turn right onto вулиця Григорія Сковороди 343 m
  127. 140 Turn left 32 m
  128. 141 Turn right onto вулиця Тараса Шевченка 2 km
  129. 142 Turn left onto Київська вулиця 936 m
  130. 143 Continue straight onto Львівська вулиця 4 km
  131. 144 Keep slightly right 63 m
  132. 145 Keep slightly right 10 km
  133. 146 Take exit slightly right 278 m
  134. 147 Turn left 31 km
  135. 148 Turn straight 82 km
  136. 149 Continue straight onto Львівська вулиця 3 km
  137. 150 Continue left onto майдан Перемоги 135 m
  138. 151 Continue straight onto вулиця Гетьмана Мазепи 390 m
  139. 152 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 m
  140. 153 Exit roundabout slightly right 68 m
  141. 154 Turn straight onto Шлюзний міст 599 m
  142. 155 Continue straight onto Руська вулиця 2 km
  143. 156 Continue straight onto проспект Степана Бандери 3 km
  144. 157 Enter roundabout straight onto Підволочиське шосе 84 m
  145. 158 Exit roundabout straight onto Підволочиське шосе 4 km
  146. 159 Continue straight onto вулиця Степана Бандери 3 km
  147. 160 Turn slightly right 35 km
  148. 161 Turn straight onto вулиця Січових Стрільців 338 m
  149. 162 Turn left onto вулиця Міцкевича 2 km
  150. 163 Continue straight onto Центральна вулиця 13 km
  151. 164 Keep slightly left 9 km
  152. 165 Turn straight onto вулиця Богдана Хмельницького 61 m
  153. 166 Turn right onto Проскурівська вулиця 22 km
  154. 167 Enter roundabout slightly right 30 m
  155. 168 Exit roundabout right 9 km
  156. 169 Enter roundabout straight 10 m
  157. 170 Exit roundabout straight 50 m
  158. 171 Turn straight onto Центральна вулиця 30 km
  159. 172 Enter roundabout right 42 m
  160. 173 Exit roundabout straight 14 km
  161. 174 Continue straight onto Замкова вулиця 551 m
  162. 175 Enter roundabout right onto Старобульварна вулиця 33 m
  163. 176 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Старобульварна вулиця 311 m
  164. 177 Continue straight onto Троїцька вулиця 329 m
  165. 178 Continue straight onto Новопланівський міст 186 m
  166. 179 Continue straight onto вулиця Князів Коріатовичів 2 km
  167. 180 Turn right onto вулиця Крипʼякевича 2 km
  168. 181 Continue slightly left onto вулиця Петра Сагайдачного 12 km
  169. 182 Keep slightly right 2 km
  170. 183 Turn slightly right 76 m
  171. 184 Continue straight 967 m
  172. 185 Continue straight onto О26107 2 km
  173. 186 Turn left 16 km
  174. 187 Turn right onto Кільцева вулиця 2 km
  175. 188 At end of road, turn right 3 km
  176. 189 Turn left 36 m
  177. 190 Turn left onto Кельменецька вулиця 22 km
  178. 191 Turn slightly right 4 km
  179. 192 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Strada Independenței 19 m
  180. 193 Exit roundabout straight onto Strada Independenței 218 m
  181. 194 Continue straight onto Strada Mihai Eminescu 250 m
  182. 195 Continue straight onto Strada Olimpică 173 m
  183. 196 Enter roundabout straight onto Strada Olimpică 13 m
  184. 197 Exit roundabout straight onto Strada Olimpică 771 m
  185. 198 Merge slightly right onto Criva-Bălți 25 km
  186. 199 Take exit slightly right 2 km
  187. 200 Enter roundabout straight onto Criva-Bălți 42 m
  188. 201 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Criva-Bălți 3 km
  189. 202 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Criva-Bălți 38 m
  190. 203 Exit roundabout straight onto Criva-Bălți 5 km
  191. 204 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Criva-Bălți 9 m
  192. 205 Exit roundabout slightly right onto Criva-Bălți 62 km
  193. 206 Take exit straight 374 m
  194. 207 Enter roundabout straight onto Drumul de ocolire a municipiului Bălți 252 m
  195. 208 Exit roundabout straight onto Drumul de ocolire a municipiului Bălți 2 km
  196. 209 Continue straight onto Strada Trаian 4 km
  197. 210 Continue straight onto Strada Aerodromului 2 km
  198. 211 Turn slightly left onto Drumul de ocolire a municipiului Bălți 5 km
  199. 212 Continue slightly left onto Orhei-Bălți 13 km
  200. 213 Turn right onto R6-Bilicenii Vechi 2 km
  201. 214 Continue straight onto Bilicenii Vechi-M5 9 km
  202. 215 Take ramp right onto Bilicenii Vechi-M5 259 m
  203. 216 Turn right onto Bălți-Chișinău 75 km
  204. 217 Continue straight onto Tiraspol-Bălţi 359 m
  205. 218 Turn right onto Strășeni-M5 5 km
  206. 219 Continue straight onto Strada Orhei 517 m
  207. 220 Turn right onto Strada Orhei 542 m
  208. 221 Continue straight onto Strășeni-Recea 631 m
  209. 222 Turn left 138 m
  210. 223 Turn left onto Șoseaua Chișinău 5 km
  211. 224 Continue straight onto Ungheni-Chișinău 6 km
  212. 225 Continue straight onto Strada Ștefan Vodă 4 km
  213. 226 Continue straight onto Strada Calea Trușenilor 3 km
  214. 227 Continue straight onto Ungheni-Chișinău 423 m
  215. 228 Merge slightly right onto Șoseaua Balcani - Centura Chișinăului 405 m
  216. 229 Enter rotary straight onto Strada Calea Ieșilor 148 m
  217. 230 Exit rotary straight onto Strada Calea Ieșilor 4 km
  218. 231 Enter rotary straight onto Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 54 m
  219. 232 Exit rotary slightly right onto Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 3 km
  220. 233 Arrive right onto Bulevardul Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt

The return trip from Chișinău to Riga covers roughly the same distance, 1603 km.

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Places along this route

Driving from Riga to Chișinău you pass near Ventainė, Keltukas „Birštonas“, Centrinis Klaipėdos terminalas, Kuģītis "Dinaburga", Przeprawa Promowa Serokomla.

Questions and answers

Chișinău lies roughly to the south of Riga.

How far is it from Riga to Chișinău?

The distance between Riga and Chișinău is 1603 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Riga to Chișinău?

The drive from Riga to Chișinău takes approximately 23 h 20 min by car.

What is the best route from Riga to Chișinău?

The fastest route from Riga to Chișinău covers 1603 km with a driving time of approximately 23 h 20 min.

What is the shortest route from Riga to Chișinău?

The shortest driving route from Riga to Chișinău is about 1603 km by road.

Sources

Distance and drive time are computed from OpenStreetMap road data with the OSRM routing engine. Updated .