The longest flight one can take from Valencia this summer travels 2,630 kilometers and lasts approximately 3 hours and 50 minutes. One might think that it is Istanbul, with its 2,484 kilometers of distance between the Valencian capital and the Turkish capital. However, the farthest destination from Valencia is to the north, in one of the 3 Baltic republics.
Specifically, the 2,630 kilometers that separate Valencia and Riga make up the longest direct flight from the capital of the Turia that any female traveler can take this summer.
According to data consulted on flight and travel portals for the months of July and August, this flight is operated by Air Baltic from manises airport and it is the one that travels the most kilometers in a straight line between the two countries.
This flight has a frequency of 2 flights per week in July and August 2024, departing on Tuesdays and Saturdays from Valencia, and returning mainly on Tuesdays.
Riga is the capital of Latvia, located on the shores of the Baltic Sea, in the so-called Gulf of Riga. Together with Estonia and Lithuania, it is one of the three Baltic republics that became independent of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The historic center of Riga, known as Vecrīga, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997 due to its medieval and Art Nouveau architecture.
Among the other long-haul trips, Stockholm and Istanbul (Turkey) follow, with Ryanair and Turkish Airlines flights that in a straight line can cover some 2,500 to 2,484 kilometers, followed by Bucharest (Romania), 2,247, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 2,097, Athens (Greece), with 2,090 kilometers and Sofia (Bulgaria), with 2,011.