Valmiera is north-east of Riga, about three hours drive.
Buses leave from [wiki=c16c50f34911d1f5d3924c8267409904]Riga[/wiki] each day to Valmiera.
There is a train connection between Valmiera and [wiki=c16c50f34911d1f5d3924c8267409904]Riga[/wiki], that continues to the [wiki=7755415a9fe7022060b98a689236ccd2]Estonian[/wiki] border.