Gothenburg to Riga

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Gothenburg to Riga. From €78.61, fastest 4h 32m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Gothenburg to Riga costs €78.61 at the cheapest and takes 4h 32m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 755 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked 12 September 2026Priced for 3 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
755 km
Fastest
4h 32m
Average
4h 36m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€78.61
CO2 per passenger
185.7 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 3 October 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 37m1h 27m3h 10m€81.56185.7 kg4
  • 4h 37mFastest, by Flight
  • €81.56Cheapest, by Flight
  • 185.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 755 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 3 October 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€78.61
  1. Ryanair R764206:141h 27m07:41Gothenburg GSERiga RIX

Door to door 4h 37mCO2 185.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Lowest CO2€105.39
  1. Snälltåget S817507:302h 56m10:26Goteborg CentralstationStockholm Centralstation
  2. Air Baltic AB792211:4659m12:45Stockholm NYORiga RIX

Changes at Stockholm, with 80 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 7h 12mCO2 125.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Västtrafik5 changes303808:0917:2033h 19m
Västtrafik7 changes304008:3913:2529h
Västtrafik7 changes304008:3913:2528h 56m
Västtrafik8 changes1808:3513:2528h 54m
Västtrafik8 changes1808:3513:2528h 50m
FlixBus-eu6 changesFlixBus 60110:3018:0531h 39m
FlixBus-eu6 changesFlixBus 60110:3017:4531h 15m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gothenburg to Riga
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Gothenburg to RigaSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 SeptFri25 SeptSat26 Sept
Flight€162.39€126.40€112.24€116.96€151.77€142.33€101.03€104.57€86.28€101.62€102.80€108.70€97.49€81.56
Train€184.59€168.64€120.24€143.89€166.99€150.49€152.69€118.59€102.64€97.69€109.24€160.39€132.89€103.19

Cheapest day: 2026-10-03 · €78.61

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Riga. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

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Where to sleep in Riga

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Booking window

When to book Gothenburg to Riga

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €83.3390 days
  2. €55.0160 days
  3. €54.4245 days
  4. €66.2230 days
  5. €78.6121 days
  6. €81.5614 days
  7. €101.037 days
  8. €112.243 days
  9. €162.391 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €54.42.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 198 percent. The dearest point is €162.39, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€162.39€54.421371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €104.57Sun
  2. €86.28Mon
  3. €97.69Tue
  4. €102.80Wed
  5. €108.70Thu
  6. €97.49Fri
  7. €81.56Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €112.24Sept
  2. €72.71Oct
  3. €75.14Nov
  4. €65.04Dec
  5. €62.68Jan
  6. €68.58Feb

The route

GothenburgGothenburgRigaRiga
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 755 km against 733 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Gdańsk, Kaunas, Stockholm, Copenhagen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 66 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Gothenburg at 06:14 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Gothenburg

Rail
  • Goteborg Centralstation
  • Gothenburg Central Station
  • Haga station
Coach
  • Goteborg Nils Ericson
  • Åkareplatsen
Air
  • GOT
  • GSE
Ferry
  • Goteborg Stena Terminal
  • Paddan

Riga

Rail
  • Riga Centrala
  • Rīga Pasažieru
  • Riga rail terminal
Coach
  • Riga Autoosta
  • Riga International Coach Terminal
Air
  • RIX
Ferry
  • Riga Passenger Terminal
  • Riga

The fare from RIX into Riga is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Riga

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Air Baltic€83.92
Ryanair€78.61
  • Air Baltic
  • Ryanair
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-10-03, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€59.0075%
Taxes€10.6214%
Supplier fees€7.009%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€78.61100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Riga well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Riga

Most of the points near Riga Centrala open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Gothenburg to Riga

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Gothenburg to Riga?

The fastest journey from Gothenburg to Riga takes 4h 32m door to door, of which 1h 27m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Gothenburg to Riga?

The cheapest fare from Gothenburg to Riga is €78.61, checked on 3 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €104.57. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Gothenburg to Riga?

The cheapest way from Gothenburg to Riga is by Flight, at €81.56 for one passenger on 3 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 37m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Gothenburg to Riga?

Fares from Gothenburg to Riga bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €54.42. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 198 percent, measured on 3 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Gothenburg to Riga?

Saturday is the cheapest day to depart from Gothenburg to Riga, at €81.56. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 3 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Gothenburg to Riga?

January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Gothenburg to Riga, at €62.68 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Gothenburg to Riga?

2 operators sell services from Gothenburg to Riga across 1 modes: Air Baltic, Ryanair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Gothenburg to Riga?

33 percent of the services we sell from Gothenburg to Riga are direct. The rest connect at Gdańsk, Kaunas, Stockholm, Copenhagen, with about 66 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Gothenburg to Riga use?

Services from Gothenburg to Riga by Flight leave from Gothenburg GSE and arrive at Riga RIX. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Gothenburg to Riga?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from Gothenburg to Riga allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Gothenburg to Riga on 12 September 2026: 755 km of route against 733 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €78.61, and 4h 32m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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Things to do in Riga

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