Cheapest€142.33
- Ryanair UK RU456011:492h 44m14:33Riga RIXEdinburgh EDI
Door to door 5h 54mCO2 423.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Riga to Edinburgh costs €142.33 at the cheapest and takes 5h 44m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,720 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,720 km
- Fastest
- 5h 44m
- Average
- 5h 54m
- Services per day
- 10
- Cheapest
- €142.33
- CO2 per passenger
- 423.1 kg
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 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 45m | 2h 35m | 3h 10m | €174.19 | 423.1 kg | 10 |
- 5h 45mFastest, by Flight
- €174.19Cheapest, by Flight
- 423.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,720 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€160.62
- Ryanair R179706:422h 35m09:17Riga RIXEdinburgh EDI
Door to door 5h 45mCO2 423.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€174.78
- Air Baltic AB509207:302h 38m10:08Riga RIXAberdeen ABZ
- ScotRail SR664911:491h 15m13:04Aberdeen railway stationEdinburgh Waverley
Changes at Aberdeen, with 101 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 31mCO2 404.2 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.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Kautra3 changes | D-113 | 08:35 | 21:35 | 37h |
| UAB Kautra4 changes | D-113 | 08:35 | 17:28 | 32h 53m |
| UAB Kautra5 changes | N-8462 | 08:45 | 19:29 | 34h 44m |
| UAB Kautra4 changes | M-808UA | 12:00 | 21:35 | 33h 35m |
| UAB Kautra5 changes | M-808UA | 12:00 | 20:34 | 32h 34m |
| UAB Kautra6 changes | M-808UA | 12:00 | 19:29 | 31h 29m |
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 Riga to Edinburgh | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €317.56 | €320.51 | €250.89 | €209.59 | €210.18 | €255.61 | €230.83 | €215.49 | €221.39 | €199.56 | €174.19 | €177.14 | €204.28 | €201.92 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €142.33
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When to book Riga to Edinburgh
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €142.9290 days
- €124.0460 days
- €130.5345 days
- €163.5730 days
- €175.9621 days
- €201.9214 days
- €230.837 days
- €250.893 days
- €317.561 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €124.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 156 percent. The dearest point is €317.56, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €199.56Sun
- €174.19Mon
- €177.14Tue
- €204.28Wed
- €201.92Thu
- €215.49Fri
- €221.39Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €210.18Sept
- €168.29Oct
- €137.02Nov
- €145.87Dec
- €131.12Jan
- €115.19Feb
The route
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
- 60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,720 km against 1,670 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 Vejle, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Aberdeen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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 Riga at 06:15 and the last at 17:24, across 10 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Riga
Rail
- Riga Centrala
- Rīga Pasažieru
- Riga rail terminal
Coach
- Riga Autoosta
- Riga International Coach Terminal
Air
- RIX
Ferry
- Riga Passenger Terminal
- Riga
Edinburgh
Rail
- Edinburgh Waverley
- Edinburgh Gateway station
- Edinburgh Park railway station
Coach
- Edinburgh Bus Station
- Halbeath Park & Ride
Air
- EDI
Ferry
- Cruise Liner Terminal
Landing at EDI after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from EDI into Edinburgh
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 Ryanair | €151.77 |
| Ryanair UK | €142.33 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €113.00 | 79% |
| Taxes | €20.34 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €142.33 | 100% |
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Where to leave your bags in Edinburgh
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Questions about Riga to Edinburgh
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 Riga to Edinburgh?
The fastest journey from Riga to Edinburgh takes 5h 44m door to door, of which 2h 35m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 54m, 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
The cheapest fare from Riga to Edinburgh is €142.33, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €234.67. 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
The cheapest way from Riga to Edinburgh is by Flight, at €174.19 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 5h 45m 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
Fares from Riga to Edinburgh bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €124.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 156 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Riga to Edinburgh?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Riga to Edinburgh, at €174.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Riga to Edinburgh?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Riga to Edinburgh, at €115.19 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
2 operators sell services from Riga to Edinburgh across 1 modes: Ryanair, Ryanair UK. 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
60 percent of the services we sell from Riga to Edinburgh are direct. The rest connect at Vejle, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Aberdeen, with about 47 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 Riga to Edinburgh use?
Services from Riga to Edinburgh by Flight leave from Riga RIX and arrive at Edinburgh EDI. 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 Riga to Edinburgh?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Riga to Edinburgh 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 Riga to Edinburgh on 10 September 2026: 1720 km of route against 1670 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €142.33, and 5h 44m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Anything to book in Edinburgh before you go?
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