Travel to Riga
Every way to reach Riga: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Riga is reachable from 104 places across 40 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 31 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Riga
Every mode that actually calls at Riga, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 18 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 261 km | 1 |
| Flight | 186 | €40.26 | 4h 4m | 6,757 km | 30 |
- 104Places you can arrive from
- 104Places you can leave for
- 40Countries
- 31Operators
The journey ends at Riga Centrala. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Riga for the night the train gets in
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 6 | 3% | Jelgava, 41 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 40 | 20% | Palanga, 219 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 66 | 32% | Copenhagen, 725 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 92 | 45% | Mestre, 1513 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Riga that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 21 | 13% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 11% |
| Italy | 12 | 7% |
| Spain | 11 | 7% |
| Finland | 10 | 6% |
| Norway | 10 | 6% |
| Greece | 8 | 5% |
| Poland | 8 | 5% |
| Denmark | 6 | 4% |
| Russia | 6 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 2% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 2% |
| Egypt | 4 | 2% |
| France | 4 | 2% |
| Georgia | 4 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2% |
| Portugal | 4 | 2% |
| Sweden | 4 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 4 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Riga
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Riga
- Riga Centrala
- Rīga Pasažieru
- Riga rail terminal
- Riga Autoosta
- Riga International Coach Terminal
- RIX
- 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 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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The cheapest journeys into Riga
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jelgava to Riga train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 41 km |
| Šiauliai to Riga train | €20.14 | 1h 55m | 123 km |
| Panevezys to Riga train | €21.79 | 2h 3m | 136 km |
| Vilnius to Riga train | €31.14 | 2h 43m | 261 km |
| Dainava (Kaunas) to Riga train | €34.99 | 2h 33m | 226 km |
| Šilainiai to Riga train | €34.99 | 2h 34m | 225 km |
| Eiguliai to Riga train | €34.99 | 2h 48m | 224 km |
| Kaunas to Riga train | €35.54 | 2h 47m | 228 km |
| Antakalnis to Riga train | €39.94 | 2h 57m | 260 km |
| Vantaa to Riga flight | €40.26 | 4h 4m | 376 km |
| Stockholm to Riga flight | €45.57 | 4h 9m | 442 km |
| Warsaw to Riga flight | €55.60 | 4h 19m | 561 km |
| Copenhagen to Riga flight | €72.12 | 4h 32m | 725 km |
| Oslo to Riga flight | €82.15 | 4h 40m | 843 km |
| Berlin to Riga flight | €86.87 | 4h 41m | 843 km |
| Moscow to Riga flight | €93.36 | 4h 41m | 842 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Riga well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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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Popular journeys to Riga
Common questions about Travel to Riga
How can I get to Riga?
Riga is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 104 places, across 40 countries, on services run by 31 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Riga?
The cheapest way into Riga is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 104 origins we sell into Riga over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Riga?
The fastest journey into Riga is by Train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Riga have?
Riga has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Riga Centrala, Rīga Pasažieru, Riga rail terminal. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Riga from within 200 km?
6 of the routes we sell into Riga start within 200 km. The nearest is Jelgava, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or coach beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Riga in Latvia?
Riga connects to 104 places on our network across 40 countries, the furthest of them 6,757 km away in a straight line. Latvia routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Latvia
The wider region
Being on the water gives Riga a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Riga and across Latvia
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Riga, with free cancellation on most of it.
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