There are 7 ways to get from Belfast to Riga by plane, busferry, bus, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BHD - RIX
7h 45m$93–303Fly from Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BFS - RIX
8h 20m$72–237Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
2d 6hBus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Riga International Airport (RIX)DUB - RIX
8h 5mCar ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Station to London Victoria830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Zachodnia to Riga
2d 6h$204–458Car ferry, bus via Hanover
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Hamilton Square Station to London Victoria830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Take the bus from Hanover to Rīga
2d 11h$214–503Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin ConnollyIc / ...
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare EuroportIc / ...
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Lodz, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Lodz, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
2d 16h$426–873
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Riga is to fly which costs $70 - $240 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Riga is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $90 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Belfast and Riga is 1883 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Riga without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Belfast to Riga, including transfers.
Belfast to Riga bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Riga bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 4:53 AM in Belfast and 6:53 AM in Riga.
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What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Riga, Latvia?
KLM, Air Baltic, and five other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–220
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $18–26
Train from Dublin Connolly to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $17–25
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Lodz, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lodz, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Hamilton Square Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Hanover to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Warsaw, Zachodnia to Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–531
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $531
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