There are 12 ways to get from Cheltenham to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BHX - RIX
8h 22m$130–285Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BRS - RIX
8h 28m$119–323Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
32h 46m$322–896Train, bus
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
38h 13mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cheltenham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
27h 16mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGW - RIX
9h 1m$145–373Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
8h 36m$144–416Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MAN - RIX
8h 14m$145–357Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EMA - RIX
7h 49m$157–350Bus
- Take the bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 444 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
42h$204–407Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
43h 19m$248–702Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cheltenham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
28h 30m$415–687
Cheltenham to Riga by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Riga is to train and fly which costs $130 - $290 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Cheltenham to Riga is to train and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $150 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Cheltenham station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Royal Well Bus Station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h.
The distance between Cheltenham and Riga is 1809 km.
The best way to get from Cheltenham to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 32h 46m and costs $320 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Cheltenham to Riga, including transfers.
Cheltenham to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Royal Well Bus Station.
Cheltenham to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Riga is 2h ahead of Cheltenham. It is currently 4:30 AM in Cheltenham and 6:30 AM in Riga.
Book your Cheltenham to Riga bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Cheltenham, England and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Royal Well Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 42h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cheltenham Spa to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cheltenham Spa to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Royal Well Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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