There are 12 ways to get from Chester to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MAN - RIX
6h 28m$51–278Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
31h 46m$265–978Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
28h 23mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LBA - RIX
8h 14m$86–393Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LPL - RIX
8h 27m$89–296Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BHX - RIX
9h 25m$124–293Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
8h 24m$124–574Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EMA - RIX
8h 13m$132–379Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
33h 13m$273–989Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
42h 34m$204–784Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus
44h 6m$111–254Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
29h 35m$469–734
Chester to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Riga is to train and fly which costs $50 - $280 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $50 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 6m.
The distance between Chester and Riga is 1792 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 46m and costs $260 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Chester to Riga, including transfers.
Chester to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
The best way to get from Chester to Riga is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs $85 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $260 and takes 44h 6m.
Chester to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Chester. It is currently 5:47 PM in Chester and 7:47 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 44h 6m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–550
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–290
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- 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
- $85–360
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $23–35
- 1st Class
- $35–55
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–29
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- 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
- $65–85
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- $30–55
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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