There are 10 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 Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)MAN - RIX
6h 55m$66–277Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
31h 52m$291–1,308Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Riga
28h 7mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LBA - RIX
8h 14m$100–210Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LPL - RIX
9h 26m$84–275Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BHX - RIX
10h 15m$124–393Train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Crewe to Long Eaton
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)EMA - RIX
8h 43m$139–378Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
42h 46m$215–954Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
44h 15m$156–432Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Riga
29h 14m$479–729
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 $95 - $210 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $65 - $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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 15m.
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 via Berlin which takes 31h 52m and costs $290 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 6h 55m 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 9h 26m and costs $80 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $440 and takes 44h 15m.
Chester to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Chester. It is currently 5:23 PM in Chester and 7:23 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, easyJet, and four other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 15m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- 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
- $100–390
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- $30–45
- 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
- $75–470
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- 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 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- 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
- $85–380
- 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
- $35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- 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
- $14–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- 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
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $26–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- 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
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- 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
- 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 Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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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