There are 9 ways to get from Colchester to Riga by bus, plane, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
6h 23m$76–267Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
41h 16m$160–555Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
26h 45m$426–652Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LCY - RIX
8h 15m$202–597Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LHR - RIX
6h 55m$122–388Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGW - RIX
6h 38m$105–346Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NWI - RIX
9h 19m$236–906Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Greyfriars to Harwich International Stationbus 102
- Take the ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Hollandferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 075
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
43h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 814
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
2d 4h$140–330
Colchester to Riga by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Riga is to bus and fly which costs $75 - $270 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $75 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Riga. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Rīgas SAO via Coach Station, London Heathrow Airport, London Victoria and Rotterdam Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Colchester and Riga is 1684 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 41h 16m and costs $160 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Colchester to Riga, including transfers.
Colchester to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 8:26 PM in Colchester and 10:26 PM in Riga.
Book your Colchester to Riga bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Coach Stop to Rīgas SAO via Coach Station, London Heathrow Airport, London Victoria, Rotterdam Central Station, and Rotterdam Centraal in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–220
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- 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
- +44 345 646 0707
- stcessex@firstbus.co.uk
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Greyfriars to Harwich International Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Harwich International Port to Port of Hoek van Holland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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