There are 3 ways to get from Colombo to Riga by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riga International Airport (RIX)CMB - RIX
15h 17m$364–641Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)CMB - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
18h 55mFly to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)CMB - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
19h 8m$415–579
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Riga is to fly which costs $360 - $650 and takes 15h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Riga is to fly which takes 15h 17m and costs $360 - $650.
The distance between Colombo and Riga is 7370 km.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Colombo to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 10:06 PM in Colombo and 6:36 PM in Riga.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Riga, Latvia?
Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Doha, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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