There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh to Riga by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EDI - RIX
5h 35m$79–274Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
33h 26m$581–1,368Train, night train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to München Osttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Warszawa Wschodnianighttrain En
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
45h 45m$707–1,549Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
31h 41m$650–913Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ABZ - RIX
8h 27m$166–461Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
41h 36m$377–649Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
43h 25m$349–725Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
46h 50m$257–603
Edinburgh to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Riga is to fly which costs $75 - $280 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs $75 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Riga. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Muenchen Ost, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 45m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Riga is 1693 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 33h 26m and costs $550 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Edinburgh to Riga, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Riga train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs $75 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $650 and takes 46h 50m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, Norwegian Air International, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 46h 50m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- 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
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–230
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 6:28 AM in Edinburgh and 8:28 AM in Riga.
Edinburgh to Riga train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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