There are 12 ways to get from England to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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 Leeds Bradford International Airport
best- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LBA - RIX
6h$97–186Fly from Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)MAN - RIX
5h 49m$58–247Train, bus
- 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
29h 46m$204–848Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Riga
25h 2mFly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LHR - RIX
6h 13m$97–304Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LGW - RIX
6h 15m$86–247Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)STN - RIX
6h 53m$76–271Fly from East Midlands Airport
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)EMA - RIX
6h 39m$114–341Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- 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+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
29h 55m$229–912Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen OmnibusbahnhofN1328
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus StationN1324 / ...
38h 54m$137–392Train, bus #2
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam CentraalEurostar
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
41h$142–508Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Riga
26h 10m$416–637
England to Riga by subway, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Riga is to fly which costs $55 - $250 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from England to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $55 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 54m.
The distance between England and Riga is 1668 km.
The best way to get from England to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 29h 46m and costs $200 - $850.
It takes approximately 6h to get from England to Riga, including transfers.
England to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from England to Riga is to fly which takes 6h and costs $95 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $400 and takes 38h 54m.
England to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 2h ahead of England. It is currently 9:51 AM in England and 11:51 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between England and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, KLM, and Air Baltic fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square to Riga, Bus Station via Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–220
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- 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
- $100–380
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- 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
- $85–380
- 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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- 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
- 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
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–21
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- 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 Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- 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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