There are 10 ways to get from Finland to Riga by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HEL - RIX
3h 35m$43–185Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry Helsinki-Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus El14 / ...
8h 20m$26–131Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus 1203 / ...
- Take the train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaamtrain Re37
12h 28m$72–165Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TMP - RIX
3h 50m$39–605Fly from Oulu Airport
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OUL - RIX
4h 30m$100–206Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TLL - RIX
6h 10m$52–241Fly from Turku Airport
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TKU - RIX
3h 48m$65–275Bus via Tallinn
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus 1203 / ...
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1234 / ...
8h 41m$58–155Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1205 / ...
8h 50m$45–60Bus #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus 1203 / ...
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
10h 57m$59–140
Finland to Riga by tram, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Riga is to bus which costs $45 - $60 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $40 - $190.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Helsinki, Bus Station station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
The distance between Finland and Riga is 398 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Riga without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 8h 20m and costs $26 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 35m to get from Finland to Riga, including transfers.
Finland to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Finland to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 35m and costs $40 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus via Tallinn, which costs $55 - $160 and takes 8h 41m.
Finland to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Book your Finland to Riga bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Finland and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic and Finnair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station via Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D in around 8h 41m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–370
Flights from Oulu Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Turku Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
Flights from Oulu Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $30–50
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- 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
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- 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/
- Website
- highwayriders.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- highwayriders.eu
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–85
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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