There are 10 ways to get from Karlstad to Riga by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GOT - RIX
7h 18m$102–249Bus to Hagfors, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Råda Rådastrandbus
- Fly from Hagfors (HFS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HFS - RIX
7h 56m$68–262Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAObus
17h 50m$115–287Bus
- Take the bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
38h 15m$228–433Train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 419 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
41h 50m$559–1,175Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ARN - RIX
7h 12m$110–259Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OSL - RIX
8h 21m$92–264Train, train to Sandefjord Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Oslo Strain
- Take the train from Oslo S to Sandefjord stasjontrain
- Fly from Sandefjord Airport (TRF) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TRF - RIX
10h 9m$106–382Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus 850 / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Esplanādebus
31h 18m$101–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karlstad to Karlshamncar
- Take the car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Drive from Klaipeda to Rigacar
16h 55m$153–369
Karlstad to Riga by train, taxi, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Riga is to bus and ferry which costs $100 - $210 and takes 31h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Riga is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $110 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Norrköping and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlstad station to Riga. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Göteborg Centralstation, Koebenhavn H, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 50m.
The distance between Karlstad and Riga is 986 km.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Riga without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $110 - $290.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Karlstad to Riga, including transfers.
Karlstad to Riga bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan.
Karlstad to Riga train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Karlstad Centralstation.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Riga is to bus which takes 38h 15m and costs $220 - $440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 41h 50m.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Riga, Bus Station via Norrköping Bus Station, Norrköping, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Göteborg Centralstation, Köpenhamn H, Koebenhavn H, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 41h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Hagfors to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–230
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
Flights from Hagfors to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–110
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–110
Flights from Sandefjord Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Hagfors to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Riga International Airport via Trondheim
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $380–550
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Sandefjord stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad Bus Station Drottninggatan to Norrköping Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Norrköping to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Råda Rådastrand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Värmlandstrafik
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Esplanāde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–180
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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Karlstad to Riga bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Norrköping Bus Station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Karlstad. It is currently 4:57 PM in Karlstad and 5:57 PM in Riga.
Karlstad to Riga train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Göteborg Centralstation.
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