There are 6 ways to get from Kiruna to Riga by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KRN - RIX
5h 24m$153–349Train, bus
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kemi, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
27h 43mBus, train
- Take the bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Pajala busstationbus 53
- Take the train from Kolari to Helsinkitrain
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaamtrain 0
29h 47m$175–354Night train, train, ferry, bus
- Take the night train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain
- 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
32h 17mBus
- Take the bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus 53
- Take the bus from Kemi, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1207 / ...
27h 58m$160–214Drive, ferry
- Drive from Kiruna to Helsinkicar
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Port Of Tallinn (Terminal D) to Rigacar
19h 51m$307–455
Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiruna to Riga is to bus which costs $160 - $220 and takes 27h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kiruna to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $150 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiruna to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Kiruna Sjukhus and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Tornio Haparanda and Kemi, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 58m.
The distance between Kiruna and Riga is 1244 km.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Kiruna to Riga, including transfers.
Kiruna to Riga bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, depart from Kiruna Sjukhus station.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs $150 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $220 and takes 27h 58m.
Kiruna to Riga bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, arrive at Haparanda Tornio resecentrum station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Kiruna. It is currently 9:30 PM in Kiruna and 10:30 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Kiruna, Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Baltic, and Norwegian Air International fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Riga, Bus Station via Tornio Haparanda and Kemi, Bus Station in around 27h 58m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Night train from Kiruna station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kolari to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Tallinn to Riia raudteejaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kemi, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- 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
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- kundservice@lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
- Website
- ltnbd.se
Bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Pajala busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $31–35
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- $31–35
Bus from Kiruna Sjukhus to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- $60–70
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- 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
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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
- $13–110
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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