There are 8 ways to get from Lelystad to Riga by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane AMS - RIX
5h 26m$109–319Train, bus via Jelgava
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain 77
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazierutrain 724 / ...
26h 19m$228–432Drive 1,670.3 km
- Drive from Lelystad to Rigacar 1,670.3 km
19h 42m$345–498Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BRU - RIX
7h 30m$140–360Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
8h 20m$157–332Train, bus
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbftrain 77
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
27h 2m$234–447Bus
- Take the bus from Emmeloord, Busstation to Groningen, Hoofdstation uitstaphalte NZbus 315 / ...
- Take the bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
30h 52m$202–308Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lelystad Centrum to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Intercity direct / ...
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
33h 45m$134–305
Lelystad to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lelystad to Riga is to train and bus which costs $130 - $310 and takes 33h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Lelystad to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $100 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lelystad station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Lelystad, Station Centrum and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Emmeloord, Busstation, Groningen and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 52m.
The distance between Lelystad and Riga is 1405 km. The road distance is 1670.3 km.
The best way to get from Lelystad to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Jelgava which takes 26h 19m and costs $220 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Lelystad to Riga, including transfers.
Lelystad to Riga bus services, operated by Qbuzz B.V., depart from Emmeloord, Busstation.
Lelystad to Riga bus services, operated by Qbuzz B.V., arrive at Groningen, Hoofdstation uitstaphalte NZ.
Riga is 1h ahead of Lelystad. It is currently 5:06 AM in Lelystad and 6:06 AM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Lelystad to Riga is 1670 km. It takes approximately 19h 42m to drive from Lelystad to Riga.
What companies run services between Lelystad, Netherlands and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Lelystad, Station Centrum to Riga, Bus Station via Emmeloord, Busstation, Groningen, Hoofdstation uitstaphalte NZ, Groningen, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 30h 52m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Palanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Zwolle to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $12–18
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $10–16
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $10–16
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- $10–16
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hengelo to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 8760
- vilciens@info.vivi.lv
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lelystad Centrum to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +31 900 0155
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Emmeloord, Busstation to Groningen, Hoofdstation uitstaphalte NZ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Groningen to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- $120–270
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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