There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Riga by plane, train, shuttle, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)MEL - RIX
27h 24m$662–1,312Fly Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)MEL - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
31h 43m$442–1,340Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Riga International Airport (RIX)MEB - RIX
37h 26m$704–2,204Fly Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)MEL - PLQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Klaipėda to Rīga Lidosta Airport
35h 58m$530–1,142Fly Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)MEL - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
35h 16m$594–1,553Fly Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)MEL - LED
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Rīga Pļavnieki-2
38h 7m$579–1,054
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Riga is to fly which costs $650 - $1,400 and takes 27h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Riga is to fly which takes 27h 24m and costs $650 - $1,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Riga is 15285 km.
It takes approximately 27h 24m to get from Melbourne to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:00 AM in Melbourne and 9:00 PM in Riga.
There are 1870+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Riga, Latvia?
Emirates, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Doha, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Dubai, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Dubai, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Delhi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Riga International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Klaipėda to Rīga Lidosta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Rīga Pļavnieki-2
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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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