There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Aktau by plane, bus, train, 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 from Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO)RIX - SCO
13h 2m$187–529Bus, train #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Vyshny Volochyok
- Take the train from Vyshny Volochyok to Orenburg
- Take the train from Orenburg to Kandagach
- Take the train from Kandagach to Mangystau
3d 17h$124–230Bus, train via Volgograd
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Take the train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Volgograd 1
- Take the train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu330 / ...
- Take the train from Beineu to Mangystau
3d 11hDrive 3,521 km
- Drive from Riga to Aktau3,521 km
46h 5m$634–916Bus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Aktau Airport (SCO)KGD - SCO
21h 35m$209–750Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rīgas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Aktau Airport (SCO)MSQ - SCO
19h 39m$165–698Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Daugavpils Bus Station
- Take the bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orsha
- Take the train from Orsha Centr to Penza-1
- Take the train from Penza-1 to Shalkar
- Take the train from Shalkar to Mangystau
3d 13h
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Aktau is to bus and train which costs $120 - $230 and takes 3 days 17h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Aktau is to fly which takes 13h 2m and costs $180 - $550.
The distance between Riga and Aktau is 2421 km. The road distance is 3521 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Aktau without a car is to bus and train via Volgograd which takes 3 days 11h and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 2m to get from Riga to Aktau, including transfers.
Aktau is 3h ahead of Riga. It is currently 9:56 AM in Riga and 12:56 PM in Aktau.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Aktau is 3521 km. It takes approximately 46h 5m to drive from Riga to Aktau.
There are 204+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Flyr, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Aktau Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Aktau Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Aktau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Riga International Airport to Aktau Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $85–120
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $19–28
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
Train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Volgograd 1
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $220–320
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $65–90
Train from Orsha Centr to Penza-1
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $180–250
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Pskov Pass to Vyshny Volochyok
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $90–130
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
Train from Vyshny Volochyok to Orenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $260–370
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $60–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $75–110
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- info@railway.tj
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Volgograd-1 to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- railway.tj
- Book at
- eng.rzd.ru
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $9–13
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $8–11
Train from Shalkar to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $20–27
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $14–20
Train from Kandagach to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $20–27
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $14–20
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–14
- Coupe
- $16–18
- SV
- $28–32
Train from Penza-1 to Shalkar
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–37
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $23–25
- Coupe
- $33–37
- SV
- $60–70
Train from Orenburg to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $12–13
- Coupe
- $16–18
- SV
- $27–30
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Orenburg to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Daugavpils Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
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