There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)RIX - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
7h 17mFt 30,972–72,349Bus, train via Warsaw
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to ZamardiIc / ...
24h 5mFt 25,510–36,503Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus StationN1207 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Siófok876 / ...
29h 1mFt 30,640–55,524Drive 1,431.3 km
- Drive from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water)1,431.3 km
16h 41mFt 84,793–122,479Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)RIX - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
9h 38mFt 25,641–105,098Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)RIX - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
12h 41mFt 37,342–86,705Train
- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys217 / ...
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-NyugatiIc
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to ZamardiIc / ...
27h 16mBus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to GyoerIc
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utca
32h 2mBus, train via Katowice
- Take the bus from Rīga to Katowice
- Take the train from Katowice to SzobIc
- Take the train from Szob to Zamardi
34h 13m
Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) is to bus and train via Warsaw which costs 25 000 Ft - 37 000 Ft and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) is to fly and train which takes 7h 17m and costs 31 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Balaton Sound (Water). However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Zamárdi, Csokonai köz via Krakow, MDA Bus Station and Siófok, autóbusz-állomás. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water). However, there are services departing from Rīgas and arriving at Zamardi via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kossuth Lajos tér and Budapest-Deli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 16m.
The distance between Riga and Balaton Sound (Water) is 1258 km. The road distance is 1431.3 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 24h 5m and costs 25 000 Ft - 37 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water), including transfers.
Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas station.
The best way to get from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) is to bus which takes 29h 1m and costs 30 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 27h 16m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Balaton Sound (Water), Hungary?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Zamárdi, Csokonai köz via Krakow, MDA Bus Station, Siófok, and Siófok, autóbusz-állomás in around 29h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas to Zamardi via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Budapest-Nyugati, Kossuth Lajos tér, Déli pályaudvar, and Budapest-Deli in around 27h 16m.
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- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–90,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–140,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–110,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–90,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 26,000–65,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–70,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–70,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,400
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Deli to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,100–2,500
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Szob to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–3,900
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 12,000–16,000
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 10,000–15,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 12,000–16,000
Train from Katowice to Szob
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–11,000
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,500–9,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 8,500–11,000
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–10,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–19,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Zamardi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–7,000
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,244
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Siófok
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 15,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–35,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Zamárdi, Csap utca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Schedules at
- https://emma.mav.hu/#/route?ui_activeItinerary=-1
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Balaton Sound (Water) is 1431 km. It takes approximately 16h 41m to drive from Riga to Balaton Sound (Water).
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