There are 12 ways to get from Riga to Calais by plane, train, 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.
Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane RIX - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 29m€126–315Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Calaisbus 814 / ...
39h 45m€84–131Bus, train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
30h 1m€166–512Drive 2,034.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Calaiscar 2,034.7 km
21h 13m€315–455Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane RIX - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 6m€118–344Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane RIX - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
9h 52m€99–329Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RIX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
11h 22m€147–424Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RIX - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
11h 4m€126–517Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane RIX - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
11h 9m€127–544Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RIX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain
12h 32m€169–423Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
33h 23m€135–410Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Rīga to Frankfurtbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Calaisbus
34h 25m€102–124
Riga to Calais by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Calais is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs €100 - €130 and takes 34h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Calais is to fly and train which takes 9h 6m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Calais. However, there are services departing from Rīga and arriving at Calais via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 25m.
The distance between Riga and Calais is 1670 km. The road distance is 2034.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Calais without a car is to bus and train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 30h 1m and costs €160 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 29m to get from Riga to Calais, including transfers.
Riga to Calais bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
Riga to Calais bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Calais is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 9:10 PM in Riga and 8:10 PM in Calais.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Calais is 2035 km. It takes approximately 21h 13m to drive from Riga to Calais.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Calais, France?
You can take a bus from Rīga to Calais via Frankfurt in around 34h 25m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €17–25
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Frankfurt to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
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