There are 11 ways to get from Riga to Croatia by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane RIX - ZAG
7h 17m€71–250Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1324 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Zagrebbus N1282 / ...
26h 5m€112–202Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
28h 28m€132–188Drive 1,621 km
- Drive from Riga to Zagrebcar 1,621 km
17h 37m€254–367Fly to Split Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Split Airport (SPU)plane RIX - SPU
5h 52m€121–330Fly to Graz Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane RIX - GRZ
- Take a shuttle bus from Graz Airport to Zagreb
10h 33m€253–699Fly to Zadar Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zadar Airport (ZAD)plane RIX - ZAD
8h 17m€78–462Fly to Ljubljana, shuttle
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane RIX - LJU
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
7h 35m€126–520Train via Kraków
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hauptbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
28h 56m€109–160Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Hradec Královébus
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
34h 1m€124–231Bus, train via Kraków
- Take the bus from Rīga to Krakówbus
- Take the bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
40h 9m
Riga to Croatia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Croatia is to bus which costs €110 - €210 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Croatia is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs €120 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Zagreb via Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Croatia. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Trg bana J. Jelačića via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia, Wien Hbf and Glavni kolodvor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 28m.
The distance between Riga and Croatia is 1387 km. The road distance is 1621 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Croatia without a car is to bus which takes 26h 5m and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Riga to Croatia, including transfers.
Riga to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Croatia train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Croatia is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €70 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 26h 5m, you could also train, which costs €130 - €190 and takes 28h 28m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Croatia?
Air Baltic, Croatia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Zagreb via Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 26h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- lot.com
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
- €110–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zadar Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €18–23
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €28–35
Train from Mockava to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
Train from Krakow Glowny to Graz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- 1st Class
- €27–35
- Business
- €29–33
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Graz Airport to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–280
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €35–39
- Private
- €150–280
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32–37
- Private
- €130–240
- 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
- €35–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Croatia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Croatia is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 10:13 PM in Riga and 9:13 PM in Croatia.
Riga to Croatia train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Croatia is 1621 km. It takes approximately 17h 37m to drive from Riga to Croatia.
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