There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Hel by plane, taxi, 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, taxi
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN)plane RIX - GDN
- Take the taxi from Gdansk-Airport-GDN to Heltaxi
7h 18mzł 595–1,239Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Głównybus 900 / ...
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Heltrain R
16h 3mzł 351–751Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Ilawa Glownatrain Ic
- Take the train from Ilawa Glowna to Gdynia Glownatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Heltrain R
15h 13mzł 413–881Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 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 Gdynia Glownatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Gdynia Glowna to Heltrain R
18h 12mzł 583–1,276Drive 720.3 km
- Drive from Riga to Helcar 720.3 km
10h 12mzł 474–685
Riga to Hel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Hel is to bus and train via Ełk which costs 410 zł - 900 zł and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Hel is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 18m and costs 550 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Hel. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Hel via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia and Gdynia Glowna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 12m.
The distance between Riga and Hel is 546 km. The road distance is 720.3 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Hel without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 15h 13m and costs 410 zł - 900 zł.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Riga to Hel, including transfers.
Riga to Hel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Hel is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 1:12 PM in Riga and 12:12 PM in Hel.
Riga to Hel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Hel is 720 km. It takes approximately 10h 12m to drive from Riga to Hel.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Hel, Pomerania, Poland?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Hel via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Gdynia Glowna in around 18h 12m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 320–900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 350–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 190–650
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Ilawa Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 150–340
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Ilawa Glowna to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 90–200
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Hel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–550
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 220–500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Ilawa Glowna to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 26–40
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Hel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 17–24
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ilawa Glowna to Gdynia Glowna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 130–220
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 56 661 20 33
- Website
- arriva.pl
Train from Gdynia Glowna to Hel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://arriva.pl/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 55–80
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 29–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- zł 65–280
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- zł 400–480
Rabbit-Trans
- Phone
- +48 606 295 264
- Website
- rabbittranspoland.com
Neptun Taxi
- Phone
- +48 58 511 15 55
- Website
- neptuntaxi.pl
Hallo Taxi
- Phone
- +48 58 301 59 59
- Website
- hallotaxi.gda.pl
Dajan Taxi
- Phone
- +48 58 306 06 33
Airport Taxi Gdańsk
- Phone
- +48 734 134 059
- Website
- airporttaxigdansk.com.pl
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