There are 6 ways to get from Riga to Kalmar by plane, bus, car ferry, train, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane RIX - KLR
6h 33mkr 1,600–2,900Bus, ferry, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AObus
- Take the ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn farjeterminalferry 0
- Take the train from Nynäshamn station to Stockholm City stationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain 345
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
22h 5mkr 709–2,657Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Klaipeda Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Take the train from Karlshamn Station to Bergåsa stationtrain
- Take the bus from Bergåsa station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus 500
17h 56mkr 1,913–3,533Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Siauliaitrain 12
- Take the train from Šiauliai to Klaipėdatrain 781 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Take the bus from Olofström Bussterminal to Älmhult tågstationbus 562
- Take the train from Älmhult tågstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
17h 58mkr 716–2,149Drive 2,017.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Kalmarcar 2,017.6 km
23h 25mkr 3,425–4,947Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the car ferry from Tallinn to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar Centralstationbus 200
29h 16mkr 1,852–4,572
Riga to Kalmar by bus, foot, ferry, taxi, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to bus and ferry and train which costs 700 kr - 2700 kr and takes 22h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs 1600 kr - 2900 kr.
The distance between Riga and Kalmar is 488 km. The road distance is 2017.6 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Kalmar without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 17h 56m and costs 1900 kr - 3600 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Riga to Kalmar, including transfers.
Kalmar is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 6:08 AM in Riga and 5:08 AM in Kalmar.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Kalmar is 2018 km. It takes approximately 23h 25m to drive from Riga to Kalmar.
There are 203+ hotels available in Kalmar.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Kalmar, Sweden?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,100
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,900
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Karlshamn Station to Bergåsa station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–110
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Älmhult tågstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 260–300
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Nynäshamn station to Stockholm City station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40–50
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 210–800
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 140–480
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 073-074 89 81
- HittegodsK@krosa.tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- krosatagen.se
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–260
- Website
- https://www.krosatagen.se/english/
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Klaipeda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 323
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
- Phone
- +46 455 569 00
- kundservice@blekingetrafiken.se
- Website
- blekingetrafiken.se
Bus from Bergåsa station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–490
- Website
- Blekingetrafik
- Phone
- +46 77 177 77 77
- Website
- skanetrafiken.se
Bus from Olofström Bussterminal to Älmhult tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 31
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–210
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Reclining Seat
- kr 200–370
- 2-bed inside cabin
- kr 1,300–1,500
- Bed in a 2 berth inside shared cabin
- kr 758
- 1-bed sea view cabin
- kr 1,526
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- kr 1,622
- Standard Car (extra charge)
- kr 907
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn farjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 95–1,200
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Tallinn to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,400
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- kr 1,100–1,800
- Vehicle
- kr 2,500–3,400
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