There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Kalmar by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, 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
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)RIX - KLR
6h 33mkr 1,300–3,200Bus, ferry, train via Linköping
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Take the ferry from Ventspils Ferry Terminal to Port of Nynäshamn
- Take the train from Nynäshamn station to Stockholm City station
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation345
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
20h 52mkr 735–2,039Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Rīgas to Šiauliai217 / ...
- Take the train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda781 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamn
- Take the bus from Olofström Bussterminal to Älmhult tågstation562
- Take the train from Älmhult tågstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
18h 2mDrive 2,018.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Kalmar2,018.4 km
23h 31mkr 3,601–5,202Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Take the ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn F0
- Take the train from Nynäshamn station to Stockholm City station
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar Centralstation200 / ...
21h 52mkr 2,295–3,379
Riga to Kalmar by bus, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to bus and ferry and train via Linköping which costs 700 kr - 2100 kr and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs 1300 kr - 3200 kr.
The distance between Riga and Kalmar is 488 km. The road distance is 2018.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Kalmar without a car is to bus and ferry and train via Linköping which takes 20h 52m and costs 700 kr - 2100 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Riga to Kalmar, including transfers.
Kalmar is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:58 PM in Riga and 4:58 PM in Kalmar.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Kalmar is 2018 km. It takes approximately 23h 31m to drive from Riga to Kalmar.
There are 201+ 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
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Šiauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 132
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Älmhult tågstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 250–300
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/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 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 240–800
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–270
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–260
- Website
- https://www.krosatagen.se/english/
- Phone
- +46 77 176 70 76
- kundcenter@lanstrafikenkron.se
- Website
- lanstrafikenkron.se
Bus from Olofström Bussterminal to Älmhult tågstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–75
- Website
- Länstrafiken Kronoberg
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 7–110
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Ventspils Ferry Terminal to Port of Nynäshamn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 250–750
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn F
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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