There are 6 ways to get from Riga to Kalmar by plane, bus, car ferry, train, 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)plane RIX - KLR
8h 18mkr 1,010–4,210Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Riga to Klaipedabus
- 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 21mkr 3,831–5,557Bus, ferry, train
- 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 43
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta stationtrain 539 / ...
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
20h 48mkr 1,465–3,006Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain Ic
- Take the train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Alvesta stationtrain 344
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
39h 56mkr 3,376–6,400Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AObus
- Take the ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn farjeterminalferry 0
- Take the ferry from Nynäshamn (Stena Line) to Visby hamnterminalferry Dg
- Take the ferry from Visby hamnterminal to Oskarshamn Gotlandsterminalenferry Dg
- Take the bus from Oskarshamn station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus 160 / ...
23h 29mkr 1,066–1,962Drive 2,020.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Kalmarcar 2,020.1 km
23h 28mkr 3,681–5,317
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 which costs 1000 kr - 2000 kr and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs 1000 kr - 4300 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Berlin Lichtenberg and Alvesta station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 56m.
The distance between Riga and Kalmar is 488 km. The road distance is 2020.1 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Kalmar without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 17h 21m and costs 3800 kr - 6000 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Riga to Kalmar, including transfers.
Riga to Kalmar train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs 1000 kr - 4300 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3300 kr - 6500 kr and takes 39h 56m.
Kalmar is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 2:25 PM in Riga and 1:25 PM in Kalmar.
Riga to Kalmar train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Kalmar, Sweden?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air International fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin Lichtenberg, and Alvesta station in around 39h 56m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–6,500
- 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 100–200
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–410
- 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 100–260
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–2,600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–240
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 380–550
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,600
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Bus from Riga to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 330–800
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 390–490
- Website
- https://blekingetrafiken.se/
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Ventspils AO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Bus from Oskarshamn station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Oskarshamn station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oskarshamn station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–380
- 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 2,100–3,000
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Ventspils Ferry to Nynashamn farjeterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–950
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +46 77 122 33 00
- Website
- destinationgotland.se
Ferry from Nynäshamn (Stena Line) to Visby hamnterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 258
- Website
- https://www.destinationgotland.se/
Ferry from Visby hamnterminal to Oskarshamn Gotlandsterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 258
- Website
- https://www.destinationgotland.se/
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