There are 6 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)plane RIX - KLR
6h 33mkr 1,700–3,200Train, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Šiauliaitrain 12
- Take the train from Šiauliai to Klaipėdatrain 15 / ...
- 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 49mkr 1,537–2,235Bus, 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
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta stationtrain 345
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
21h 38mkr 2,592–4,106Drive 2,017.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Kalmarcar 2,017.6 km
23h 25mkr 3,576–5,165Bus, ferry, train via Linköping
- 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 7mBus, 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 1,977–4,661
Riga to Kalmar by bus, foot, ferry, taxi, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to train and car ferry and bus which costs 1500 kr - 2300 kr and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kalmar is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs 1700 kr - 3200 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 ferry and train which takes 21h 38m and costs 2500 kr - 4200 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Riga to Kalmar, including transfers.
Kalmar is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 6:57 AM in Riga and 5:57 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 700–3,300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,700
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Šiauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 270–480
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 380–480
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–410
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 320–410
- 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 47
- 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 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 430–700
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 490–700
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 430–600
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 150–390
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 280–390
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 150–210
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 220–460
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 330–460
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 220–310
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 380–550
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- 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
- Website
- https://www.krosatagen.se/english/
- 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 210–300
- 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 600–900
- 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 1,000–1,400
- 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
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,600
- 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 1,100–1,900
- Vehicle
- kr 2,500–3,400
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