There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Karaganda by plane, 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 Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)RIX - KGF
18h 5m$281–875Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)MSQ - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
20h 34m$162–790Bus, train via Kazan’
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
3d 3h$173–255Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Take the train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Karaganda Pass
3d 4h$246–432Drive 3,768.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Karaganda3,768.2 km
2d 1h$679–980Fly Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)RIX - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
18h 10m$329–637Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)MSQ - KGF
20h 25m$201–844Bus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)KGD - KGF
21h 18m$244–895Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass084Й
3d 12h$242–506Train, drive
- Take the train from Rīgas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Drive from Kena to Hudahaj
- Take the train from Hudahaj to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
3d 17h$339–607
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Karaganda is to bus and train via Kazan’ which costs $170 - $260 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Karaganda is to fly which takes 18h 5m and costs $280 - $900.
The distance between Riga and Karaganda is 3335 km. The road distance is 3768.2 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Karaganda without a car is to bus and train via Kazan’ which takes 3 days 3h and costs $170 - $260.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Riga to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 3h ahead of Riga. It is currently 7:20 PM in Riga and 10:20 PM in Karaganda.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Karaganda is 3768 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Riga to Karaganda.
There are 243+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
LOT, World Ticket, and five other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF) once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Belgrade, Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tashkent, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $130–190
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–45
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–60
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Kamensk-Uralskii
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $330–460
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $80–120
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Hudahaj to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $150–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- grandtrain.ru
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–34
- Website
- https://grandtrain.ru/
- Schedules at
- https://grandtrain.ru/raspisanie/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $23–25
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $29–34
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kamensk-Uralskii to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $100–150
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $150–210
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $50–75
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $70–100
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–290
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–400
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $21–30
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–17
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $3–5
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $6–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–9
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Rīgas to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- info@eurolines.lt
- Website
- eurolines.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $89
- Website
- https://www.eurolines.lt/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
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