There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Karaganda by plane, train, bus, 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 Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane RIX - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
17h 34m$287–624Bus, train via Kazan’
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Passtrain
- Take the bus from Yekaterinburg Severnyi to Karagandy Bus stationbus
3d 3h$150–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Chelyabinsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Karaganda Passtrain
3dDrive 3,767.8 km
- Drive from Riga to Karagandacar 3,767.8 km
2d 1h$679–980Fly Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane RIX - KGF
16h 41m$275–1,095Bus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane KGD - KGF
21h$202–945Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport (KGF)plane MSQ - KGF
20h 2m$200–872Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane MSQ - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
20h 24m$161–778Bus to Princess Olga Pskov International, fly to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Fly from Princess Olga Pskov International (PKV) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)plane PKV - NQZ
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Passtrain
18h 25mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Passtrain 084Й
3d 12h$281–536
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Karaganda is to bus and train via Kazan’ which costs $150 - $320 and takes 3 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Karaganda is to fly which takes 16h 41m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Riga and Karaganda is 3342 km. The road distance is 3767.8 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Karaganda without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 0h and costs .
It takes approximately 17h 34m to get from Riga to Karaganda, including transfers.
Karaganda is 2h ahead of Riga. It is currently 10:30 PM in Riga and 12:30 AM 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 four+ hotels available in Karaganda.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Karaganda, Kazakhstan?
LOT, Flyr, 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
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tashkent, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Tashkent, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Karaganda Sary-Arka Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Princess Olga Pskov International to Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport via Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
- 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
- $4–6
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 1st Class (Lux)
- $23–35
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $12–18
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- $4–6
- 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
- $6–10
- 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)
- $7–9
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $6–10
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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)
- $55–80
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $75–110
Train from Chelyabinsk-Glavny to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- 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)
- $110–160
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $160–220
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Karaganda Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- 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)
- $220–320
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $310–430
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $100–140
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $17–23
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $30–45
Train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Chelyabinsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $270–380
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–90
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $90–130
Train from Kazan-2 to Yekaterinburg-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $140–200
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $29–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–65
- 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
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
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 Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- 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
- +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
- $70–140
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/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
- $27–55
- 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
- $16–70
- 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
- $30–60
- 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
- $7–65
- 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
- $21–90
- 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
- $15–70
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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
- $17–60
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
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