There are 4 ways to get from Riga to Melbourne by plane, train, shuttle, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RIX - MEL
24h 56m$929–2,629Train to Vilnius Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane VNO - MEL
28h 47m$1,057–1,866Shuttle to Palanga International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Fly from Palanga International Airport (PLQ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PLQ - MEL
33h 2m$1,566–3,768Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HEL - MEL
33h 53m$1,071–1,959
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Melbourne is to bus and ferry and fly which costs $1,000 - $2,000 and takes 33h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 56m and costs $900 - $2,700.
The distance between Riga and Melbourne is 15288 km.
It takes approximately 24h 56m to get from Riga to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Riga. It is currently 6:10 AM in Riga and 1:10 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5310+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and Qantas fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Oslo, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–9,500
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Palanga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–9,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- 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
- $27–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–55
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- $30–50
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