There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Melbourne by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Riga International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RIX - MEL
24h 56m$977–3,323Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane VNO - MEL
29h 33m$959–2,168Fly Riga International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane RIX - MEB
36h 1m$1,046–3,135Fly Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane RIX - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
41h 11m$1,248–4,809Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HEL - MEL
33h 19m
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 29h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 56m and costs $950 - $3,400.
The distance between Riga and Melbourne is 15288 km.
It takes approximately 24h 56m to get from Riga to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Riga. It is currently 12:57 AM in Riga and 8:57 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5253+ 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
- qantas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Helsinki Airport, Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Tashkent, Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Helsinki Airport, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,800
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Helsinki Airport, Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Helsinki Airport, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,800
Flights from Riga International Airport to Avalon Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Melbourne Airport via Helsinki Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- 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
- $28–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- 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
- $30–60
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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