There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Nitra 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 to Vienna International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)RIX - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
7h 50m€63–216Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to TrnavaIc
- Take the train from Trnava to NitraRe
28h 50m€56–139Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to BohuminIc
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Take the train from Zilina to Trnava502 / ...
- Take the train from Trnava to NitraRe
20h 58m€71–170Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys217 / ...
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Nove ZamkyIc
25h€63–100Drive 1,261 km
- Drive from Riga to Nitra1,261 km
13h 27m€193–279Fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)RIX - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
9h 13m€91–228Fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, bus, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)RIX - KRK
- Take the bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilina
- Take the train from Zilina to Trnava
- Take the train from Trnava to Nitra
12h 3m€59–203Fly to Bratislava Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)RIX - BTS
- Take the bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
11h 32m€62–231Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Station
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Banská Bystrica876
- Take the bus from Banská Bystrica to Nitra
24h 58m€73–148Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Rīga to Katowice
- Take the train from Katowice to Nove ZamkyIc
31h 1m
Riga to Nitra by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Nitra is to train which costs €60 - €100 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Nitra is to fly and bus which takes 7h 50m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Riga Bus Station and arriving at Nitra via Krakow, MDA Bus Station and Banská Bystrica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Nitra. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Nitra via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and Nove Zamky. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between Riga and Nitra is 1265 km. The road distance is 1261 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Nitra without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 20h 58m and costs €70 - €170.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Riga to Nitra, including transfers.
Riga to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga Bus Station.
Riga to Nitra train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Nitra is to train which takes 25h and costs €60 - €100. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs €70 - €150 and takes 24h 58m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Nitra, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Nitra via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Nove Zamky in around 25h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Bus Station to Nitra via Krakow, MDA Bus Station and Banská Bystrica in around 24h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bratislava Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bratislava Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bratislava Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bratislava Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–66
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €30–40
Train from Katowice to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €16–23
- 1st Class
- €21–27
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Economy
- €24–35
- Business
- €28–40
- Economy Plus
- €29–45
- Premium
- €30–45
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €6–9
- 1st Class
- €9–13
- Business
- €11
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Trnava to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- uz.gov.ua
Train from Zilina to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/
- Schedules at
- https://uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetable/
- Book at
- https://gd.tickets.ua/en?refid=6578
- Coupe
- €40–55
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Zilina to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Trnava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Nove Zamky
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga Bus Station to Krakow MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Banská Bystrica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 0903 500 000
- infolines@turancar.sk
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
Bus from Banská Bystrica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://www.turancar.sk/autobusove-linky/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga to Warsaw
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- staznosti@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- slovaklines.sk
Bus from Bratislava Airport to Nitra Bus Station Stanicna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
Bus from Banská Bystrica to Nitra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.slovaklines.sk/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Nitra bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow MDA Bus Station.
Nitra is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 4:51 AM in Riga and 3:51 AM in Nitra.
Riga to Nitra train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Nitra is 1261 km. It takes approximately 13h 27m to drive from Riga to Nitra.
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