There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Ohrid by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Ohrid Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane RIX - OHD
10h 28m$241–823Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane RIX - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
9h 34m$75–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riia to Brnobus
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to St.Poelten Hbftrain Rj
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohridbus
37h 17m$81–127Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to St.Poelten Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohridbus
37h 44m$131–200Drive 2,249.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Ohridcar 2,249.2 km
26h 37m$405–585Fly to Skopje International Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane RIX - SKP
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
14h 54m$102–333Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Strugabus
45h 37m$207–272
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ohrid is to bus and train which costs $80 - $130 and takes 37h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ohrid is to fly and bus which takes 9h 34m and costs $75 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Ohrid via Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Struga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 37m.
The distance between Riga and Ohrid is 1793 km. The road distance is 2249.2 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Ohrid without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 17m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 10h 28m to get from Riga to Ohrid, including transfers.
Riga to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Ohrid is to fly which takes 10h 28m and costs $240 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $280 and takes 45h 37m.
Riga to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 8:01 AM in Riga and 7:01 AM in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Ohrid via Dresden central station, Dresden Hauptbahnhof, and Struga in around 45h 37m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ohrid Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Skopje International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $23–30
- Business
- $25–27
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $21–27
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 42 218 007
- Website
- nasirtours.mk
Bus from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $93
- Website
- https://www.nasirtours.mk/en/destinations
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