There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Pontefract by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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 Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane RIX - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgatetrain
8h 29m£66–261Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane RIX - LBA
8h 22m£39–228Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgatetrain
41h 14m£322–562Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Pontefractcar
25h 58m£499–672Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane RIX - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Leedstrain
12h 47m£189–711Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane RIX - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Doncastertrain
12h 42m£94–337Fly to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane RIX - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Wakefield Westgatetrain
8h 56m£127–325Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane RIX - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Pontefract Monkhilltrain
9h 38m£97–336Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RIX - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgatetrain
9h 38m£143–372Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
45h 58m£187–316
Riga to Pontefract by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Pontefract is to fly which costs £35 - £230 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Pontefract is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs £35 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Pontefract. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Stuart Road via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 58m.
The distance between Riga and Pontefract is 1129 miles.
The best way to get from Riga to Pontefract without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 14m and costs £320 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Riga to Pontefract, including transfers.
Riga to Pontefract bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Pontefract is to fly which takes 8h 22m and costs £35 - £230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £180 - £320 and takes 45h 58m.
Riga to Pontefract bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Pontefract is 2h behind Riga. It is currently 8:01 PM in Riga and 6:01 PM in Pontefract.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Pontefract, England?
Ryanair flies from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Stuart Road via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 45h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Aarhus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Gothenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Gothenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Wakefield Kirkgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Darlington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Derby to Wakefield Westgate
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Pontefract Monkhill
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
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