There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Reading by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car 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 to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane RIX - LHR
- Take the train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Readingtrain
6h 40m£82–209Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane RIX - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
7h 23m£54–196Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
38h 57m£129–367Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Readingcar
23h 48mFly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RIX - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
8h 28m£170–557Fly 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 Readingtrain
7h 17m£74–204Bus
- 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 Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAirbus Ra1
40h 22m£119–262Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riga to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Readingcar
24h 57m£330–478
Riga to Reading by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Reading is to fly and train which costs £50 - £200 and takes 7h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Reading is to fly and train which takes 6h 40m and costs £80 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Reading. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Reading RailAir via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria and Heathrow Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 22m.
The distance between Riga and Reading is 1092 miles.
The best way to get from Riga to Reading without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 57m and costs £120 - £370.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Riga to Reading, including transfers.
Riga to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Reading bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Reading is 2h behind Riga. It is currently 4:21 PM in Riga and 2:21 PM in Reading.
Book your Riga to Reading bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Reading, England?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Reading RailAir via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Heathrow Terminal 2 in around 40h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to London City Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–420
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £8–13
- Peak
- £10–16
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- £11–18
- Peak
- £15–22
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Hayes And Harlington Station to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £15–19
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £20–29
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £20–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £27–40
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £29–35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £65–100
- 1st Class
- £140–240
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £95–140
- Comfort
- £110–160
- Premium
- £140–190
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- 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
- £50–85
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- railair.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 2 to Reading RailAir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–35
- Website
- https://www.railair.com/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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