There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Sortland by plane, bus, car, car ferry, or 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 Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE)plane RIX - EVE
- Take the bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminalbus
9h 31mkr 1,249–4,389Fly to Stokmarknes
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Stokmarknes (SKN)plane RIX - SKN
10h 19mkr 820–3,352Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 1 to Retkeilykeskus pihabus
- Drive from Retkeilykeskus piha to Hattengcar
- Take the bus from Hatteng to Tromsøbus 919
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminalbus 930
42h 50mkr 3,542–5,178Bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalobus
- Take the bus from Ivalo MH to Näätämö kauppa Pbus
- Drive from Näätämö kauppa P to Kirkenes kystrutekaicar
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekaicarferry Hur
3d 8hkr 4,159–9,170Drive 3,069.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Sortlandcar 3,069.1 km
43h 16mkr 6,194–8,946Fly to Bodø Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bodø Airport (BOO)plane RIX - BOO
- Take the ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkaiferry
- Take the bus from Svolvær sentrum to Sortland bussterminalbus
14h 4mBus, drive via Helsinki
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Hissitie Ibus Ob4
- Take the bus from Hissitie I to Retkeilykeskus pihabus
- Drive from Retkeilykeskus piha to Hattengcar
- Take the bus from Hatteng to Tromsøbus 919
- Take the bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminalbus 930
44h 15mkr 3,102–4,446
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Sortland is to fly which costs kr 800 - kr 3400 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Sortland is to fly and bus which takes 9h 31m and costs kr 1200 - kr 4400.
The distance between Riga and Sortland is 1477 km. The road distance is 3069.1 km.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Riga to Sortland, including transfers.
Sortland is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 4:29 AM in Riga and 3:29 AM in Sortland.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Sortland is 3069 km. It takes approximately 43h 16m to drive from Riga to Sortland.
There are 13+ hotels available in Sortland.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Sortland, Norway?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Stokmarknes (SKN) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Riga International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bodø Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stokmarknes via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stokmarknes via Oslo, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stokmarknes via Copenhagen, Bodø Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,100
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bodø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bodø Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,200
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- Website
- nor-way.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 300–420
- Website
- https://www.nor-way.no/en/
- Phone
- 05 798
- post@boreal.no
- Website
- boreal.no
Bus from Harstad/Narvik lufthavn to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–700
- Website
- Boreal
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Retkeilykeskus piha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–950
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
Bus from Hissitie I to Retkeilykeskus piha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–600
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- info@bestarctic.com
- Website
- bestarctic.com
Bus from Hatteng to Tromsø
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 550–800
Bus from Tromsø Prostneset to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 1,100–1,600
Bus from Svolvær sentrum to Sortland bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://bestarctic.com/
- Book at
- https://bestarctic.com/the-arctic-route/arctic-winter-routes-explore-norway-sweden-and-finland/
- Private tours
- kr 800–1,200
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Rovaniemi to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 29 to Hissitie I
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 550–750
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- jarmo.haapanen@jbus.fi
- Website
- jbus.fi
Bus from Ivalo MH to Näätämö kauppa P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Schedules at
- jbus.fi
- 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
- kr 200–380
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- book@hurtigruten.com
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 4,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- kystruten@havila.no
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Sortland kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,500–2,800
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
- Phone
- +47 910 09 600
- Website
- reisnordland.no
Ferry from Bodø hurtigbåtkai to Svolvær hurtigbåtkai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.reisnordland.no/
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