There are 3 ways to get from Riga to Sydney by plane, train, bus, 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 from Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane RIX - SYD
25h 12m$1,089–2,303Train to Vilnius Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane VNO - SYD
29h 3m$1,046–3,760Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane HEL - SYD
32h 40m$1,059–2,846
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Sydney is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,300 and takes 25h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Sydney is to fly which takes 25h 12m and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
The distance between Riga and Sydney is 15348 km.
It takes approximately 25h 12m to get from Riga to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 7h ahead of Riga. It is currently 8:50 AM in Riga and 3:50 PM in Sydney.
There are 4939+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sydney International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Sydney International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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