There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Turkey by plane, bus, or car
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 Istanbul
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST)plane RIX - IST
6h 37m₺5,500–12,000Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane RIX - ESB
9h 10m₺5,325–23,192Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus 824103
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-01
38h 22m₺6,443–10,046Drive 2,381.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Istanbulcar 2,381.1 km
32h 29m₺19,296–27,872Fly to Konya Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Konya Airport (KYA)plane RIX - KYA
10h 56m₺6,428–20,723Fly to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)plane RIX - ADB
10h 8m₺7,549–18,126Bus via Khmelnytskyi
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Stationbus 824103
- Take the bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus stationbus Gns-03
44h 39m₺7,384–10,419Bus via Chișinău
- Take the bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbulbus
2d 16h₺13,462–30,275
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Turkey is to bus via Khmelnytskyi which costs 7.000 ₺ - 11.000 ₺ and takes 44h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺.
The distance between Riga and Turkey is 1828 km. The road distance is 2381.1 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Turkey without a car is to bus which takes 38h 22m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Riga to Turkey, including transfers.
The best way to get from Riga to Turkey is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 12.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 6.000 ₺ - 10.000 ₺ and takes 38h 22m.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Turkey is 2381 km. It takes approximately 32h 29m to drive from Riga to Turkey.
There are 3030+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Turkey?
Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Aksaray via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Esenler Otogar in around 38h 22m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–30,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Konya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–34,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–24,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Konya Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–29,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–22,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Konya Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–21,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–16,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Riga International Airport to Istanbul via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–27,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺7,500–28,000
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–4,600
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–6,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Khmelnytskyi Central Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–4,300
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺8,500–24,000
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
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