There are 11 ways to get from Riga to Varkaus by bus, train, car, ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to 3bus Ob5
13h 7m€69–224Fly to Helsinki Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane RIX - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Lahtitrain
- Take the bus from Lahti Matkakeskus laituri7 to 3bus
8h 41m€66–187Train, bus
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinntrain 0
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Pieksämäkitrain
- Take the train from Pieksämäki to Varkaustrain
16h 35m€100–278Drive, ferry
- Drive from Riga to Port Of Tallinn (Terminal D)car
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Varkauscar
10h 14m€126–190Fly to Kuopio, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kuopio (KUO)plane RIX - KUO
- Take the bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkausbus
8h 56m€92–155Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lahtitrain Z / ...
- Take the bus from Lahti Matkakeskus laituri7 to 3bus Ob5
13h 38m€69–152Bus via Laagri
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Vana Paaskulabus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to 3bus Ob5
14h 8m€72–206Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinntrain 0
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Pasila to Pieksämäkitrain
16h 46m€101–281Fly to Joensuu Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane RIX - JOE
- Take the train from Joensuu to Varkaustrain
10h 41m€87–285Fly to Jyvaskyla Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Jyvaskyla Airport (JYV)plane RIX - JYV
- Take the bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 4 to 3bus
10h 2m€86–259Fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane RIX - TMP
- Take the train from Tampere to Pieksämäkitrain
9h 59m€72–526
Riga to Varkaus by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Varkaus is to bus via Laagri which costs €70 - €210 and takes 14h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Varkaus is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 41m and costs €65 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Varkaus. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at 3 via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Hki linja-autoasema, 29. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Riga and Varkaus is 725 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Varkaus without a car is to bus which takes 13h 7m and costs €65 - €230.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Riga to Varkaus, including transfers.
Riga to Varkaus bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Varkaus bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
There are 53+ hotels available in Varkaus.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Varkaus, Finland?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to 3 via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Hki linja-autoasema, 29 in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kuopio via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Jyvaskyla Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–310
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €28–40
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Pieksämäki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pieksämäki to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Lahti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pasila to Pieksämäki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tikkurila to Lahti
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Joensuu to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tampere to Pieksämäki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Vana Paaskula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–25
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Lahti Matkakeskus laituri7 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Website
- soisalonliikenne.com
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- soisalonliikenne.com
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- savonlinja.fi
Bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 4 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://savonlinja.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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