There are 11 ways to get from Riga to Varkaus by bus, ferry, train, 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, ferry, train
best- 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 33m€72–151Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Lahti, Transport Centerbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Lahti Matkakeskus laituri7 to 3bus Ob5
14h 45m€53–73Train, bus via Pieksämäki
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tallinntrain
- 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 48m€95–278Fly to Kuopio, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Kuopio (KUO)plane RIX - KUO
- Take the bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkausbus
9h 15m€93–254Bus 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 35m€71–208Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tallinntrain
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hki linja-autoasema, 29 to 3bus Ob5
15h 57m€80–227Fly to Helsinki Airport, train, bus
- 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 40m€68–191Fly 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€87–287Fly 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€84–262Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, train, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane RIX - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lahtitrain
- Take the bus from Lahti Matkakeskus laituri7 to 3bus
11h 27m€97–245Fly 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
- Take the train from Pieksämäki to Varkaustrain
9h 59m€67–553
Riga to Varkaus by bus, tram, foot, ferry, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Varkaus is to bus which costs €50 - €75 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Varkaus is to fly and train and bus which takes 8h 40m and costs €65 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Varkaus. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at 3 via Vana-Pääsküla, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Hki linja-autoasema, 29. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 35m.
The distance between Riga and Varkaus is 718 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Varkaus without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 13h 33m and costs €70 - €160.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Riga to Varkaus, including transfers.
Riga to Varkaus bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Varkaus bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Tallinn Vana Paaskula station.
There are 51+ hotels available in Varkaus.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Varkaus, Finland?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to 3 via Tallinn Vana Paaskula, Vana-Pääsküla, A. Laikmaa, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, and Hki linja-autoasema, 29 in around 14h 35m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Kuopio via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
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
- €60–310
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
- €55–290
- 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 Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
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
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Lahti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki to Pieksämäki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pieksämäki to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Tikkurila to Lahti
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Joensuu to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- 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/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €28–40
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- 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
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- 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 Riga, Bus Station to Lahti, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €10–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- 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/
- Website
- highwayriders.eu
Bus from Riia to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- highwayriders.eu
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
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
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- 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
- Phone
- +358 020 7411 090
- info@soisalonliikenne.com
- Website
- soisalonliikenne.com
Bus from Kuopio, Bus Station to Varkaus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- soisalonliikenne.com
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- info@savonlinja.fi
- Website
- savonlinja.fi
Bus from Jyväskylä Matkakeskus 4 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://savonlinja.fi/en/
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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