There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Wels by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Salzburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane RIX - SZG
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
6h 14m€124–314Fly to Vienna International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane RIX - VIE
- Take the train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbftrain
7h 13m€61–254Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 892
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Trakiszkitrain
- Take the train from Trakiszki to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
23h 25m€123–178Bus, train via Brno
- Take the bus from Riia to Brnobus
- Take the train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Ic
24h 35mDrive 1,472 km
- Drive from Riga to Welscar 1,472 km
15h 27m€234–337Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane RIX - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
8h 42m€143–316Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane RIX - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain
10h 13m€76–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N1227
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain Drf / ...
25h 30m€83–177Bus, train via Prague
- Take the bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 848103
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain Ec
28h 51m€80–165
Riga to Wels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Wels is to bus and train via Prague which costs €80 - €170 and takes 28h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Wels is to fly and train which takes 6h 14m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Wels. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Wels Hbf via Kaisiadorys, Trakiszki, Warszawa Wschodnia and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 25m.
The distance between Riga and Wels is 1373 km. The road distance is 1472 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Wels without a car is to train which takes 23h 25m and costs €120 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Riga to Wels, including transfers.
Riga to Wels train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Wels is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 3:10 PM in Riga and 2:10 PM in Wels.
Riga to Wels train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Wels is 1472 km. It takes approximately 15h 27m to drive from Riga to Wels.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Wels Hbf via Kaisiadorys, Trakiszki, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 23h 25m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Ostbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €19–29
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Flughafen Wien to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €35–55
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Trakiszki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Trakiszki to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–35
- 1st Class
- €28–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Brno Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €43–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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 Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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