There are 11 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 Hbf to Wels Hbftrain
8h 23m€113–358Fly 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 12m€74–236Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain 900 / ...
23h 28m€221–488Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Hradec Královébus 848103
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbftrain Rj
28h 30m€132–251Drive 1,472 km
- Drive from Riga to Welscar 1,472 km
15h 27m€238–343Fly to Linz Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Linz Airport (LNZ)plane RIX - LNZ
8h 41m€148–466Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane RIX - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wels Hbftrain
9h 1m€137–306Fly 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 7m€87–302Fly to Graz Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane RIX - GRZ
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Linz Hbftrain
12h 31m€251–542Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Welsbus 951
32h 10m€138–238Bus, train via Kraków
- Take the bus from Rīga to Krakówbus
- Take the bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbftrain Ice
34h 26m€144–370
Riga to Wels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Wels is to fly and train which costs €70 - €240 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Wels is to fly and train which takes 7h 12m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Wels. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Wels via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Wels. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Wels Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia and Wien Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 28m.
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 28m and costs €220 - €490.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Riga to Wels, including transfers.
Riga to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Wels train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Wels is to train which takes 23h 28m and costs €220 - €490. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €470 and takes 8h 41m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 32h 10m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Wels, Austria?
You can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Wels Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Wien Westbahnhof in around 23h 28m. Alternatively, Air Baltic, DAT Danish Air Transport, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Linz Airport (LNZ) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Riga International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Riga International Airport to Graz Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Riga International Airport to Linz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Linz Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- 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
- €27–60
- 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
- €25–55
- 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 Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Graz Hbf to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf 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 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
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
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Linz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Wels Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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 Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Wels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Rīga to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Kraków, Dworzec Autobusowy MDA to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Wels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Wels is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 10:36 PM in Riga and 9:36 PM in Wels.
Riga to Wels train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Wels is 1472 km. It takes approximately 15h 27m to drive from Riga to Wels.
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