There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Ystad by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane RIX - CPH
- Take the train from Malmö Hyllie station to Ystad Stationtrain
5h 50mkr 671–1,985Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Siauliaitrain 12
- Take the train from Šiauliai to Klaipėdatrain 781 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Take the train from Karlshamn Station to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
16h 49mkr 647–2,069Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riga to Klaipedacar
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Drive from Karlshamn to Ystadcar
12h 43mkr 831–2,419Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Klaipeda Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Take the train from Karlshamn Station to Lund Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Lund Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
17h 57mkr 1,690–3,240Train
- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
30h 2mkr 2,788–3,276Fly to Malmö Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Malmö Airport (MMX)plane RIX - MMX
- Take the bus from Malmö Airport Sturup flygplats to Malmö, Centralstationbus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
8h 37mkr 1,415–4,588Fly to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH)plane RIX - AGH
- Take the train from Ängelholm station to Malmö, Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
8h 46mkr 2,032–2,905
Riga to Ystad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which costs 650 kr - 2000 kr and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which takes 5h 50m and costs 650 kr - 2000 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ystad station. However, there are services departing from Rīgas and arriving at Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Berlin Lichtenberg and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 2m.
The distance between Riga and Ystad is 816 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Ystad without a car is to bus and car ferry and train which takes 17h 57m and costs 1600 kr - 3300 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Riga to Ystad, including transfers.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas station.
Ystad is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 12:29 AM in Riga and 11:29 PM in Ystad.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
There are 327+ hotels available in Ystad.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ystad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Rīgas to Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin Lichtenberg, and Malmö, Centralstation in around 30h 2m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–1,900
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malmö Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malmö Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,400
- Phone
- +46 77 177 77 77
- Website
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Malmö Hyllie station to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–130
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–130
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 110–130
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Karlshamn Station to Lund Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–180
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Ängelholm station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 110–130
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Karlshamn Station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–180
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–230
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–300
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Siauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 971–973
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–1,600
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Klaipeda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
- Phone
- +46 77 151 52 52
- Website
- flygbussarna.se
Bus from Malmö Airport Sturup flygplats to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 129
- Website
- https://www.flygbussarna.se/en/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Reclining Seat
- kr 200–360
- 2-bed inside cabin
- kr 1,300–1,500
- Bed in a 2 berth inside shared cabin
- kr 751
- 1-bed sea view cabin
- kr 1,511
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- kr 1,606
- Standard Car (extra charge)
- kr 899
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