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 35mkr 704–1,976Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riga to Klaipedacar
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Drive from Karlshamn to Ystadcar
12h 45mkr 2,553–3,645Bus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Riga to Klaipedabus
- 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 21mkr 3,542–5,299Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Konintrain Ic
- Take the train from Konin to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Lichtenberg to Malmö, Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
29h 26mkr 3,000–5,933Fly 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 C Norra Vallgatanbus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Stationtrain
9hkr 1,318–4,038Fly 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 45mkr 1,677–5,060Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Šiauliaitrain 12
- Take the train from Šiauliai to Klaipėdatrain 15 / ...
- 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 40mkr 2,494–3,743
Riga to Ystad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which costs 700 kr - 2000 kr and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs 700 kr - 2000 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ystad station. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Konin, Berlin Lichtenberg and Malmö, Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 26m.
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 21m and costs 3500 kr - 5500 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Riga to Ystad, including transfers.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
Ystad is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 7:56 AM in Riga and 6:56 AM in Ystad.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
There are 386+ hotels available in Ystad.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ystad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Konin, Berlin-Lichtenberg, Berlin Lichtenberg, and Malmö, Centralstation in around 29h 26m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 370–1,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malmö Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 310–1,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 310–1,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,400
- 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 110–210
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 150–280
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 120–230
- 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 260–480
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Ängelholm station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
Train from Karlshamn Station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–550
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 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
- kr 150–200
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Šiauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 95–130
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Konin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Konin to Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,300
- 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 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- ollex.lt
Bus from Riga to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–750
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
- Phone
- +46 77 151 52 52
- Website
- flygbussarna.se
Bus from Malmö Airport Sturup flygplats to Malmö C Norra Vallgatan
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 1,900–2,700
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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