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 56mkr 579–2,031Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riga to Klaipedacar
- Take the car ferry from Klaipeda to Karlshamncarferry
- Drive from Karlshamn to Ystadcar
12h 43mkr 1,644–2,347Bus, 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 56mkr 2,515–3,315Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny 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 1,400–2,102Fly 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 22mkr 1,285–4,446Fly 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 44mkr 1,513–4,944Train, 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 38mkr 1,490–2,173
Riga to Ystad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which costs 550 kr - 2100 kr and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Ystad is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs 550 kr - 2100 kr.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Ystad station. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Poznan Glowny, 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 56m and costs 2500 kr - 3400 kr.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Riga to Ystad, including transfers.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Ystad is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 9:18 AM in Riga and 8:18 AM in Ystad.
Riga to Ystad train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
There are 328+ hotels available in Ystad.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Ystad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Ystad Station via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Poznan Glowny, 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 290–1,900
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 320–1,700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malmö Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Malmö Airport via Helsinki, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,000
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 1,200–4,700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–1,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 220–1,500
- 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 31
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Lund Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 31
- Schedules at
- skanetrafiken.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ystad Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 31
- 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 250–450
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 350–450
Train from Ängelholm station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 190–350
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 270–350
Train from Karlshamn Station to Malmö, Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 270–480
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- 1st Class
- kr 370–480
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 140–200
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 80–110
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Šiauliai to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 220–360
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- kr 220–320
- 1st Class
- kr 290–360
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- kr 120–170
- 1st Class
- kr 170–210
- 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 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- kr 800–1,200
- 2nd Class Ticket
- kr 800–1,200
- 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 323
- 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 1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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