There are 9 ways to get from Santander to Riga by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)SDR - RIX
12h 10m$124–394Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BIO - RIX
10h 17m$105–329Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin SuedkreuzIce
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
41h 15m$247–588Drive 3,073.8 km
- Drive from Santander to Riga3,073.8 km
33h 28m$562–812Train, bus
- Take the train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Take the train from Angouleme to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin SuedkreuzIce
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
42h 41m$317–691Bus
- Take the bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
45h 40m$149–387Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe HbfIce / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
46h 56m$302–593Bus via Padova
- Take the bus from Santander to Padova
- Take the bus from Padova to Katowice
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīga
2d 17hDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Riga
34h 16m$633–893
Santander to Riga by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Riga is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $330 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 10h 17m and costs $100 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 40m.
The distance between Santander and Riga is 2471 km. The road distance is 3073.8 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Riga without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 41h 15m and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 12h 10m to get from Santander to Riga, including transfers.
Santander to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Riga is to fly which takes 12h 10m and costs $120 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $390 and takes 45h 40m.
Santander to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 2:13 AM in Santander and 3:13 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Riga, Latvia?
Vueling Airlines, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Riga, Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 45h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Riga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 912 320 320
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Basurto Hospital
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am
- Schedules at
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban/cercanias-am/horarios
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Angouleme to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Santander to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Angoulême - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Santander to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- 13 43 232 76
- biuro@miskrosno.pl
- Website
- miskrosno.pl
Bus from Padova to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- miskrosno.pl
- Book at
- api.euroticket.pl
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Katowice to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Riga is 3074 km. It takes approximately 33h 28m to drive from Santander to Riga.
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