There are 8 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)plane SDR - RIX
9h 28m$90–350Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
37h 3m$229–737Drive 3,074.7 km
- Drive from Santander to Rigacar 3,074.7 km
33h 44m$562–812Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BIO - RIX
9h 55m$107–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander to Bordeauxbus
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Rīgabus
44h 24m$218–660Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Santander to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
2d$145–395Bus
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Lyon - Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Riia lennujaambus
2d 11hDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rigacar
34h 13m$633–903
Santander to Riga by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Riga is to bus and fly which costs $100 - $320 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Riga is to fly which takes 9h 28m and costs $90 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Riga. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Rīga via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Magdeburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Santander and Riga is 2464 km. The road distance is 3074.7 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Riga without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 37h 3m and costs $220 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 28m 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 9h 28m and costs $90 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs $140 - $400 and takes 2 days 0h.
Santander to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Santander. It is currently 11:30 PM in Santander and 12:30 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) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santander to Rīga via Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Magdeburg in around 2d.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Riga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Riga International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- $100–160
- Rail 1st Class
- $160–230
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- $110–140
- 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 Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–80
- 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 Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Frankfurt to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Lyon - Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lyon - Perrache Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–220
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Riia lennujaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
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