There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Riga by plane, train, bus, 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 Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ABZ - RIX
5h 7m$85–350Fly from Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EDI - RIX
5h 35m$78–243Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
36h 15m$472–1,271Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
31h 30mFly from Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GLA - RIX
7h 48m$95–240Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane INV - RIX
8h 42m$88–331Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NCL - RIX
9h 36m$116–508Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
37h 44m$502–1,337Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
45h 23m$238–878Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
2d$169–382Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2bus 180
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Riia lennujaambus
2d 10h$132–275
Scotland to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Riga is to fly which costs $75 - $250 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $85 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Scotland and Riga is 1593 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 36h 15m and costs $470 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Scotland to Riga, including transfers.
Scotland to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 7m and costs $85 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $390 and takes 2 days 0h.
Scotland to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 3:24 AM in Scotland and 5:24 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between Scotland and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic and KLM fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Newcastle to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Newcastle to Riga International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
Flights from Newcastle to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–250
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $18–25
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $210–300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $210–300
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $100–140
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $100–160
- 1st Class
- $210–360
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–390
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $110–170
- 1st Class
- $240–390
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–470
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $130–200
- 1st Class
- $280–470
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $90–140
- 1st Class
- $190–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $140–210
- Comfort
- $170–240
- Premium
- $220–290
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $130–180
- Comfort
- $150–210
- Premium
- $200–260
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- $55–65
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $80–120
- 1st Class
- $150–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–50
- 1st Class
- $65–80
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–390
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $290–320
- Sleeper Seat
- $90–120
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $420–490
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $200–280
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $320–450
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- 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
- $40–140
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Sheffield Interchange/E2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Riia lennujaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
Want to know more about travelling around Latvia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Book your Scotland to Riga bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1877+ hotels available in Riga.
































































