There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Riga by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SEA - RIX
16h 40m$297–957Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane SEA - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
19h 36m$311–948Fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane SEA - TAY
- Take the bus from Lennujaam to Elvabus
- Take the train from Elva to Riga-Pasazierutrain
38h 24m$464–1,437
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Riga is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $950 and takes 19h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Riga is to fly which takes 16h 40m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between Seattle and Riga is 8031 km.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Seattle to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 10h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:19 AM in Seattle and 8:19 PM in Riga.
There are 2216+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Riga, Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $16–24
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +372 627 9080
- info@hansabuss.ee
- Website
- hansabuss.ee
Bus from Lennujaam to Elva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/
- Schedules at
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/liinireisid/commercial-lines/
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