There are 9 ways to get from Shanghai to Riga by plane, train, car, bus, or ferry
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PVG - RIX
16h 9m$248–959Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SHA - RIX
18h 7m$231–1,301Train, drive, bus
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
- Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
- Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
6d 19h$374–747Drive 9,097.9 km
- Drive from Shanghai to Rigacar 9,097.9 km
4d 12h$1,638–2,366Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane WUX - RIX
22h 5m$254–1,417Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane PVG - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus
21h 47m$509–1,149Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HGH - RIX
19h 27m$452–1,122Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NTG - RIX
21h 44m$283–1,321Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane PVG - LED
- Take the train from Airport to Pskov-1train
- Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
23h 11m
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Riga is to train and drive and bus which costs $370 - $750 and takes 6 days 19h.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Riga is to fly which takes 16h 9m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Riga is 7640 km. The road distance is 9097.9 km.
It takes approximately 16h 9m to get from Shanghai to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 2:53 PM in Shanghai and 9:53 AM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Riga is 9098 km. It takes approximately 4 days 12h to drive from Shanghai to Riga.
There are 330+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Riga, Latvia?
Finnair, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riga International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Urumqi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Xi An, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riga International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
- Website
- s7.ru
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Novosibirsk
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Irkutsk
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riga International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Train from Shanghai station to Ürümqi
- Hard Seat
- $45–70
- Hard Sleeper
- $110–140
- Soft Sleeper
- $150–220
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Ürümqi to Jinghe South
- Adult - second class
- $19–27
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $27–35
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $18–26
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Paveletsky Rail Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $290–410
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $19–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $10–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–19
- Business Class Seat
- $24–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $13–19
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–16
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Airport to Pskov-1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $13–19
- Commuter Electric Train
- $12–17
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–40
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- $10–15
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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