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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport
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1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PVG - RIX
17h 33m
$198–659
Train, drive, bus
1. Take the train from Shanghai station to Ürümqitrain
2. Take the train from Ürümqi to Jinghe Southtrain
3. Drive from Jinghe South to Dostykcar
4. Take the train from Dostyk to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
5. Take the train from Astana Nurly Zhol to Paveletsky Rail Terminaltrain
6. Take the bus from Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
6d 19h
$315–703
Drive 9,097.9 km
1. Drive from Shanghai to Rigacar 9,097.9 km
4d 12h
$1,638–2,366
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport
1. Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SHA - RIX
20h 46m
$241–801
Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
1. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
2. Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HGH - RIX
20h 7m
$242–772
Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
1. Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
2. Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane WUX - RIX
22h 44m
$264–916
Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
1. Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
2. Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NTG - RIX
22h 33m
$273–920
Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, bus
1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane PVG - LED
2. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Rīga Pļavnieki-2bus
26h 35m
$460–1,101
Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Khrabrovo Airport, bus
1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Khrabrovo Airport (KGD)plane PVG - KGD
2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
29h 23m
$268–743
Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Minsk National Airport, bus, train
1. Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Minsk National Airport (MSQ)plane PVG - MSQ
2. Take the bus from Minsk Airport to Minsk stationbus
3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus
4. Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain
25h 56m
$222–747

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights

12Weekly Planes

16h 13mAverage Duration

$198Cheapest Price

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Distance: 7,640 km
Duration: 17h 33m

What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Riga, Latvia?

Finnair, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.

Airlines

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Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki

Ave. Duration: 13h 50m
When: Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price: $190–650

Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen

Ave. Duration: 15h 5m
When: Monday and Thursday
Estimated price: $210–650

Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Budapest

Ave. Duration: 15h 40m
When: Thursday and Sunday
Estimated price: $220–950

Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Riga International Airport via Brussels

Ave. Duration: 17h 25m
When: Tuesday and Saturday
Estimated price: $230–850

Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm

Ave. Duration: 17h 55m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $240–800

Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Copenhagen

Ave. Duration: 19h 30m
When: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $260–850

Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin

Ave. Duration: 20h 17m
When: Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $250–850

Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm

Ave. Duration: 17h 55m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $230–750

Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm

Ave. Duration: 18h 25m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $260–900

Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin

Ave. Duration: 20h 15m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $270–900

Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Xi An, Tashkent

Ave. Duration: 28h 10m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $490–1,300

Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Oslo

Ave. Duration: 19h 50m
When: Monday and Friday
Estimated price: $270–1,100

Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Tashkent

Ave. Duration: 21h 50m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $420–1,000

Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Stockholm

Ave. Duration: 17h 25m
When: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price: $260–900

Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Riga International Airport via Beijing Capital, Warsaw Chopin

Ave. Duration: 23h 45m
When: Sunday
Estimated price: $270–900

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Riga(opens in a new window), Latvia(opens in a new window)

Riga is the capital, primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 609,489 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 860,142 (as of 2023). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.

Things to do in Riga

Freedom Monument(Opens in a new window)

The Freedom Monument is a memorial located in Riga, Latvia, honouring soldiers killed during the Latvian War of Independence (1918–1920). It is considered an important symbol of the freedom, independence, and sovereignty of Latvia. Unveiled in 1935, the 42 m high monument of granite, travertine, and copper often serves as the focal point of public gatherings and official ceremonies in Riga.

House of the Blackheads(Opens in a new window)

House of the Blackheads (Latvian: Melngalvju nams, German: Schwarzhäupterhaus) is a building situated in the old town of Riga, Latvia. The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga. Major works were done in the years 1580 and 1886, adding most of the ornamentations. The sculptures were made by the workshop of August Volz.

Nativity Cathedral(Opens in a new window)

The Nativity of Christ Cathedral (Latvian: Kristus Piedzimšanas pareizticīgo katedrāle, Russian: Христорождественский кафедральный собор), Riga, Latvia was built to a design by Nikolai Chagin and Robert Pflug in a Neo-Byzantine style between 1876 and 1883, with decorations made by the firm of August Volz, during the period when the country was part of the Russian Empire. It is the largest Orthodox cathedral in the Baltic provinces built with the blessing of the Russian Tsar Alexander II on the initiative of local governor-general Pyotr Bagration and bishop Veniamin Karelin. The Nativity of Christ Cathedral is renowned for its icons, some of which were painted by Vasili Vereshchagin. During the First World War German troops occupied Riga and turned its largest Russian Orthodox cathedral into a Lutheran church. In independent Latvia, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral once again became an Orthodox cathedral in 1921. Archbishop Jānis Pommers, a native Latvian, played a key part in the defence of the cathedral, including defence from the Latvian government which was extremely unfriendly to Orthodox Church in the first years of an independent Latvia. In the early 1960s, Soviet authorities closed down the cathedral and converted its building into a planetarium. The cathedral has been restored since Latvia regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Mežaparks(Opens in a new window)

Mežaparks (German: Kaiserwald) is a neighbourhood of Northern District in Riga, the capital of Latvia. It's located on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers. The name is literally translated as "forest park". The park was built in the early 20th century and was originally called Kaiserwald. It was one of the world's first garden cities. It had large number of Art Nouveau and Eclectic villas for upper class inhabitants of Riga. During the Second World War, the Kaiserwald concentration camp was located in this park, and many Jews, Gypsies, communists, and other opponents of Nazi rule were murdered in these woods.

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