There are 10 ways to get from Slovakia to Riga by bus, plane, train, car, or night train
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)VIE - RIX
5h 40m$65–229Bus to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Žilina to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Fly from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) to Riga International Airport (RIX)KRK - RIX
7h 55m$58–225Train, bus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa CentralnaEc
- Take the bus from Warsaw to RigaLux Express E67
17h 6m$74–93Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Warsaw, Bus Station WestN910 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus StationN1324 / ...
19h 40m$73–191Drive 1,283.5 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Riga1,283.5 km
13h 19m$231–334Fly from Košice International Airport
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)KSC - RIX
7h 4m$121–352Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BUD - RIX
7h 55m$98–268Train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa ZachodniaEc
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas144
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazieru215 / ...
22h 23m$78–104Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni NadraziEn
- Take the bus from Hradec Králové to Rīga848104
27h 1m$63–157Train, bus via Katowice
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to KatowiceEc
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīga
28h 34m
Slovakia to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to train and bus which costs $70 - $95 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $65 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Slovakia to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Slovakia to Riga. However, there are services departing from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 23m.
The distance between Slovakia and Riga is 1165 km. The road distance is 1283.5 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 6m and costs $70 - $95.
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Slovakia to Riga, including transfers.
Slovakia to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy station.
Slovakia to Riga train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), depart from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to bus which takes 19h 40m and costs $70 - $200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $360 and takes 7h 4m, you could also train, which costs $75 - $110 and takes 22h 23m.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Riga, Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 19h 40m. Alternatively, LOT, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–430
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
Flights from John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–39
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33–38
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47–49
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $17–22
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $23–35
- Business
- $26–28
Night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $20–29
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Business
- $35–38
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Žilina to Krakow, Krakow-Balice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Warsaw to Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hradec Králové to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Katowice to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Slovakia to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Riga is 1h ahead of Slovakia. It is currently 10:42 PM in Slovakia and 11:42 PM in Riga.
Slovakia to Riga train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Warszawa Zachodnia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Slovakia to Riga is 1284 km. It takes approximately 13h 19m to drive from Slovakia to Riga.
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