There are 9 ways to get from Slovakia to Riga by bus, plane, train, car, shuttle, or night train
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bratislava to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane VIE - RIX
5h 8m$55–218Bus
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
19h 40m$102–184Train
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
21h 35m$85–106Drive 1,283.3 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Rigacar 1,283.3 km
13h 15m$231–334Fly from Košice International Airport
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KSC - RIX
7h 2m$161–332Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BUD - RIX
7h 23m$106–264Train to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, fly
- Take the train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinovtrain
- Fly from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OSR - RIX
11h 9m$88–298Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain En
- Take the bus from Hradec Králové to Rīgabus 848104
27h 8m$131–230Train, bus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Katowicetrain Ec
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīgabus
29h 3m$115–272
Slovakia to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to train which costs $80 - $110 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $50 - $220.
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 Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
The distance between Slovakia and Riga is 1165 km. The road distance is 1283.3 km.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 19h 40m and costs $100 - $190.
It takes approximately 5h 8m 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 $100 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $80 - $110 and takes 21h 35m, you could also fly, which costs $160 - $340 and takes 7h 2m.
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, you can take a train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius in around 21h 35m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–140
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–41
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Night train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 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
- $4–9
- 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
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Košice to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- 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
- $90–160
- 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
- Estimated price
- $95–250
- 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 4:30 PM in Slovakia and 5:30 PM in Riga.
Slovakia to Riga train services, operated by Hungarian Railways (MÁV), arrive at Warszawa Wschodnia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Slovakia to Riga is 1283 km. It takes approximately 13h 15m to drive from Slovakia to Riga.
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