There are 8 ways to get from Slovakia to Riga by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Vienna International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane VIE - RIX
5h 8m$91–346Train
cheapest- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclavtrain Rj
- Take the train from Breclav to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
21h 36m$81–127Train, bus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Ruzomberoktrain 603 / ...
- Take the bus from Ružomberok to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1301
23h 6m$115–197Drive 1,283.3 km
- Drive from Bratislava to Rigacar 1,283.3 km
13h 16m$231–334Fly from Košice International Airport
- Fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KSC - RIX
7h 2m$97–323Train to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugatitrain
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BUD - RIX
7h 31m$91–431Train 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 7m$150–450Train, bus via Hradec Králové
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the bus from Hradec Králové to Rīgabus 848104
26h 17m$120–312
Slovakia to Riga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to train which costs $80 - $130 and takes 21h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to bus and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $90 - $350.
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 Breclav, Warszawa Zachodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 36m.
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 train which takes 21h 36m and costs $80 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Slovakia to Riga, including transfers.
Slovakia to Riga train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica station.
The best way to get from Slovakia to Riga is to train which takes 21h 36m and costs $80 - $130. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $95 - $330 and takes 7h 2m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Slovakia. It is currently 12:56 AM in Slovakia and 1:56 AM in Riga.
Slovakia to Riga train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Breclav station.
What companies run services between Slovakia and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Riga-Pasazieru via Breclav, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Vilnius in around 21h 36m. Alternatively, LOT, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Košice International Airport (KSC) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
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
- $85–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–310
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
- $160–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Košice International Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- *
- $20–30
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- $50–75
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Breclav to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31–36
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Ruzomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–30
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Breclav to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ružomberok to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Bratislava centre to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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