There are 9 ways to get from Sweden to Riga by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ARN - RIX
3h 48m$65–188Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GOT - RIX
4h 9m$53–195Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Kapellskärcar
- Take the car ferry from Kapellskär to Paldiskicarferry
- Drive from Paldiski to Rigacar
14h 54mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hässleholm Centralstationtrain 535 / ...
- Take the train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Karlshamn Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the train from Klaipėda to Šiauliaitrain 782 / ...
- Take the train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
19h 32m$352–545Bus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
37h 5m$220–397Fly from Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPH - RIX
4h 27m$69–224Fly from Umeå Airport
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane UME - RIX
5h 42m$90–361Fly from Malmö Airport
- Fly from Malmö Airport (MMX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MMX - RIX
7h 15m$168–665Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain 43
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAObus
15h 16m$90–185
Sweden to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Riga is to train and ferry and bus which costs $90 - $190 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs $60 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Sweden to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Stockholm, Cityterminalen and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 5m.
The distance between Sweden and Riga is 513 km.
The best way to get from Sweden to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 37h 5m and costs $220 - $400.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Sweden to Riga, including transfers.
Sweden to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
The best way to get from Sweden to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs $60 - $190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $400 and takes 37h 5m.
Sweden to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Sweden. It is currently 5:45 AM in Sweden and 6:45 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 37h 5m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–140
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–210
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–120
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–150
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–430
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hässleholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Hässleholm Centralstation to Karlshamn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Klaipėda to Šiauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–25
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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