There are 10 ways to get from Sweden to Riga by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car 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$65–178Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GOT - RIX
4h 9m$62–173Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAObus
14h 48m$70–177Bus
- 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$197–349Fly from Copenhagen Airport
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPH - RIX
4h 30m$64–195Fly from Umeå Airport
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane UME - RIX
5h 42m$80–340Fly from Malmö Airport
- Fly from Malmö Airport (MMX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MMX - RIX
6h 29m$154–514Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stockholm to Kapellskärcar
- Take the car ferry from Kapellskär to Paldiskicarferry
- Drive from Paldiski to Rigacar
14h 54mTrain, ferry, bus via Tukums
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Tukuma lauktehnikabus
- Take the train from Tukums 2 to Riga-Pasazierutrain
16h 24m$70–178Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Stationbus Lux Express 14 / ...
22h 56m$144–427
Sweden to Riga by train, taxi, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sweden to Riga is to train and ferry and bus which costs $65 - $180 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Sweden to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs $60 - $180.
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 train and ferry and bus which takes 14h 48m and costs $65 - $180.
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 - $180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $350 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 11:29 AM in Sweden and 12:29 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, Norwegian Air International, 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
- $50–200
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–150
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–260
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $28–150
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–160
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–120
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Umeå Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
- 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
- $10–26
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- 8760
- vilciens@info.vivi.lv
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Tukums 2 to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/en/
- 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
Bus from Ventspils AO to Tukuma lauktehnika
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- 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
- $95–180
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- $120–200
- Vehicle
- $270–370
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