There are 3 ways to get from Sydney to Riga by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SYD - RIX
28h 16m$613–1,215Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane SYD - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Rīgastrain
33h 45m$833–1,243Fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SYD - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riiabus
36h 1m$640–1,351
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Riga is to fly and ferry and bus which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 36h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Riga is to fly which takes 28h 16m and costs $600 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and Riga is 15349 km.
It takes approximately 28h 16m to get from Sydney to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 9h behind Sydney. It is currently 12:05 AM in Sydney and 3:05 PM in Riga.
There are 1853+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Riga, Latvia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) once daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Rīgas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36–41
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–85
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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