There are 6 ways to get from Uppsala to Riga by plane, car, car ferry, bus, train, 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
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ARN - RIX
3h 50m$48–168Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Uppsala to Kapellskärcar
- Take the car ferry from Kapellskär to Paldiskicarferry
- Drive from Paldiski to Rigacar
15h 12mBus
- Take the bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N32
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
39h 37m$125–284Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 857 / ...
- 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
15h 36m$61–197Train, ferry, bus via Tukums
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 857 / ...
- 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
17h 29m$62–199Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Odenplan stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Esplanādebus
24h 14m$161–425
Uppsala to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Uppsala to Riga is to train and ferry and bus which costs $60 - $200 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Uppsala to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $45 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Uppsala station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Uppsala Centralstation and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 37m.
The distance between Uppsala and Riga is 505 km.
The best way to get from Uppsala to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 39h 37m and costs $120 - $290.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Uppsala to Riga, including transfers.
Uppsala to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 station.
The best way to get from Uppsala to Riga is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $45 - $170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $290 and takes 39h 37m.
Uppsala to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Uppsala. It is currently 7:53 PM in Uppsala and 8:53 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Uppsala, Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair, Norwegian Air International, and Air Baltic fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Uppsala Centralstation to Riga, Bus Station via Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 39h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–130
- Phone
- 0771-22 44 40
- malartagkundservice@regionsormland.se
- Website
- malartag.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://malartag.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Odenplan station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Uppsala Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- 8760
- vilciens@info.vivi.lv
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Tukums 2 to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Arlanda Airport Terminal 4 & 5 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Ventspils AO to Tukuma lauktehnika
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- vreiss@ventspils.lv
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- 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
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Esplanāde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- 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
- $25–120
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–380
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- $130–210
- Vehicle
- $280–380
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