There are 12 ways to get from Villach to Riga by shuttle, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LJU - RIX
6h 45m$137–499Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane VIE - RIX
8h 52m$81–440Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus
23h 48m$195–498Train, bus
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Rj / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1227
28h 58m$97–308Drive 1,631.6 km
- Drive from Villach to Rigacar 1,631.6 km
17h 6m$307–444Fly from Klagenfurt Airport
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KLU - RIX
11h 11m$142–499Train to Graz Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbftrain
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GRZ - RIX
9h 49m$200–508Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MUC - RIX
9h 40m$123–653Train to Treviso Airport, fly
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Treviso Centraletrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane TSF - RIX
8h 20m$142–404Train
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Rj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain 144
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgastrain 889
27h 8m$216–499Bus
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus N456 / ...
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1227
29h 10m$109–189Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Villach Hbf to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 861 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rīgabus 848104
32h 20m$107–158
Villach to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Villach to Riga is to bus via Prague which costs $100 - $160 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Villach to Riga is to shuttle and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs $130 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Villach to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Villach to Riga. However, there are services departing from Villach Hbf and arriving at Rīgas via Wien Meidling, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 8m.
The distance between Villach and Riga is 1469 km. The road distance is 1631.6 km.
The best way to get from Villach to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 23h 48m and costs $190 - $500.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Villach to Riga, including transfers.
Villach to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Villach Hbf station.
Villach to Riga train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Villach Hbf station.
The best way to get from Villach to Riga is to fly which takes 11h 11m and costs $140 - $500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $210 - $500 and takes 27h 8m, you could also bus, which costs $100 - $190 and takes 29h 10m.
What companies run services between Villach, Austria and Riga, Latvia?
Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, and Ryanair fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Villach Hbf to Rīgas via Wien Meidling, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas, and Kaišiadorys in around 27h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Graz Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Riga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–200
Flights from Treviso Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Flights from Treviso Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Graz Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $60–95
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $65–95
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $30–50
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $35–55
Train from Villach Hbf to Treviso Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $40–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $70–110
- First Class
- $130–180
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $70–110
- First Class
- $130–180
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- $35–50
- First Class
- $65–90
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $25–40
- 1st Class
- $30–40
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Villach Hbf to Graz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $46–51
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $47–53
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–308
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $302–308
- Couchette Carriage
- $150–170
- Seating Carriage
- $35–45
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Villach Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Klagenfurt - Hauptbahnhof to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33–170
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- $33–36
- Private
- $60–170
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Villach Hbf to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Villach to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Villach. It is currently 8:52 PM in Villach and 9:52 PM in Riga.
Villach to Riga train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Yes, the driving distance between Villach to Riga is 1632 km. It takes approximately 17h 6m to drive from Villach to Riga.
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