How to Get to Riga from the UK – By Air, Train or Bus

Last updated on October 28th, 2025 at 06:39 pm

Are you thinking of going to Riga?

Wondering how to get to Riga from the UK?

Here are the details of how to get there from the UK either by flying, going by train or by bus.

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How to Get to Riga from the UK – Direct Flights

It is easy to reach Riga from the UK thanks to a number of direct flights being available.

The flight time is around 2.5 hours depending which airport you fly from.

There are direct flights from;

• Edinburgh
• London
• Leeds Bradford
• Manchester
• Nottingham

Costs are generally reasonable. At the time of writing there are flights from London for 19 pounds and none of the direct flights cost more than £40 pounds in the next 2 months.

How to Get to Riga from the UK

Getting from Riga Airport to Riga City Centre

There is a bus that runs from outside the airport to reach the centre of Riga. To reach the bus you follow the sign for ‘public transport’. There is a waymarked path which will lead you across the car park where you will see the bus stop. You can buy a ticket at the bus stop.

The bus number is 22. The fare is 1.15 Euros if you buy in advance, and 2 Euros if you buy from the driver.

You can find all the information about bus and taxi transfers on the Riga Airport website.

The bus can be quite busy as locals use it too so you may have to stand for most of the way.

It takes around 30 minutes to reach the centre of Riga. On the way in you will pass the Riga library, which is a large modern building set beside the river.

When you cross the river you know you are coming closer to the city centre.

How to Get To Riga from the UK

How to Get to Riga by Train

You can travel by train and ferry to reach Riga from the UK.

This journey, as detailed by the fabulous Man in Seat 61, involves taking the Eurotunnel and then a train to Hamburg for an overnight stay.

After a night in Hamburg you travel to Stockholm for another overnight and after a day enjoying Stockholm there is an overnight ferry to Tallinn.

Once in Tallinn there is a bus or train connection to Riga.

That’s a total of 4 days with the bonus of seeing plenty of several countries along the way.

You can also travel via Warsaw and Vilnius. It’s possible to do this in 3 with a more relaxed timing taking 4 days.

The first leg of the journey involves taking the train from London to Brussels, staying overnight and then continuing to Warsaw.

After another night in Warsaw you continue on to Vilnius.

After another night in Vilnius you travel to Riga.

Again, the Man in Seat61 has all the information you need or you can just search for train journeys right here 👇

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How to Get to Riga by FlixBus

It is possible to take a FlixBus across Europe to Riga. This route takes anywhere from 44 to 52 hours depending on the route and timings used.

The first part of the journey travels from London Victoria and then over to Calais on the ferry before continuing to Lille.

From Lille the journey travels for 24 hours to Warsaw, via Amsterdam and Berlin.

From Warsaw there is a 12 hour journey to Riga.

Costs are around 120 pounds for the journey.

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How to Get to Riga From the UK – Conclusion

• Riga is easy to reach from the UK with a choice of direct flight options
• There are also great bus and train journeys available – why not make a multi stop trip and enjoy travelling overland?

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