There are 9 ways to get from Aberdeen to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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 Aberdeen Airport
best- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ABZ - RIX
7h 57m$97–420Train, bus via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
43h 52m$539–960Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Aberdeen to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- Drive from Magdeburg central bus station to Rigacar
42h 25m$648–895Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EDI - RIX
7h 49m$151–363Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GLA - RIX
10h 7m$154–396Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airporttrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane INV - RIX
12h 11m$174–687Train, bus
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
44h 5m$413–739Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
46h 47m$341–638Bus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$290–475
Aberdeen to Riga by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aberdeen to Riga is to train and fly which costs $150 - $370 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Aberdeen to Riga is to train and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $150 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Aberdeen station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Union Square Bus Station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Aberdeen and Riga is 1593 km.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Edinburgh which takes 43h 52m and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from Aberdeen to Riga, including transfers.
Aberdeen to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Union Square Bus Station.
The best way to get from Aberdeen to Riga is to fly which takes 7h 57m and costs $95 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $480 and takes 2 days 4h.
Aberdeen to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Aberdeen. It is currently 6:07 PM in Aberdeen and 8:07 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Aberdeen, Scotland and Riga, Latvia?
KLM, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Square Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Riga International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Aberdeen to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Lux Express
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