There are 9 ways to get from Banja Luka to Riga by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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 Mahovljani Airport
best- Fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BNX - RIX
8h 3m$82–218Bus, train
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Grazbus
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
30h 5m$285–308Bus, train via Mockava
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
32h 24mDrive 1,756.2 km
- Drive from Banja Luka to Rigacar 1,756.2 km
19h 37m$332–480Bus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Goricabus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZAG - RIX
10h 59mBus, shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžićabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LJU - RIX
10h 24m$357–577Bus, shuttle to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžićabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SJJ - RIX
12h 32m$298–578Bus
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Graz P+R Weblingbus
- Take the bus from Graz P&R Webling to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1301
34h 21m$212–304Bus, train via Pardubice
- Take the bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Vienna Central Train Station to Pardubice Main Train Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Hradec Králové to Rīgabus
36h 8m$166–377
Banja Luka to Riga by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Banja Luka to Riga is to fly which costs $80 - $220 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Banja Luka to Riga is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $80 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Banja Luka to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Graz P&R Webling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 21m.
The distance between Banja Luka and Riga is 1444 km. The road distance is 1756.2 km.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Riga without a car is to bus and train which takes 30h 5m and costs $280 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Banja Luka to Riga, including transfers.
Banja Luka to Riga bus services, operated by Bočac Tours, depart from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica station.
The best way to get from Banja Luka to Riga is to fly which takes 8h 3m and costs $80 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $310 and takes 34h 21m.
Banja Luka to Riga bus services, operated by Bočac Tours, arrive at Graz P+R Webling station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Banja Luka. It is currently 9:10 PM in Banja Luka and 10:10 PM in Riga.
What companies run services between Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Riga, Latvia?
Air Serbia, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Mahovljani Airport (BNX) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Riga, Bus Station via Graz P+R Webling and Graz P&R Webling in around 34h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Sarajevo to Riga International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
Flights from Sarajevo to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Sarajevo to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Mahovljani Airport to Riga International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Vienna Central Train Station to Pardubice Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Vienna Central Train Station to Pardubice Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–105
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- $100–105
- Couchette Carriage
- $60–75
- Seating Carriage
- $28–33
- Phone
- +387 051/ 211-788
- [email protected]
- Website
- intravel.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- intravel.ba
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intravel.ba
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maribor bus station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Graz P&R Webling to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +385 (0)98 610 311
- [email protected]
- Website
- pepeks.hr
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Velika Gorica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pepeks.hr
- Phone
- +38751219600
- [email protected]
- Website
- pavlovic-turs.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pavlovic-turs.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pavlovic-turs.com
- Phone
- +387 51 215-725
- [email protected]
- Website
- novisajt.bocactours.com
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Graz P+R Webling
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $41–45
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
Bus from Banja Luka, Autobuska Stanica to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- Bočac Tours
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240–280
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $240–280
Shuttle from Gradiska, Vuka Karadžića to Sarajevo, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $180–220
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- $180–220
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hradec Králové to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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