There are 11 ways to get from Basingstoke to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Southampton Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SOU - RIX
8h 47m$144–578Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
7h 2m$98–470Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Siauliai, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
36h 17m$468–781Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Basingstoke to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
25h 46m$543–759Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGW - RIX
6h 17m$126–439Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LCY - RIX
8h 9m$321–708Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LHR - RIX
8h 12m$136–305Train, bus
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
38h 12m$355–670Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Basingstoke to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
38h 30m$207–472Bus
- Take the bus from The Malls to London Victoriabus 806
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus
41h 15m$226–368Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basingstoke to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
26h 54m$421–709
Basingstoke to Riga by train, subway, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basingstoke to Riga is to train and fly which costs $130 - $310 and takes 8h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Basingstoke to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 17m and costs $120 - $440.
No, there is no direct bus from Basingstoke to Riga station. However, there are services departing from The Malls and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 15m.
The distance between Basingstoke and Riga is 1826 km.
The best way to get from Basingstoke to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Hamburg which takes 36h 17m and costs $460 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Basingstoke to Riga, including transfers.
Basingstoke to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from The Malls station.
Basingstoke to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Riga is 2h ahead of Basingstoke. It is currently 12:14 PM in Basingstoke and 2:14 PM in Riga.
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What companies run services between Basingstoke, England and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from The Malls to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 41h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–400
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–360
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- LTG Link
- 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
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Siauliai, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from The Malls to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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