There are 9 ways to get from Bologna to Riga by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, 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 Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BLQ - RIX
7h 30m$81–252Train
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
32h 18m$288–492Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to München Hackerbrückebus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
35h 5m$237–373Drive 2,013.1 km
- Drive from Bologna to Rigacar 2,013.1 km
20h 33m$365–526Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane VRN - RIX
6h 23m$143–409Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FLR - RIX
7h 53m$145–384Bus via Wrocław
- Take the bus from BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1bus
- Take the bus from Wrocław to Rīgabus 848104
36h 15m$219–368Train, bus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centraletrain Re
- Take the bus from Trieste to Riga, Bus Stationbus
37h 33m$223–393Drive, car train
- Drive from Bologna to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rigacar
30h 24m$415–588
Bologna to Riga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bologna to Riga is to fly which costs $80 - $260 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bologna to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 23m and costs $140 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Bologna to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Ugo Bassi and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Bologna to Riga. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Kraków Główny and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 18m.
The distance between Bologna and Riga is 1650 km. The road distance is 2013.1 km.
The best way to get from Bologna to Riga without a car is to train which takes 32h 18m and costs $280 - $500.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Bologna to Riga, including transfers.
Bologna to Riga bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne station.
Bologna to Riga train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Bologna to Riga is to fly which takes 7h 30m and costs $80 - $260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $280 - $500 and takes 32h 18m, you could also bus, which costs $230 - $380 and takes 35h 5m.
What companies run services between Bologna, Italy and Riga, Latvia?
Air Dolomiti, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bologna Centrale to Riga-Pasazieru via Venezia Mestre, Wien Hbf, Krakow Glowny, Kraków Główny, and Vilnius in around 32h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Bologna - Servizio Due Madonne to München Hackerbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Onebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Trieste to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from BOLOGNA, Dw. Autobusowy / Piazza XX Settembre to WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Wrocław to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Bologna to Riga bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at München Hackerbrücke station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Bologna. It is currently 10:01 PM in Bologna and 11:01 PM in Riga.
Bologna to Riga train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bologna to Riga is 2013 km. It takes approximately 20h 33m to drive from Bologna to Riga.
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