There are 5 ways to get from California to Latvia by plane, bus, or 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 San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SFO - RIX
15h 45m$312–964Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LAX - RIX
16h 29m$349–1,114Fly San Francisco International Airport to Palanga International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane SFO - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
18h 51m$472–1,430Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane LAX - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
21h 35m$519–1,630Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane LAX - TAY
- Take the bus from Lennujaam to Elvabus
- Take the train from Elva to Riga-Pasazierutrain
26h 37m$516–1,544
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Latvia is to fly which costs $310 - $1,000 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from California to Latvia is to fly which takes 15h 45m and costs $310 - $1,000.
The distance between California and Latvia is 9087 km.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from California to Latvia, including transfers.
Latvia is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 12:54 AM in California and 10:54 AM in Latvia.
There are 2242+ hotels available in Latvia.
What companies run services between California, USA and Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via London Heathrow, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via London Heathrow, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Helsinki, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Palanga International Airport via Helsinki, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- $17–24
- Phone
- +371 634 87070
- [email protected]
- Website
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
- Phone
- +372 627 9080
- [email protected]
- Website
- hansabuss.ee
Bus from Lennujaam to Elva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/
- Schedules at
- https://hansabuss.ee/en/liinireisid/commercial-lines/
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