There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town 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 to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPT - RIX
17h 21m$408–1,109Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CPT - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
21h$542–950Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane CPT - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Jelgavatrain
21h 6m$436–1,234
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Latvia is to fly and bus which costs $500 - $950 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Latvia is to fly which takes 17h 21m and costs $400 - $1,200.
The distance between Cape Town and Latvia is 10149 km.
It takes approximately 17h 21m to get from Cape Town to Latvia, including transfers.
Latvia is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 12:09 AM in Cape Town and 1:09 AM in Latvia.
There are 2241+ hotels available in Latvia.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Latvia?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
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