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There are 9 ways to get from Donetsk to Riga by bus, train, or plane

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  1. Bus, train via Moscow

    best
    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov Gl to Kazansky Railway Terminaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Leningradsky Railway Terminal to Pskov Passtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    38h 13m

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Hudahajtrain train
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain train
    2d 1h
    $101–165

  3. Bus via Kalininskiy

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    39h 25m
    $133–178

  4. Bus, train, fly to Riga International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane KRR - RIX
    29h 24m
    $199–615

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Rostov-on-Don bus station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    39h 28m
    $129–496

  6. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Minsk Pastrain train
    3. Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotisbus bus
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain train 889
    2d 3h
    $104–236

  7. Bus, train, fly to Khrabrovo Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Khrabrovo Airport (KGD)plane plane KRR - KGD
    4. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    26h 56m
    $155–774

  8. Bus, train, fly to Pulkovo Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane plane KRR - LED
    4. Take the train from Airport to Pskov-1train train
    5. Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    23h 50m

  9. Bus, train, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Rostov-on-Don bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rostov-Glavny to Krasnodar 1train train
    3. Fly from Krasnodar (KRR) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane KRR - TLL
    4. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 3m
    $203–565

Krasnodar (KRR) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration22h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$177Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,391.9 km
  • Duration: 38h 13m

What companies run services between Donetsk, Ukraine and Riga, Latvia?

You can take a bus from Donetsk Yuzhny bus station to Riga Central Bus Station via Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 39h 25m.

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