There are 10 ways to get from Greater Manchester to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MAN - RIX
5h 47m$73–283Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Stationbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
38h 48m$457–683Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Greater Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
28h 41m$593–830Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LBA - RIX
8h 12m$99–433Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LPL - RIX
8h 43m$98–327Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGW - RIX
8h 41m$238–626Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
8h 44m$169–612Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
39h 56m$387–682Bus
- Take the bus from Raby Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
45h 25m$255–478Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Greater Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
29h 48m$449–742
Greater Manchester to Riga by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greater Manchester to Riga is to fly which costs $70 - $290 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Greater Manchester to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $70 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Greater Manchester to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Raby Street and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 25m.
The distance between Greater Manchester and Riga is 1732 km.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Warsaw which takes 38h 48m and costs $450 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Greater Manchester to Riga, including transfers.
Greater Manchester to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Raby Street station.
The best way to get from Greater Manchester to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $70 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $250 - $480 and takes 45h 25m.
Greater Manchester to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Riga is 2h ahead of Greater Manchester. It is currently 12:10 AM in Greater Manchester and 2:10 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between Greater Manchester, England and Riga, Latvia?
Ryanair flies from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Raby Street to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 45h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–180
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Liverpool to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $158
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $158
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Victoria to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Warszawa Centralna Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
- $130–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Raby Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $11–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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