There are 2 ways to get from Iceland to Riga by plane, car, or car ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KEF - RIX
6h 11m$124–356Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reykjavík to Seyðisfjörðurcar
- Take the car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Karlshamncar
- Take the car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Drive from Klaipeda to Rigacar
3d 2h$626–1,899
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iceland to Riga is to fly which costs $120 - $360 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Iceland to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $120 - $360.
The distance between Iceland and Riga is 2620 km.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Iceland to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 3h ahead of Iceland. It is currently 1:30 AM in Iceland and 4:30 AM in Riga.
There are 2247+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Iceland and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- smyril-line.com
Car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $80–1,100
- Website
- https://www.smyril-line.com/
- Website
- https://booking.smyrilline.fo/en/
- Passenger
- $80–320
- Car
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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