There are 7 ways to get from Kalmar to Riga by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport
best- Fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KLR - RIX
6h 6m$91–383Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Bergåsa stationbus 500
- Take the train from Bergåsa station to Karlshamn Stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the bus from Klaipeda to Rigabus
17h 59m$322–482Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Alvesta stationtrain
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 530 / ...
- Take the train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn stationtrain 43
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAObus
20h 43m$172–350Train
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Rj
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 113
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
37h 52m$422–889Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPH - RIX
7h 29m$130–330Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Oskarshamn stationbus 160 / ...
- Take the ferry from Oskarshamn Gotlandsterminalen to Visby hamnterminalferry Dg
- Take the ferry from Visby hamnterminal to Nynäshamn (Stena Line)ferry Dg
- Take the ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAObus
23h 49m$140–240Drive 2,030.1 km
- Drive from Kalmar to Rigacar 2,030.1 km
22h 57m$380–549
Kalmar to Riga by train, taxi, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kalmar to Riga is to bus and ferry which costs $140 - $240 and takes 23h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kalmar to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $90 - $390.
No, there is no direct train from Kalmar station to Riga. However, there are services departing from Kalmar, Järnvägstation and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Koebenhavn H, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 52m.
The distance between Kalmar and Riga is 484 km. The road distance is 2030.1 km.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Riga without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 17h 59m and costs $320 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Kalmar to Riga, including transfers.
Kalmar to Riga train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Kalmar, Järnvägstation.
The best way to get from Kalmar to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 6m and costs $90 - $390. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $420 - $900 and takes 37h 52m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Kalmar. It is currently 7:48 PM in Kalmar and 8:48 PM in Riga.
Kalmar to Riga train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
What companies run services between Kalmar, Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Riga-Pasazieru via Köpenhamn H, Koebenhavn H, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 37h 52m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm, Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kalmar Öland Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Bergåsa station to Karlshamn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Alvesta station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Alvesta station to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $260–380
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- 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
- +46 455 569 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Blekingetrafik
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Bergåsa station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- Blekingetrafik
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Klaipeda to Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Ollex
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pašvaldības SIA "Ventspils reiss"
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pašvaldības SIA "Ventspils reiss"
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Pašvaldības SIA "Ventspils reiss"
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Oskarshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Oskarshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Vy Buss
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kalmar, Järnvägstation to Oskarshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +46 77 122 33 00
- Website
- destinationgotland.se
Ferry from Oskarshamn Gotlandsterminalen to Visby hamnterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.destinationgotland.se/
Ferry from Visby hamnterminal to Nynäshamn (Stena Line)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.destinationgotland.se/
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