There are 4 ways to get from Kristiansand to Riga by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KRS - RIX
6h 11m$138–341Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo Strain F5
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 70
- 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
26h 52m$282–429Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Karlshamncar
- Take the carferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Drive from Klaipeda to Rigacar
21h 28m$463–731Train to Stavanger Airport, Sola, fly
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjontrain
- Fly from Stavanger Airport, Sola (SVG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SVG - RIX
9h 37m$169–495
Kristiansand to Riga by train, taxi, ferry, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Riga is to fly which costs $130 - $350 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 11m and costs $130 - $350.
The distance between Kristiansand and Riga is 983 km.
The best way to get from Kristiansand to Riga without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 26h 52m and costs $280 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Kristiansand to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 1h ahead of Kristiansand. It is currently 11:30 PM in Kristiansand and 12:30 AM in Riga.
There are 2008+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Kristiansand, Norway and Riga, Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Baltic, and four other airlines fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Stavanger Airport, Sola to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Stavanger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Go-Ahead Nordic
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- SL
- 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"
- 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
- $95–140
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
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