There are 3 ways to get from Kristiansand to Riga by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane KRS - RIX
6h 50m$121–249Train, 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 51m$250–457Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kristiansand to Karlshamncar
- Take the car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Drive from Klaipeda to Rigacar
21h 23m$472–691
Kristiansand to Riga by train, taxi, ferry, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kristiansand to Riga is to fly which costs $120 - $250 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kristiansand to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $120 - $250.
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 51m and costs $250 - $460.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Kristiansand to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 1h ahead of Kristiansand. It is currently 6:11 AM in Kristiansand and 7:11 AM in Riga.
There are 2242+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +47 61 25 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-aheadnordic.no
Train from Kristiansand stasjon to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://go-aheadnordic.no/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Train from Stockholm City station to Nynäshamn station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–25
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +371 63 629 904
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventspilsreiss.lv
Bus from Ventspils AO to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ventspilsreiss.lv
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Nynashamn farjeterminal to Ventspils Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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