There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Riga by plane, train, bus, 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 Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BRU - RIX
5h 3m$115–329Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Louvain to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
27h 20m$270–925Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
- 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
36h 6m$266–751Drive 1,760.8 km
- Drive from Leuven to Rigacar 1,760.8 km
21h 26m$317–458Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leuven to Köln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CGN - RIX
6h 37m$139–590Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane AMS - RIX
7h 20m$130–464Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
6h 57m$153–475Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Berchemtrain L / ...
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Trn / ...
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
35h$154–316
Leuven to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Riga is to train and bus which costs $150 - $320 and takes 35h.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Riga. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Brussel-Zuid, Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 6m.
The distance between Leuven and Riga is 1463 km. The road distance is 1760.8 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 27h 20m and costs $270 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Leuven to Riga, including transfers.
Leuven to Riga train services, operated by European Sleeper, depart from Brussel-Zuid station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 3m and costs $110 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $750 and takes 36h 6m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 12:14 PM in Leuven and 1:14 PM in Riga.
Leuven to Riga train services, operated by European Sleeper, arrive at Praha hl.n. station.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and KLM fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Riga-Pasazieru via Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Zuid, Praha hl.n., Praha Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 36h 6m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Palanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leuven to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- European Sleeper
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- European Sleeper
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- 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
- Once 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $130–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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