There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Latvia by plane, bus, train, or 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 to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MEL - RIX
28h 8m$671–1,321Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane MEL - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Jelgavatrain
32h 20m$458–1,245Fly to Palanga International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane MEL - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
33h 30m$631–1,736Fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane MEL - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
34h 5m$680–1,207Fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane MEL - TAY
- Take the bus from Lennujaam to Elvabus
- Take the train from Elva to Riga-Pasazierutrain
38h 19m$636–1,952
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Latvia is to fly and ferry and bus which costs $650 - $1,300 and takes 34h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Latvia is to fly which takes 28h 8m and costs $650 - $1,400.
The distance between Melbourne and Latvia is 15287 km.
It takes approximately 28h 8m to get from Melbourne to Latvia, including transfers.
Latvia is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:05 AM in Melbourne and 4:05 PM in Latvia.
There are 2010+ hotels available in Latvia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Latvia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Singapore Changi, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Tokyo Narita, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Doha, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Noi Bai International, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Doha, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Noi Bai International, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Doha, Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Riga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Dubai, Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palanga International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Jelgava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Elron
Train from Elva to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- $18–25
- Phone
- +371 634 87070
- [email protected]
- Website
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +372 627 9080
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hansabuss AS
Bus from Lennujaam to Elva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Hansabuss AS
- Schedules at
- Hansabuss AS
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
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