There are 5 ways to get from New York to Riga by plane, train, or bus
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane JFK - RIX
13h$215–569Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EWR - RIX
13h 4m$273–680Fly Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGA - RIX
15h 30m$327–812Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PHL - RIX
14h 59m$624–1,501Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane JFK - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
17h 24m$239–549
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Riga is to fly which costs $210 - $600 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from New York to Riga is to fly which takes 13h and costs $210 - $600.
The distance between New York and Riga is 6781 km.
It takes approximately 13h to get from New York to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 9:41 PM in New York and 4:41 AM in Riga.
There are 1992+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Riga, Latvia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Baltic, and four other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Boston, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Toronto, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Boston, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Toronto, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Toronto, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Toronto, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Riga International Airport via Toronto, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- 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
- $30–50
- 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
- $34–38
- Website
- TransTempo
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