There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Aktau by plane, bus, train, 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 Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane RIX - SCO
21h 38m$298–760Train, bus via Kandyagash
cheapest- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpilstrain 702 / ...
- Take the bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orshabus
- Take the train from Orsha Centr to Skopintrain
- Take the train from Skopin to Kandagachtrain 318
- Take the train from Kandagach to Mangystautrain
3d 15h$110–178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Moscow Belorussky Stationtrain
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Beineutrain 424
- Take the train from Beineu to Mangystautrain
3d 6hDrive 3,519.3 km
- Drive from Riga to Aktaucar 3,519.3 km
46h 34m$666–961Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane MSQ - SCO
19h 7m$152–671Bus to Princess Olga Pskov International, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Fly from Princess Olga Pskov International (PKV) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane PKV - SCO
21h 20mBus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Aktau Airport (SCO)plane KGD - SCO
21h 17m$154–767Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpilstrain 702 / ...
- Take the bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orshabus
- Take the train from Orsha Centr to Skopintrain
- Take the train from Skopin to Beineutrain 424
- Take the train from Beineu to Mangystautrain
3d 13h
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Aktau is to train and bus via Kandyagash which costs $110 - $180 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Aktau is to train and bus and fly which takes 19h 7m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Riga and Aktau is 2421 km. The road distance is 3519.3 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Aktau without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 21h 38m to get from Riga to Aktau, including transfers.
Aktau is 3h ahead of Riga. It is currently 4:51 PM in Riga and 7:51 PM in Aktau.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Aktau is 3519 km. It takes approximately 46h 34m to drive from Riga to Aktau.
There are 255+ hotels available in Aktau.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Aktau, Kazakhstan?
Turkish Airlines, Flyr, and Air Baltic fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Aktau Airport (SCO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Aktau Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Princess Olga Pskov International to Aktau Airport via Moscow Vnukovo, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Princess Olga Pskov International to Aktau Airport via Moscow Vnukovo, Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Aktau Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Aktau Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Aktau Airport via Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Princess Olga Pskov International to Aktau Airport via Moscow Vnukovo, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Minsk Pas to Moscow Belorussky Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- $23–35
- Commuter Electric Train
- $30–45
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Minsk Pas to Moscow Belorussky Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–113
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $65–75
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $113
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $210–240
- Phone
- +992 (37) 227 21 77
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.tj
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
Train from Skopin to Beineu
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Book at
- Tajikistan Railways
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–14
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $20–23
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $12–14
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $20–23
Train from Kandagach to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–36
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $21–23
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $31–36
- Phone
- 1005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $12–14
- Coupe
- $17–19
- SV
- $29–32
Train from Beineu to Mangystau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $12–14
- Coupe
- $17–19
- SV
- $29–32
Train from Skopin to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Book at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Schedules at
- Uzbekistan Railways
- Sleeper
- $25–27
- Coupe
- $37–40
- SV
- $65–75
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpils
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpils
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Orsha Centr to Skopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
Train from Orsha Centr to Skopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $35–55
- Phone
- +996 (312) 92-68-47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
Train from Skopin to Kandagach
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Book at
- Kyrgyz Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–70
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–70
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–80
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Orsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
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