There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Bishkek by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane RIX - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
16h 10m$339–763Train, bus to Minsk National Airport, fly to Almaty International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane MSQ - ALA
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
22h 34m$194–729Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpilstrain 702 / ...
- Take the bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Polatskbus
- Take the train from Polock to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2train 318
4d$313–501Drive 4,578.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Bishkekcar 4,578.4 km
2d 15h$825–1,191Fly Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)plane RIX - TAS
- Take the bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
18h 28m$304–596Fly Riga International Airport to Andizhan Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Andizhan Airport (AZN)plane RIX - AZN
- Take the bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Osh Bus station to Özgönbus
- Take the bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzalbus
33h 37m$389–621Bus, train via Kazan’
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Kazan-Passtrain
- Take the train from Kazan-Pass to Chutrain
- Take the train from Chu to Bischkek 2train 406
4dTrain
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Hudahaj to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2train 318
4d 1h$308–495Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2train 318
4d 3h$330–520Bus, train via Druzhinino
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus stationbus
- Take the train from Kazan-2 to Drujininotrain
- Take the train from Drujinino to Bischkek 2train
4d 6h$455–734
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Bishkek is to train and bus and fly which costs $190 - $750 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Bishkek is to fly and bus which takes 16h 10m and costs $330 - $800.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Bishkek. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Bischkek 2 via Vilnius, Hudahaj, Belorusskaya and Paveletsky Rail Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 1h.
The distance between Riga and Bishkek is 4218 km. The road distance is 4578.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Bishkek without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 0h and costs $310 - $500.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Riga to Bishkek, including transfers.
Riga to Bishkek train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Bishkek is 3h ahead of Riga. It is currently 3:59 PM in Riga and 6:59 PM in Bishkek.
Riga to Bishkek train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Bishkek is 4578 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Riga to Bishkek.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Bischkek 2 via Vilnius, Kena, Hudahaj, Moskva Belorusskaia, Belorusskaya, Paveletskaya, and Paveletsky Rail Terminal in around 4d 1h.
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Riga International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Tbilisi, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Riga International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $355–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Andizhan Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,100
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Almaty International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–750
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–490
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–450
- Website
- flyone.eu
Flights from Riga International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Erevan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- Website
- res.eliteairways.net
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–460
- Website
- belavia.by
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Minsk National Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Daugavpils
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/en/
Train from Polock to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Website
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $40–55
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $70–85
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–170
- Phone
- +996 (312) 30 02 09
- Website
- railway.kg
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Chu to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
Train from Drujinino to Bischkek 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–550
- Website
- https://railway.kg/?lang=en
- Book at
- https://ticket.railway.kg/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $95–140
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $16–22
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $29–40
Train from Bologoe-Moskovskoe to Kazan-Pass
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $160–230
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $35–50
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $50–75
Train from Hudahaj to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $140–210
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $30–40
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $45–65
Train from Kazan-2 to Drujinino
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- $120–180
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- $25–35
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- $40–55
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- [email protected]
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Kazan-Pass to Chu
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- $210–300
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- $300–410
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Daugavpils Bus station to Polatsk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +99871 207-87-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- uztrans.uz
Bus from Tashkent bus station to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://uztrans.uz/en
- Schedules at
- https://crm.avtoticket.uz/timetable
- Book at
- https://avtoticket.uz/
- Phone
- +996 312 64-23-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtovokzal.kg
Bus from Andijon Bus station to Osh Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Osh Bus station to Özgön
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
Bus from Özgön to Bishkek Avtovokzal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Book at
- https://tezket.kg/
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurolines.lt
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Website
- https://www.eurolines.lt/en
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- 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
- $16–27
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $74
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Kazan' North bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
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