There are 11 ways to get from Riga to Durham by plane, bus, train, train (Eurostar), car, or car train
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 Newcastle
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Newcastle (NCL)plane RIX - NCL
8h 18m£77–496Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durhamtrain
34h 6m£344–910Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Salzburg Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durhamtrain
2d 1h£459–1,009Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Durhamcar
27h 19m£464–631Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane RIX - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastletrain
11h 4m£192–748Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane RIX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durhamtrain
8h 25m£111–311Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane RIX - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Durhamtrain
8h 54m£100–306Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane RIX - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Durhamtrain
7h 59m£89–364Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane RIX - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Durhamtrain
12h 10m£123–417Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Durhamtrain
41h 26m£229–412Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Interchangebus
46h 55m£183–403
Riga to Durham by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Durham is to fly which costs £75 - £500 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Durham is to fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs £85 - £370.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Durham. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria and Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Durham. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Durham via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Salzburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Riga and Durham is 1030 miles.
The best way to get from Riga to Durham without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 34h 6m and costs £340 - £950.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Riga to Durham, including transfers.
Riga to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Durham train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Durham is to fly which takes 8h 18m and costs £75 - £500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £450 - £1,100 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also bus, which costs £180 - £410 and takes 46h 55m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Durham, England?
Air Baltic, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Newcastle (NCL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Durham via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Salzburg Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Billund, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Billund, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Humberside Airport via Gothenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Newcastle via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–460
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Riga International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Newcastle via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Newcastle via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £140–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Barnetby to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from Doncaster to York
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Durham is 2h behind Riga. It is currently 6:55 PM in Riga and 4:55 PM in Durham.
Riga to Durham train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
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