There are 5 ways to get from Riga to Hammerfest by plane, bus, car, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Hammerfest Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT)plane RIX - HFT
9h 46mkr 1,450–6,070Fly to Alta, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Alta (ALF)plane RIX - ALF
- Take the ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havnferry
11h 48mkr 1,445–4,765Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Karigasniemibus
- Drive from K-market Karigasniemi to Skoganvarreveien 2711car
- Take the bus from Lakselv YX to Rådhusplassenbus 130 / ...
34h 24mkr 2,353–3,429Drive 2,559 km
- Drive from Riga to Hammerfestcar 2,559 km
36h 40mkr 5,236–7,563Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Tunturikeskus Kiilopääbus
- Take the bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenes Hurtigrutenbus
- Take the car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2d 7hkr 7,923–11,469
Riga to Hammerfest by bus and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Hammerfest is to bus and drive which costs kr 2300 - kr 3500 and takes 34h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Hammerfest is to fly which takes 9h 46m and costs kr 1400 - kr 6500.
The distance between Riga and Hammerfest is 1545 km. The road distance is 2559 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Hammerfest without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 2 days 7h and costs kr 7500 - kr 12000.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Riga to Hammerfest, including transfers.
Hammerfest is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 2:20 PM in Riga and 1:20 PM in Hammerfest.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Hammerfest is 2559 km. It takes approximately 36h 40m to drive from Riga to Hammerfest.
There are 22+ hotels available in Hammerfest.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Hammerfest, Norway?
Finnair, Widerøe, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) twice daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,000–9,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 3,000–9,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to K-market Karigasniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–950
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Tunturikeskus Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 480–550
- Website
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.eskelisen.fi/en/timetables-and-routes/
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- snelandia.no
Bus from Lakselv YX to Rådhusplassen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- [email protected]
- Website
- jbus.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Tunturikeskus Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Schedules at
- jbus.fi
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenes Hurtigruten
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 5,100–5,600
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- snelandia.no
Ferry from Alta hurtigbåtterminal to Hammerfest havn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 300–400
- Schedules at
- snelandia.no
- Phone
- +442039 935 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- hurtigruten.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,200
- Website
- https://www.hurtigruten.com
- Phone
- +47 70 00 70 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- havilavoyages.com
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,400
- Website
- https://www.havilavoyages.com/
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