There are 4 ways to get from Riga to Hammerfest by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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 Hammerfest Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT)plane RIX - HFT
9h 36mkr 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
10h 38mkr 1,445–4,865Bus, train, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Nikel'bus 211
- Drive from Nikel' to Kirkenes kystrutekaicar
- Take the carferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekaicarferry Hur
2d 18hkr 2,390–4,733Drive 2,559.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Hammerfestcar 2,559.1 km
36h 34mkr 5,187–7,493
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hammerfest Airport (HFT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Hammerfest is to fly and ferry which costs kr 1400 - kr 4900 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Hammerfest is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs kr 1400 - kr 6500.
The distance between Riga and Hammerfest is 1545 km. The road distance is 2559.1 km.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Riga to Hammerfest, including transfers.
Hammerfest is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 10:29 AM in Riga and 9:29 AM in Hammerfest.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Hammerfest is 2559 km. It takes approximately 36h 34m 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Helsinki, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–5,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Oslo, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Copenhagen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hammerfest Airport via Bergen, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–10,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Alta via Stockholm, Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 370–750
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- kr 1,600–2,300
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- kr 370–490
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- kr 500–750
- 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
- kr 650–1,200
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Kirkenes kystrutekai to Hammerfest kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–3,100
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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