There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Madrid by plane, bus, train, 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
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane RIX - MAD
7h 11m€87–283Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny Abus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
44h 53m€430–776Drive 3,404.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Madridcar 3,404.4 km
34h 12m€557–804Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessytrain
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
2d 1h€480–913Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus 824103
- Take the bus from Lviv to Madridbus Kyiv-Madrid / ...
2d 8h€226–364Bus via Darmstadt
- Take the bus from Rīga to Darmstadtbus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus BlaBlaCar Bus
2d 9h€276–492Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Madridcar
41h 50m€549–782
Riga to Madrid by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Madrid is to fly which costs €85 - €290 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €85 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Madrid via Lviv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Riga and Madrid is 2713 km. The road distance is 3404.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Madrid without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 44h 53m and costs €430 - €800.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Riga to Madrid, including transfers.
Riga to Madrid bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 11m and costs €85 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €220 - €370 and takes 2 days 8h.
Riga to Madrid bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Madrid is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 9:04 PM in Riga and 8:04 PM in Madrid.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Madrid, Spain?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Madrid via Lviv in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Riga International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Marne La Vallee Chessy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
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
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Hbf Südseite - Pforzheimer Str. to LYON, Lyon - Perrache - poziom górny A
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Darmstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Darmstadt to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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