There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Shanghai by plane, train, bus, car, 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 Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane RIX - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
19h 49m¥1,984–6,151Fly Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane RIX - WUX
- Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain
18h 17m¥1,934–6,093Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zholtrain
- Take the bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
6d 8h¥2,499–4,710Drive 9,098.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Shanghaicar 9,098.6 km
4d 10h¥10,924–15,780Fly Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane RIX - PVG
15h 22m¥3,162–4,962Fly Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane RIX - SHA
17h 16m¥4,112–5,512Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane HEL - PVG
20h 46m¥3,162–6,119Bus, ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane HEL - SHA
24h 45m¥2,012–6,569Fly Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport, bus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG)plane RIX - NTG
- Take the bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhanbus
20h 23m¥2,097–6,652
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to bus and train which costs ¥2500 - ¥4800 and takes 6 days 8h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Shanghai is to fly which takes 15h 22m and costs ¥3100 - ¥5000.
The distance between Riga and Shanghai is 7816 km. The road distance is 9098.6 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Shanghai without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 8h and costs ¥2500 - ¥4800.
It takes approximately 19h 49m to get from Riga to Shanghai, including transfers.
Shanghai is 6h ahead of Riga. It is currently 1:11 AM in Riga and 7:11 AM in Shanghai.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Shanghai is 9099 km. It takes approximately 4 days 10h to drive from Riga to Shanghai.
There are 1886+ hotels available in Shanghai.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Shanghai, China?
Finnair, Air Baltic, and Juneyao Airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) once daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Nantong Xingdong Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–6,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–6,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Tashkent, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–9,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Sunan Shuofang International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–8,500
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Oslo, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,500
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–240
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥59–65
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥59–65
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥95–105
- Business Class Seat
- ¥130–190
Train from Hangzhou East to Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
- Phone
- 1433
- [email protected]
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Paveletsky Rail Terminal to Astana Nurly Zhol
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–2,400
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ¥1,200–1,800
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ¥1,800–2,400
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥320–470
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥45–65
- Hard Sleeper
- ¥45–80
- Soft Sleeper
- ¥120–180
Train from Wuxi to Shanghai station
- Hard Seat
- ¥23–35
- Hard sleeper
- ¥50–70
- Soft sleeper
- ¥80–110
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥490–900
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥474
- Website
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Astana Saparzhai Bus Terminal
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥200–300
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–230
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–230
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–260
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–260
- Website
- TransTempo
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jiangsu Tongzhou to Shanghai Zongzhan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥56–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥127–230
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- ¥140–230
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥127–230
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- ¥140–230
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