There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Swansea by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car 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 Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane RIX - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Swanseatrain
9h 52m£79–249Bus, 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 London Paddington to Swanseatrain
41h 38m£218–431Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Swanseacar
26h 15m£497–674Fly to Cardiff Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane RIX - CWL
- Take the train from Bridgend to Swanseatrain
12h 31m£105–330Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane RIX - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Swanseatrain
10h 9m£147–431Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane RIX - STN
- Take the train from London Paddington to Swanseatrain
9h 55m£136–435Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane RIX - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Swanseatrain
11h 12m£117–354Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Roadbus
- Take the bus from Cardiff - North Road to Swansea City Bus Stationbus
44h 27m£176–311Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Riga to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Swanseacar
27h 19m£409–631
Riga to Swansea by bus, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Swansea is to fly and train which costs £75 - £250 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Swansea is to fly and train which takes 9h 52m and costs £75 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Swansea station. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Swansea City Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West, London Victoria and Cardiff - North Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 27m.
The distance between Riga and Swansea is 1244 miles.
The best way to get from Riga to Swansea without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 38m and costs £210 - £440.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Riga to Swansea, including transfers.
Riga to Swansea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Swansea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Swansea is 2h behind Riga. It is currently 5:43 PM in Riga and 3:43 PM in Swansea.
Book your Riga to Swansea bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Swansea, Wales?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Swansea City Bus Station via Warsaw, Bus Station West, London Victoria, and Cardiff - North Road in around 44h 27m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Aarhus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–410
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Gothenburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Manchester Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bristol Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Parkway to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bridgend to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Swansea
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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
- £95–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff - North Road to Swansea City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Cardiff - North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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