There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Tambov by bus, train, car, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoetrain
- Take the train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Tambov 1train
27h 37mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardlatrain 0
- Take the train from Kirsi to Koidulatrain R46
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the train from St Petersburg Glavny to Tambov 1train
31h₽5,897–10,700Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Vilnius Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk to Moscowbus
- Take the bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Tambovbus
29h 3m₽8,592–18,287Drive 1,365.5 km
- Drive from Riga to Tambovcar 1,365.5 km
18h 16m₽19,859–28,686Bus to Khrabrovo Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Fly from Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW)plane KGD - TBW
24h 58m₽9,652–52,180Bus, train via Moscow
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskva Paveleckaia to Tambov 1train 009Г / ...
31h 45m₽7,713–14,382Bus, subway
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
- Take the subway from Planernaya to Kotelnikisubway 7
- Take the bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Tambovbus
31h 52m₽7,363–12,362Train, train to Pulkovo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardlatrain
- Take the train from Kirsi to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Airporttrain
- Fly from Pulkovo Airport (LED) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW)plane LED - TBW
15h 14m₽8,607–36,960Fly from Riga International Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW)plane RIX - TBW
4d 3h₽10,291–30,341
Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) to Tambov Donskoye Airport (TBW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Tambov is to train which costs RUB 5500 - RUB 11000 and takes 31h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Tambov is to train and fly which takes 15h 14m and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 37000.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Tambov. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Tambov via Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis, Minsk and Moscow Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Tambov. However, there are services departing from Riia raudteejaam and arriving at Tambov 1 via Kirsi, Pechory-Pskovskie, Baltiyskaya and St Petersburg Glavny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h.
The distance between Riga and Tambov is 1442 km. The road distance is 1365.5 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Tambov without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 27h 37m to get from Riga to Tambov, including transfers.
Riga to Tambov bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Tambov train services, operated by Elron, depart from Riia raudteejaam station.
The best way to get from Riga to Tambov is to bus which takes 29h 3m and costs RUB 8500 - RUB 19000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs RUB 5500 - RUB 11000 and takes 31h, you could also fly, which costs RUB 10000 - RUB 31000 and takes 4 days 3h.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Tambov, Russia?
You can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tambov via Vilnius Central Bus Station, Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis, Minsk Central Bus Station, Minsk, and Moscow Central Bus Station in around 29h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riia raudteejaam to Tambov 1 via Aardla, Kirsi, Koidula, Pechory-Pskovskie, Baltiysky Railway Terminal, Baltiyskaya, Ploshchad Vosstaniya, and St Petersburg Glavny in around 31h.
- Website
- rusline.aero
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–39,000
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Pulkovo Airport, Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–39,000
Flights from Khrabrovo Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Cherepovets, Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–47,000
Flights from Pulkovo Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–32,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Tambov Donskoye Airport via Belgrade, Pulkovo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–30,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pskov Pass to Bologoe-Moskovskoe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–3,300
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽7,500–11,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,300–1,800
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,400–3,300
Train from Bologoe Moskovskoe to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–4,900
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽11,000–16,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,300–3,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,500–4,900
Train from St Petersburg Glavny to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,000–6,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽13,000–19,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,000–4,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,300–6,000
Train from Moskva Paveleckaia to Tambov 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–3,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,600–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,700–3,700
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Elron
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽1,600–2,200
Train from Kirsi to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽470–800
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽550–800
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽1,600–2,200
Train from Kirsi to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽470–800
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽550–800
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Website
- Russian Railways
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Phone
- +7 (495) 539-54-54
- Website
- Moscow Metro
Subway from Planernaya to Kotelniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽75–90
- Website
- Moscow Metro
- Schedules at
- Moscow Metro Map
- Troika Card
- ₽75
- Bank Card Contactless
- ₽83
- Paper "Edinyi" Ticket
- ₽90
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vissa
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- Markatek
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Pskov Bus station
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Vilnius Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–2,600
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Vilnius Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–3,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–2,200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Vilnius Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,600–3,000
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +370 612 88 984
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–7,000
- Website
- Eurolines Lithuania
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Minsktrans
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–5,500
- Book at
- Infobus
- Website
- Minsktrans
- Schedules at
- Minsktrans
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercars Europe
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,549
- Website
- Intercars Europe
- Phone
- +375 165 683545
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
Bus from Minsk to Moscow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–6,000
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Website
- Pinsk bus Park
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Moscow Central Bus Station to Tambov
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–2,300
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Website
- gorec-tour.ucoz.com
Bus from Moscow Kotelniki Bus Station to Tambov
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- gorec-tour.ucoz.com
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Booking & Getting There
Riga to Tambov bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Vilnius Central Bus Station.
Tambov is 1h ahead of Riga. It is currently 10:09 AM in Riga and 11:09 AM in Tambov.
Riga to Tambov train services, operated by Elron, arrive at Aardla station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Tambov is 1365 km. It takes approximately 18h 16m to drive from Riga to Tambov.







































