There are 3 ways to get from Riga to Vidzeme by bus, car, or train
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Riga to Vidzeme by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Vidzeme is to bus which costs $7 - $9 and takes 2h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Vidzeme is to drive which takes 1h 54m and costs $23 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rīgas SAO and arriving at Smiltenes AO. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 55m.
The distance between Riga and Vidzeme is 136 km. The road distance is 127.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Vidzeme without a car is to bus which takes 2h 55m and costs $7 - $9.
The bus from Rīgas SAO to Smiltenes AO takes 2h 55m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Riga to Vidzeme bus services, operated by Wanema, depart from Rīgas SAO station.
Riga to Vidzeme bus services, operated by Wanema, arrive at Smiltenes AO station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Vidzeme is 128 km. It takes approximately 1h 54m to drive from Riga to Vidzeme.
There are 27+ hotels available in Vidzeme.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Vidzeme, Latvia?
Wanema operates a bus from Rīgas SAO to Smiltenes AO every 4 hours. Tickets cost $7–9 and the journey takes 2h 55m. SIA "VTU Valmiera" also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Ligatne
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Ligatne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- + 371 27843229
- parvadajumi@autotransports
- Website
- Wanema
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Smiltenes AO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- Wanema
Bus from Augšlīgatne to Smiltenes AO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Wanema
- Phone
- 80700030
- [email protected]
- Website
- SIA "VTU Valmiera"
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Smiltenes AO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- SIA "VTU Valmiera"
Bus from Augšlīgatne to Smiltenes AO
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- SIA "VTU Valmiera"
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